Terry Jefferson hired as Assistant DB Coach

[Calinative]

So we are going to fix this secondary but forget to upgrade at DL and LB?

Would adding 1 more at each position be considered fixing to you? We've already added 1 DT. And we have kept Mesidor and likely mostly will only play him at EDGE except for pass downs.

What I'd prefer is add a top LB and Wes to transfer out. I'd take that 100/100. And I don't even think Wes was all that bad. He was average. Plus I think Wiley will be almost impossible to keep off the field. And we have to get Hayes and Pruitt reps, and Popo is imo going to be a solid floor guy. And if Bobby is healthy Hes in same category as Hayes and Pruitt. Maybe even more so. But Honestly I don't see all that much point investing alot in LB if we are keeping Wes. Almost pointless....

Add a NT build who can rotate in on Run Downs for sure. Problem with that is there are usually very limited options for this type of player in the portal. We do NOT need another 3tech type. We need a run stuffer. Otherwise we are good at DT. And we have a **** load of talent at EDGE. Better to invest elsewhere like ensuring we give Beck a top WR from portal.

 

[TexasCane90]

Malik Bryant at DE.

Some kinda hybrid pass rush role… don’t know the exact scheme I should probably watch some game film of our new DC and see if he played a similar player. I think he can be a huge force this year going into year 3

 

[AUcane]

Malik Bryant at DE.

**** my bad - completely forgot that jack position!

 

[mirvin88]

Assistant TO THE DB coach

 

[ST26]

Last few classes? Lol I’ll give you 24’ class but miss me with the rest.

OSU, Oregon, Texas, UGA, Bama, etc., have all leveraged the portal to improve their rosters while recruiting at a high level in HS. Kids who don’t like the additions all bounced and they those schools said “bye” because they were upgrading. Miss me with that talk. It’s 2025.

Not at the defensive line position, which is exactly my point in this whole argument. If you want an elite dlineman, you won’t really find a lot of those in the portal. We had 5 stars at that position in our 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes (yes I’m counting Bain as a 5 star). With plenty of other highly ranked guys as well. Why bring a mediocre portal lineman when you have younger talent with higher ceilings already on the roster

 

[BigWindyCane1]

Our new DC Corey Heatherman will be very happy with this roster. If he is who I think he is, our defense will be much improved and unrecognizable from last season

 

[grover]

Need 1 more playoff-caliber LB and DT from the portal. The young guys will play plenty if they're any good. We're not deep at those spots at all.

 

[E1k]

Im less worried about LB than i am about the dline

We will need one or two of the young edge rushers to take big steps as pass rushers. Bain/mesidor good, bryant solid, after that who can we rely on?..Interior i like moten, blay is solid but that’s literally it we need to bring in a vet

Scott/blount/jones/lightfoot/pickett/colin all could be good players but can they handle full rotation snaps this year? We shouldn’t be relying on that

They should get snaps but just counting on them this early is the same as leaving question marks at the secondary last year, we’re just hoping the best case scenario happens and it rarely does

 

[Bender]

to be quite ******* honest, it's difficult to assess the performance of the d-line (and LB) when the defensive backfield and playcalling was this horrid

if we didn't pressure the qb within 1.5 seconds, somebody was naked downfield. that's how it was.