Monty Rice coming back, per Radi

Rice was reminding me of Roquan during the Bowl game. He played with a lot of speed and confidence from sideline to sideline and punished ballcarriers.

We need all hands on deck on that side of the ball, this year.

Is it possible that this defense could be even better than the one we just said goodbye to? We got some really young guys a lot of experience.

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My only concern is depth on the d-line.

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I know we lose a lot of seniors.
But we have stars (Walker, Carter, Davis). We have experience (Rochester, Herring, Davis, Wyatt).
And we have a bunch or new guys in the past 2 classes that will be able to restock the seniors (Carter, Norton, Logue, Stackhouse, Brinson. Mitchell, Walthour).

I'm excited about the DL.
Davis is a gamechanger.
Walker is a gamechanger.
I'm hoping Carter is a gamechanger.
Herring is a playmaker
Wyatt is a playmaker
I'm hoping rochester is a playmaker.

Barnett was a bit of an unsung hero in 2019. But I hope we can find consistency with Rochester & Mitchell.

The number of players we rotated this year will pay dividends. Consistent recruiting gives you this opportunity. It has to also help with recruiting.

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Rochester needed time to heal. He's a big guy putting lots of pressure on that knee. He looked good in brief appearances this year. I'm expecting big things from him if he gets healthy and in shape.

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Agreed. Rochester will be 23 years old next season. There is value to having that maturity (physical, mental, experience) in the ttrenches. I feel confident that he will make plays. I wouldnt be shocked if he can do better than that (work himself into the NFL).

I've heard good things about Mitchell at the NT spot during the Sugar bowl practice.

One of our best assets is Davis. I'm very in tune to who will be getting reps when he is on the sidelines. And for who his replacement may be if he leaves early for the nfl.