re: Defensive Line Depth Seems like the biggest concern for this season

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Were we "gutted up the middle" in the first 6 games? Yes. Absolutely. The final 7 games (which didnt come against cupcakes like Sam Houston St, ULM, and New Mexico St) we werent gutted up the middle with Beckwith in the game. We were actually pretty damn stout vs the run.

We return 2/3 starting LBers, including Beckwith, and have the same DTs as this past season, who were very young for the most part and improved as the season progressed. And those guys like Godchaux, Bain, Lac, Gilmore, etc will all be improved.

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I try to tell people this man. The run defense will be back half or better day one, and we will need it that early. All the guys that made it good, have come back. LaCouture and Godchaux first year starters last year, Beckwith finally got the starting gig halfway through, Adams played a lot in the box after Thomas got hurt.

Man I want Bain against MSU. He's going to be great as a run defender and pass rusher at DE. I'm excited to see how good Neal is considering how much players talked about him in the spring.