Why I feel our defense will be better in 2024

[Outlaw]

23 hours ago, Sk00b said:

Bowl game was an outlier against a team that had a TE playing QB. 

I couldn't tell the difference between him or the Charlotte qbs. They all were nothing burgers. This year we will need to improve our  pass rush and passing defense.

Edited June 29 by Outlaw

[Bullsaficianado]

1 hour ago, Outlaw said:

I couldn't tell the difference between him or the Charlotte qbs. They all were nothing burgers. This year we will need to improve our  pass rush and passing defense.

I agree…we beat any team that was run first last year, but if they had a decent qb we struggled…hoping for marked improvement in the secondary…

[Bulls On Parade]

1 hour ago, Outlaw said:

I couldn't tell the difference between him or the Charlotte qbs. They all were nothing burgers. This year we will need to improve our  pass rush and passing defense.

Yep that was the weakness of this defense by far....if you have one of those you might be be ok on pass defense but when you have a hard time getting to the  opposing QB and you cant cover anyone...yikes. Hopefully we build from the line out....and we see production from the DE position that will help out any corners as they have less time to cover...add in some upgrades in the secondary and this defense could look much improved this year. 

[Rocky Style]

1 hour ago, Bulls On Parade said:

Hopefully we build from the line out.

If we could get disruptive there it would be quite a difference.  Then the secondary doesn't need to cover as long.  

[Sk00b]

6 hours ago, Bulls On Parade said:

Hopefully we build from the line out

[Gatorbull325]

Safe to say I nailed it 

 

 

"Why I feel we will have a better defense in 2024 –

1.      Defensive End – Jason Vaughn is back, Pettus is a BEAST, Benard Gooden is finally eligible, Michael Williams is improving, and my favorite freshman is Ryan Jenkins. I feel he is going to play his first year.

2.      Defensive Tackles – This is the most Depth we have had since the days of Bruce Hector and Deadrin Senat. We probably have more depth. DeCarius Hawthorne was FAU’s sack leader last year. We have 4 legit 300 Ib players, the rest b/w 280-290ish.

3.      Secondary - We eliminated a lot of deadweight in our secondary and replaced them with better talent. Our secondary is the main reason our defense sucked. Well, we trimmed the fat and have better talent. Plus, Ben Knox is back and buddy looks the part this year.  

4.      CAG recruits – This is our highest-rated recruiting class in several years. We are ranked 67^th for the 2024 class. I feel a handful of these freshman defensive players will step up this year. A handful of recruits we want to see from last year’s class will also get to shine.

Our defense as a whole was ranked high, but I attribute that to a bad secondary. This year I feel we will end the year ranked in the '60s."

Edited September 10 by Gatorbull325

[Rocky Style]

Just now, Gatorbull325 said:

Safe to say I nailed it 

 

It is very safe to say and safe to say I am right that a great D line performance solves everything.

[E.T.]

All 3 levels of the D improved.

With the older guys, impressed by the freshmen that contribute!

[John Lewis]

Great effort on Saturday.

Let's hope this continues for the next 10 games.

[Rocky Style]

33 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

Great effort on Saturday.

Let's hope this continues for the next 10 games.

I predicted the DLINE will go off even more which will open up the rest of the defense to make plays on the ball.