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[QUOTE="StopCoolio, post: 2243833, member: 124"]
The schedule is probably harder this season, but last season we played some really talented QB’s that we won’t see this season, which makes me think the defense will improve statistically even if they aren’t even that much better.

Last year:
UL-Lamar Jackson(with fresh legs in game 2)
USF-Flowers
ND-Deshone Kizer
VT-Jerod Evans
Clemson-Deshawn Watson
Pitt-Peterman

So that’s a Heisman winner, and 3 of the top 5 QB’s taken in the NFL draft this year, plus Evans who was pretty good, going up against a defense that was super young and learning a new system which they largely weren’t recruited for.

This year:
Mid Tennessee: Stockstill is back, still a game we should win
LSU: Danny Etling
NC State: Ryan Finley
Pitt: new starter…Max Browne?
Clemson: someone not named Deshaun Watson
Miami: new starter
FSU: Francois
Wake: Wolford
UL: Lamar Jackson but in week 9, not week 2 like last season and he seemed to wear down late
BC: some dude(former recruit Anthony Brown?) who will hand off to a fullback 48 times

So on the surface it seems like opposing teams won’t have as much luck destroying us through the air again. Then you add in the grad transfers, all the starters back, another year in the scheme, seems like we’re trending up.
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