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Message: [QUOTE="CbusCuse, post: 4716658, member: 507"] I think we have a fair amount of experience and talent returning in the safety group with a lot of new additions that can step in. We should be pretty good there. The CB group is certainly more green than i'd like but that is college football. Isaiah Johnson should be a solid CB but the second corner will probably not be quite as good as we have seen recently. I think in general the CB's should be fine in the tackling department but we will see how they develop as cover corners. I think they will end up OK but that is probably the weakest of the units on defense. Luckily they have a good coach teaching them in Travis Fisher. Maybe a little bit of growing pains but at least we have a few easy games in the schedule to start. I really like the fact that Wilson added some weight from 171 to 179. 8 lbs is quite a bit for a kid at that size. That should help him a lot. Wouldn't be surprised to see him play more in the slot CB role though. Bellamy seems like he is likely to play a role and probably Gould as well. Really like that Quan Paterson hit the weights and went from 178 to 197. I think we may see him quite a bit. I'm thinking Rocky may dial up the pressure more this year a bit more often so the CB's don't need to cover for as long. Really love this info below from Rocky's bio on Cuse.com. [I]Long joins the Orange by way of New Mexico, where he was serving his alma mater as the defensive coordinator for the past three seasons. Since his arrival, Long has steadily improved the Lobos' defense. For the third-straight year, the defense lowered its yards per game surrendered and now has cut over 125 yards per game off what the per contest average was the year prior to his arrival. His unit finished in the top-50 of total defense in each of the past two seasons and surrendered an average of just 202 yards per game through the air this year, making them one of the 30 best pass defenses in the nation. New Mexico was last nationally in the category prior to his arrival. These past two seasons were also the first time that UNM has finished in the top-50 of total defense in back-to-back seasons in 15 years. The Lobo defense also placed in the top 35 in third-down defense and in the top 25 in defensive first downs. New Mexico saw eight players garner All-Mountain West honors this season, tying for the most in the past-10 seasons and had its first positional Freshman All-American since 2014 in safety A.J. Haulcy.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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