bayoulsucajun said:
RollTideRandy said:
Guys, what he posted is not even correct. He said other than Castille, the rest of our DBs...
The rest of the crew isnt as good.
Kareem Jackson has been SEC defensive freshman of the week twice the season and last week CBS named Rashad Johnson one of the top ten impact players for the first half of the SEC season. I didn't see any LSU DBs on that list. Oh, but I guess he's right, our DBs are not very good. LSU has us beat there. :roll:
Your defense has given up 1789 yards passing and ours has given up 1285 against much better competition. I think i will take our secondary
OK, since you obviously donāt know a lot about football, allow be to try and explain defense to youā¦
First off, Iām not such a huge homer that I am going to feel the need to justify why Alabama is better at every position than LSU. Iām not going to try and claim Alabama has a better defensive line or Linebackers than LSU, because that just isnāt true. See hereās the thing, when you have a great front four, one that can get pressure on the quarterback without having to blitz, you get to have more guys in converage in passing situations. The QB has less time to throw and it makes the passing game more difficult. In this regard, the front four is actually HELPING the DBs play pass defense and that is exactly what is happening here.
Bama struggles to get pressure when only rushing three or four. This gives the QB more time to throw and allows him to execute better. LSU, gives a quarterback less than five seconds to throw even when rushing only four guys. This causes their passing stats to be superior to Alabamaās even though they may not have superior athletes in the secondary.
You can go back and look at the recruiting rankings on Rivals and see that Bama has scored some of the top DB classes in the Nation over the past five years (including the #1 DB class in ā06). Problem is, Bama signed too many DBs while leaving positions such as D-line and linebacker unattended (and if you browse the archive of the recruiting forum here, you will see many posters such as myself complaining about that). Whether you want to believe it or not, Bama has a world of talent in their secondary. Kareem Jackson and Castille are two of the best corners in the SEC. Rashad Johnson may be the best strong safety in the SEC right now (and according to CBS Sportsline, he is). Marcus Carter is a very fast and hard nosed player at free safety (though sometimes his tackling could be better). The nickel back, Lionel Mitchell led our team in picks last year before being bumped for Jackson. Arenas and Sharrief have been very good in Nickle and Dime situations.
So you see, regardless of how many passing yards have been given up, the truth is, Bama has a better crop of DBs right now than LSU. Iām pretty disappointed that you couldnāt do just a little research on Bamaās team before posting your long winded post above. Instead, you just wanted to be a homer and try and say your team is better at EVERY position than Alabama and thatās not true. Though I will not dispute that overall LSU has the more talented team, your analysis is overboard to the point of ridiculousness.
Hereās the bottom line, if LSU so overmatches a team that is currently 3-1 in the SEC to the extend you claim, how on earth has LSU lost a game this season? I mean LSU would have any team vastly over matched with such talent, to lose would signify a huge breakdown in coaching. But wait, no, you are claiming LSU also has the greatest coaching staff EVER! So thatās not it either. Do you see, that is why your claim that LSU has such an overwhelming advantage is silly and ridiculous.