Why I feel our defense will be better in 2024

[Outlaw]

4 hours ago, jchem1995 said:

For me it was the open middle field. Any team that was facing a 3rd and long simply called a play over the middle of the field for another first down. 

Exactly like the FAU receiver that caught a pass between 4 USf defensive backs in the middle of the field.

 

I can see the defensive line improving, but not where near a top 5 defense unless the pass rush and pass coverage drastically improve. I think we move up about 20 to 30 spots in defensive rankings. I prefer the bend and not break defense with some attitude and nastiness in the trenches and backfield like the golden days.

Edited June 28 by Outlaw

[Friscobull]

We will be better because we gave up over 100 points to two prior CUSA opponents, 1/2 of that at homecoming, really really hard to be that bad if we tried.  

[Ten Toed Sloth]

If we can improve on offense with 3rd and 4th down conversion, it will help the defense as well. It doesn't help when you don't give your defense a little breather by going three and out. Especially with how fast our offense plays.

[Rocky Style]

5 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

But what i liked last year, unlike previous year, there weren't as many running "chunk plays". We finally have a good run defense. We were ranked 7th for TFLs last year.

Good callout!  The run defense made it possible to win games again.

[Peatearpan]

2 hours ago, Sk00b said:

4th and 24...

Thanks, I was fairly intoxicated and left the game shortly after that moment

[E.T.]

11 hours ago, Sk00b said:

Yea. Problem is i don't see us turning that around in one season. I say that's looking much better in 25 once CAG has a couple classes that have developed.

 

11 hours ago, Sk00b said:

Yea. Problem is i don't see us turning that around in one season. I say that's looking much better in 25 once CAG has a couple classes that have developed.

We greatly improved for the Bowl. Was it just one game or the year of learning and extra practice?

[Cubanbull]

I agree completely. Our defense should be better. My concern is that with our early schedule, that improvement must happen fast.

Bethune Cookman, @Alabama, @Southern Miss, Miami, @Tulane,nMemphis.

We need to be at worst 3-3 coming out of those first six, to compete for league. Really 4-2 if we want to talk about Playoffs rest of season.

2-4 and we could turn it around but the flash will be gone and we are looking at 7-5 or 8-4 at best

 

[Outlaw]

30 minutes ago, Cubanbull said:

I agree completely. Our defense should be better. My concern is that with our early schedule, that improvement must happen fast.

Bethune Cookman, @Alabama, @Southern Miss, Miami, @Tulane,nMemphis.

We need to be at worst 3-3 coming out of those first six, to compete for league. Really 4-2 if we want to talk about Playoffs rest of season.

2-4 and we could turn it around but the flash will be gone and we are looking at 7-5 or 8-4 at best

 

We will know what kind of team  we are after the sixth game.

[Rocky Style]

48 minutes ago, E.T. said:

 

We greatly improved for the Bowl. Was it just one game or the year of learning and extra practice?

That was the fact that they didn't have a QB.  If the D-line keeps improving, then perhaps we could make other teams look like that as well.

[Rocky Style]

12 hours ago, Sk00b said:

Yea. Problem is i don't see us turning that around in one season. I say that's looking much better in 25 once CAG has a couple classes that have developed.

It's not really one offseason though.  I think of the defense as a parabolic curve.  Each improvement helps the other position and they stack exponentially.  We know we radically improved the run defense last year and we are beefing up the D-line.  They added a new secondary coach.  Perhaps we start to see that curve trend up faster this year.  I am thinking it doesn't have to be totally world beating this year to win with this offense.