On offense, I think we have a talent at the “skill” positions. We’re starting to build depth on the line, and we’ve recruited a couple of tight ends and receivers. We’ll be young, but we shouldn’t have any real gaps on offense next season.
On defense, outside of DE, it’s hard for me to tell. We had some bad injury luck at DT this season, and we’re mostly young there. I also think that we’re building depth there, and I think we’ll have a decent front four next season.
Linebacker is a tougher one for me. Especially early in the season, I saw safeties and LBs fill the same gap, and I couldn’t tell which one was hitting the wrong gap. By the end of the season, Curry was at least going in the right spots, and it made him look a ton better. We have speed with some of the other players—my question is whether they’ll go to the right places quickly. They have enough athleticism that good, quick decisions will make them look a lot better. We’re also recruiting some good players there.
The defensive backfield has two CBS that play like CBs. We’re also recruiting there. Another year of experience will help there.
The safeties are the question for me—will they hit the right spots and have enough speed to cover? If there’s a communication gap between safeties and LBs, will they fill that gap next season?
