Defense should actually be pretty good

Won't be hard to be an improvement.

Other fans laugh about #3rdandChavis.... I'd be happy to get a team to 3rd down.

I was always perplexed by Rhoads getting such a pass on the defense. I think it was because the fans were to the point of blaming Bielema for everything. It was a strange phenomenon where fans would acknowledge that we had the worst defense in America, but they still liked Rhoads and respected him.

Hot take.

Certainly we will rush and pressure the opponents QB for the first time in two-three years.

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Probably because when he was DBs coach, he had them playing the only respectable football on the field.

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Classic case of the Peter Principle. Good position coach but couldn't call a game to save his life.

Well...let's just say if we're not better then all hope is lost. We've truly been terrible defensively the last few years. The change was long overdue.

As to our returning players, well...they were part of those lousy defenses, so I'm hoping for better schemes and techniques along with some improving young talent to push them. I do feel encouraged seeing the recruiting activity along the dline especially.

If I had to make a guess we'll have a few bad games on defense this year, more having to do with depth issues then our starters. We can't afford a run of injuries.

That having been said I think we will be quite a bit better then we have been in recent years. A modest improvement would seem like the love child of the '85 Bears and the Pittsburgh Steel Curtain defenses after what we've been through. I like our defense to keep us around in a couple of games this year and give us a shot to win late.

if we dont win 6 this year we should fire Morris and try again.

we have the talent. it was way under utilized

The D will be better with the eye test but not in the statistical category.

I don't think our offense will be good enough to field a good D. We are going to hit stagnant patches and our D will pay for it. We will wear down at the end of games if we don't score.

I feel like the offense will struggle mightily.

Honestly I said this team was the one we were building towards before last year.

We have 2 LBs who should be drafted. We have a CB who is a true lock down corner. We have a safety in Santos who is probably a late round pick. Cam kurl has the talent to be drafted in a few years. Agim will be drafted also. There is a NFL player at every level of this defense.

Go ahead and look at the 2 deep. If we had not lost Rodgers both sides of the LOS would be nothing but RS JR's and Srs. Which is the type of team structure arkansas needs to be successful. We just have no depth. Hopefully we can make enough noise this year to get a good class, and build something with it.

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Rhoads was the defensive coordinator for the worst defense we've ever had.

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Do you not remember the year before and 56-3? Our defense was awful long before Rhoads took over.