re: The criticism LF7 is receiving from his performance against Bama is absurd.

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Bamas D line is the best I've seen in 10 yrs. Bama was totally selling out to stop him.

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Best Dline I've seen since 'll 'Bama or LSU, take your pick. They didn't sell out to stop Fournette. There's a big difference between selling out and playing smart in your base which is mostly what the Tide did. Although they had 8 or more in the box(within 8 yards of the line) on 8 of 19 plays, two of those were goal-line and don't figure into "selling out". On 11 of the 19 runs, they were in base defense. However, given LSU's mysterious lack of called play-action passes, the Tide players were fearlessly crashing in Fournette's direction on any rushing play, which is what well-coached teams do. Why Les and CAM didn't try using more PA is beyond me. They're way smarter about offensive football than I'll ever be but it just appeared to be a lesson in futility. I must agree with the guys on First Team radio, however, who stated that if Fournette and Henry were on opposite sides in that game the figures would likely have matched up. We've all seen what kind of back #7 is with even the smallest crease. On the flip side, even a bull like Henry can't do much when he's met at or behind the line on 13 of 19 plays.