Time to slow our roll our optimism a little on the new D. Don’t get me wrong, I think a lot of the changes will benefit a lot of guys. But......NT is hugely important in any 3-4. And none of our bigs have stepped up to own that position. That’s concerning.
It's spring. They're trying out everybody, especially on D. I think Coach is right in saying that he could pick a starting line-up today, but you want to give everybody a chance. That's why you suddenly see such notice of Chris Martin, for instance. He fits the new D very well, but I bet that either Glanton or Cerge-Henderson starts when fall rolls around. Oth, I doubt that a frosh will see the field on D next year except, maybe, at DB somewhere.
I reiterate that I think our overall stats on D will be about the same. You live by the blitz, you die by the blitz, and the whole thing is brand new for these players. I do think we'll have more turnovers and negative plays, however. Hope I'm being too pessimistic.