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John Chavis makes bold statement about TAMU defensive ends
By Kevin Duffey
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John Chavis has taken the Texas A&M buzz to another level.
Since Johnny Manziel took center stage in College Station, folks around the country have kept their eyes on the Aggies the last several years. Once TAMU was successful in hiring Chavis away from LSU, it helped rekindle the ever-burning question about the Aggies winning the SEC West.
It’s no mystery that the program is loaded with young talent, and Chavis acknowledged that’s part of the reason why he’s excited about the future.
John Chavis said, “One of the reasons I’m so optimistic? All the young talent.”
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) August 13, 2015
Chavis said A&M has every bit the talent on defense as when he took over at Tennessee and when he took over at LSU.
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) August 13, 2015
While visiting with the media Thursday, Chavis said the Aggies had the best defensive end duo — Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall — in college football.
A&M DC John Chavis said he believes Myles Garrett & Daeshon Hall are the best pair of DEs in college football. Said he knows ‘big statement’
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) August 13, 2015
Chavis knows what a big and bold statement that was. He says as much. LSU’s defense under Chavis was known for incredible secondary play, but he also had elite defensive linemen like Sam Montgomery and Barkevious Mingo causing havoc at the line of scrimmage. I saw an interesting graphic about LSU and its sack production decline since 2011. Some will argue the chart is personnel driven, while others may argue that it’s coaching driven. Regardless, Chavis has been extremely successful throughout his coaching career.
Since leading the SEC in sacks in 2011 (reached BCS champ game), the Tigers have fallen steadily in that category » pic.twitter.com/4i2DI8fjhY
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) August 13, 2015
Garrett racked up 11.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss during his freshman season, and Hall recorded 4.5 sacks and six tackles for loss.
It will be interesting to see the production the pass rushing tandem creates and which pass rushing duos will compare.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
