GeauxTigerNation writers David Helman and Gary Laney break down the competitions, issues and talking points of LSU's August camp. Players report to campus Aug. 1 and we'll have a preview segment every weekday in July leading up to the day the players report:
How valuable is a dominant defensive tackle to a defense's prospects? Ask the St. Louis Rams, who made former LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft last April. Two weeks ago, Brockers signed a rookie contract worth $9.52 million -- talk about value.
So the million-dollar question -- or perhaps the 10-million-dollar question -- for LSU is: Can the Tigers replicate Brockers' success on the defensive front? Bennie Logan returns to form one half of the duo that terrorized offensive fronts and collapsed pockets all last season. Combine Logan with defensive ends Sam Montgomery and Barkevious Mingo, and you've got 75 percent of a dominant line.
How valuable is a dominant defensive tackle to a defense's prospects? Ask the St. Louis Rams, who made former LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft last April. Two weeks ago, Brockers signed a rookie contract worth $9.52 million -- talk about value.
So the million-dollar question -- or perhaps the 10-million-dollar question -- for LSU is: Can the Tigers replicate Brockers' success on the defensive front? Bennie Logan returns to form one half of the duo that terrorized offensive fronts and collapsed pockets all last season. Combine Logan with defensive ends Sam Montgomery and Barkevious Mingo, and you've got 75 percent of a dominant line.
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Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com