butchna
Sit down and tell me all about it...way over there
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Is that an actual prediction or are you just gonna hide behind sarcasm? Im not trying to be a d*** so I can play gotcha! if things dont go well. Im just interested in talking football and how you see our defense looking in 2018.
FWIW, I do expect to see us make big strides in some areas. Well probably be much better in red zone defense and scoring defense. I think our front seven (if healthy) could potentially get us back up in that top 50-60 range for rushing defense. Im not sure I see the passing defense doing that well though.
A lot will probably hinge on how well much the offense improves, though. Our defensive struggles the past two years have definitely been exacerbated by offensive issues. In 2016 we often scored so quickly the defense couldnt get a rest and last year we couldnt sustain drives well enough to give the defense a rest or win the field position battle.
Im just not sure I see the defense going from one of the worst in school history to above average in one offseason. Scheme changes can take some time (though Pruitt does have a pretty good history of getting results from his defenses quickly), were not too deep in some key positions, and some guys well need to really step up this year dont really have histories of staying healthy.
Hope Im wrong and youre right though!
Im glad youre not getting overly worked up over someone elses prediction of a defensive ranking. Were all armed with the same FACTS...its just how we individually prop them up. Were nowhere near the talent abscess some advocate nor the juggernaut OD propagates...somewhere in the soft middle.