Les Miles conducted his second full-scale scrimmage of the spring in Tiger Stadium and came away from the 130-play exercise beaming about his defense’s performance.
“The defense appears to me to be a little bit ahead, a little more advanced than the offense, at this time,” Miles said after the Tigers completed their third week of spring drills. “I would’ve said on Tuesday of this week the offense would probably have been just a little ahead.
“You erase a couple of missed tackles and get the linebacker fits right and you start stripping balls and you’re busting your tail to the ball,” Miles said after the scrimmage, which was closed to media. “The defense looked pretty good today.”
Defensive ends Sam Montgomery and Kendrick Adams, defensive tackle Drake Nevis, linebackers Kelvin Sheppard and Kevin Minter, cornerback Patrick Peterson and free safety Craig Loston were among the defenders earning praise from Miles after the scrimmage.
Peterson had an interception for one of the two takeaways with the other coming on a forced fumble by Nevis and recovery by Minter as the defense held the upper hand.
Montgomery led the way with eight tackles, one for a 2-yard loss, and Sheppard had five tackles. Nevis, who had two sacks and a forced fumble; defensive end Michael Brockers; and Loston were credited with four tackles each, according to statistics provided by LSU.
“We had a good, long work day,” Miles said. “The day was won by the defense. The defense was crisp and they tackled well.
“There were only a few missed tackles, if any. The thing that appears to me is the defense is just faster.”
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