Three defenders key to LSU’s success

By David Moorman  |   Tuesday, July 08, 2008  |  Comments( 1 )

 LSU Tigers
The Bednarik Award, given to college football's most outstanding player, was the one major postseason honor that eluded former LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey last year. Now, ex-teammates Tyson Jackson, Darry Beckwith and Ricky Jean-Francois -- all of whom have been placed on the Bednarik Award preseason watch list -- have a chance to make up...
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althetiger		 10:46 PM
07/09/2008
Dorsey will be impossible to replace, even with one linebacker and two defensive linemen. Who is going to make 43 solo tackles and 7 sacks? Pittman should pick up where he left off last year with 32 solos and 8 sacks, which makes you wonder what the Bednarik people were thinking when they left him off their watch list. Neither Beckwith, Jackson nor Jean-Francois come anywhere near those kind of numbers.

Worse, the top three LSU tacklers from 2007 aren't returning: Dorsey (43), Steltz (66) and Highsmith (57). Some interesting numbers, a lineman, linebacker and safety were the top tacklers. Nice balance. 2008? Off balance. At least on defense.
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