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Who thinks pass defense will be improved? How much improved? Why?
I have confidence our secondary will be improved significantly because of a few reasons:
#1 - All secondary players (save 1 in Demani) have been in Mike Elko's defense and with Mo Linquist, for over a year now, and so are more experienced and wiser with their assignments.
#2 - Pass rush will be better with Michael Clemons, Tyree Johnson, Jeremiah Martin, and the inside DTs = less time for QBs
#3 - Debione Renfro and Myles Jones will be juniors and are both healthy, and have improved per practice reports - this says a lot to me based on the quality of our WR corps they're going against daily
#4 - Safety play will be better with sophomore Leon O' Neal and Demani Richardson as the 2 most likely starters at this point. Tucker really took a step back last year and per practice reports has not made up enough ground to stave off Demani Richardson.
I'm confident we jump at least 50 spots in the pass defense rankings based on the factors above. Last year we were #99 and I can see us jump to anywhere from #40-60.