I honestly think we are a bit overhyped myself, and our main question mark going into the season is certainly our Defense and depth there... We caught a lot of teams off guard last season who didn't take us seriously, but now everyone knows our game plan. If we can step up on Defense and legitimately take our foot off the gas on offense and slow our scoring possessions down, stay healthy on D, then we can win anywhere from 7-10 potentially if we are firing on all cylinders.
Hooker is going to have to stay calm in the pocket and protect the ball (I know he didn't turn it over, but all of us saw several times where he was inches away from a strip ball when he would take off and do his spin move)... Not having Velus and Payton is going to be a bigger loss than most think. We must have Bru eligible and step up and be the WR he has the potential of being. Oline MUST step up and a few guys have to take that next step in consistency and development. Small, Wright, and JWT are going to be very important in the balance of our game plan.
Several Frosh are going to have to develop fast and contribute early...
Lots of if's and must's this season... we don't hit on several of these and it unfortunately will be the difference in 7-5 and winning 9-10...
If we can hit on most of these, we will be once again very dangerous and in EVERY freakin game we play until the whistle... That alone is going to be a great feeling compared to years past.