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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 428311, member: 837"]
I don't know, I get what you're saying but that strikes me as a harsh review. I mean Spruill and Davis combined for 22 TFLs and 130 tackles on a top 50 defenses. We've seen much, much worse here. MPB was a first-year player. There is some transition. Does he become a great or even good pass-rusher next year? I'm not sure but he has some quicks and saying he had one sack is a bit misleading since he was part of rotation and did manage to post 8 TFLs. 
 
And Davis will only be a junior and a third-year player. IMO, if this program is running smoothly, 2013 would have been the first time DD was a starter. A redshirt year followed by a year on specials with some work, perhaps in a rotation or in blowouts, on D. I honestly really like him. Spruill I'm less enthused about but he's been a solid player too, IMO.
 
I agree that LB is a question b/c we still have no answer in the middle and, yes, consistent pass rush has been a tough thing to cultivate for a while now. Both are questions, I suppose, but I wouldn't rank them above QB where we're replacing a 3,600 yard passer who took basically every single snap for three years with either a 5th-year senior most of us couldn't pick out of a lineup, a third-year player who has talent but hasn't come close to seeing the field or a true frosh. It's not the end of the world, but seems like a far greater potential liability to me.
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