wmcovol
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You’re not wrong but it’s entirely possible if the defense has improved significantly that we’ve taken another step. Say whatever you want about Heupel but he’s been great at developing the QB position since he got here. Defense has really been the one major piece missingIt's definitely an improvement but there's still another step we need to take
Last year was the first season the defense really tanked. The defense Heupel took over in ‘21 had very, very little talent & no depth. Poor Matthew Butler had to play 80-90 plays a week on DL. They had 2 LBers. The rest were true freshmen. Taylor was a great CB but everything else was new. LY was a huge disappointment considering the recruiting had been heavily leaning on defense. A lot of guys didn’t live up to their recruiting ratings.You’re not wrong but it’s entirely possible if the defense has improved significantly that we’ve taken another step. Say whatever you want about Heupel but he’s been great at developing the QB position since he got here. Defense has really been the one major piece missing
Big O was the anchor of our improving defense. When Thomas, Simmons, and Moi left, everything fell apart. We improved every other position since 2021.Last year was the first season the defense really tanked. The defense Heupel took over in ‘21 had very, very little talent & no depth. Poor Matthew Butler had to play 80-90 plays a week on DL. They had 2 LBers. The rest were true freshmen. Taylor was a great CB but everything else was new. LY was a huge disappointment considering the recruiting had been heavily leaning on defense. A lot of guys didn’t live up to their recruiting ratings.
