Scoring Defense was #26.

Total Yardage Defense was #57, but that gets inflated due to the kind of offense we run.

More informative are the rate stats: Pass Efficiency defense was #39, and 3rd Down Efficiency Defense was #16.

And if you want to get sabermetric, Football Outsiders' FEI rated that defense #20, and the S&P rated it #9.

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So no, I meant average at worst. The 2012 defense was actually pretty good. Everyone focuses on the one blowup game against LaTech, but A&M didn't give up 30 pts in any other game that year. That kind of defense, coupled w/ Sumlin's offense, will win a lot of games.

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Posted by Stonehog

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Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:52 am to Mirthomatic

But didn't you just say that Sherman only left offensive firepower for Sumlin? If the defense was good in Sumlin's first year, but terrible in his second, what does that imply?

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Posted by Spirit Of Aggieland

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Posted on 5/28/14 at 11:01 am to Mirthomatic

2013 is in the past. There are new players who have added much needed talent to that side of the ball. Unproven, but the potential is there.

If frosh DT Henderson can get into top shape, he can be a disruptive force. He is a big/strong kid.

LB Mastrogiovanni looks to be a solid LB. He played as a frosh last year, and really has kept the momentum this spring.

DE Garrett looks like he can be a disruptor on the edge as a frosh.

If you have a disruptive force at DT, then your D-coord can do some things with it. Back that up with solid LB, and you can stop the run. Add a good DE to pressure the edge, and you can field a decent defense.

If we hold him to 199 then I'll be happy.