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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 1854964, member: 485"]
No doubt the schedule is a big challenge -- even BC and Wake expect to be better this time around, and those are the teams we expect to beat.

But our defense should be much better this season, in every spot but DE.  They will need to be opportunistic with fumbles-caused and interceptions, and that seems possible with better experience among the LBs and the secondary.  We have some young talent in the line that might be better this time around (Slayton & Clark, in particular).

The Babers offense depends on a QB and 4 receivers.  So it comes down to how much Dungey has improved under Babers and OC Sean Lewis.  Those two have proven they can coach QBs.  Is Mike Lynch a better OL coach than his predecessor, the much maligned Joe Adam?  Do we have 4 very good receivers in Ishmael, Estime, Phillips and the grad transfer from Maryland?  I see plenty of reasons to be optimistic (7 wins) if Dungey and his receivers stay healthy, and make the improvements we should expect under Dino Babers and his assistants.  Will they be good in 2016 -- they better be, because they won't all be here if it takes until mid-2017 to start rolling.
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