Defensive Tackles run a sub 5 forty. OGs need to pull and run a lot, and for about 280, they need times of no more than about 5.1 for SEC champion caliber team starters. So, 280 listing a 5.4 is slow. I didn't know Orelus camped at LSU last year. Thanks for the info. Since he did camp with us and he's taller now, he's no doubt quicker than a 5.4 for them to offer. He's now 6'6", but more importantly, what's his 40 and shuttle times? If he is and he's down near a 5.1, then the stars will be there during his senior season, when he'll likely be "wasting" folks over in Florida. LSU likes a big line, and this guy plays both center and guard. The only thing LSU likes more than a big OL, is a big versatile OL. But in the end, there is one thing that really sets LSU's OL apart from others and that's speed. We lose that speed and we lose our edge in the SEC.
Show me one of these guys with a 5.1 or better. http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=16948 http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=15555 http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=27433 Thought so.:hihi: I know he's only listed at 280...but size will happen when he gets here...as speed is improvable, too. IMHO, on the OL...it's QUICKNESS...not speed.
I only meant that with a small number of schollies available for the 09 class, and an even smaller number of said schollies left, it seems like we could target the absolute best of the best. But I trust Miles & staff to bring in the right talent, though - which is all that really matters anyway.
When our staff jumps on a guy early in the recruiting season, we have to trust that they have evaluated the heck out of him already and believe he is better than what the services say he is.
I'll add that the top performers at the NFL Combine ran from 4.99 to 5.21 and that is after spending at least 4 years in a college weight and conditioning program.
