Defensive Positional Breakdown from TCU Game

Defensive Line: B
Ferguson was a MAN last night. Primed for a big year! Johnson seems to be putting a lot of pressure on himself. Not sure I like him at the lower weight. He still had a solid game, but Ego shined. Also was very impressed with Allen. Didn't really know what to expect from him, but he was getting consistent pressure on the QB. As was Hunter. Rasco was not the dominant force we all expected, but you realize that he was held out of a lot of fall practice, recuperating from the shoulder surgery. I expect to see a dominant DE rotation by the time we roll into Georgia. Maclin got caught on that read play, but he looks like he is finally ready to contribute.
Concerns: Depth. Thomas did not look good in there. He looked a little lost/tentative. The one thing you don't want in a DT. Lacouture was in there for a couple of plays, and I think he will be playing a lot this year. We will probably see some Mickey Johnson when we play bigger teams that run up the middle.

Linebackers: C
Really seemed to struggle getting off blocks and getting to the ball. Don't think Welter is the answer at MLB. He got caught in traffic several times, and made a couple of misreads. 4 combined tackles from Barrow and Welter, and none from Louis. Alexander is the most impressive, but only played a small portion of the snaps.
Concerns: A lot! Will Tahj Jones make a difference? Can they figure out how to get Beckwith in the LB rotation. Only play I saw him on last night, he had his hand on the ground at rush end. When we get to Georgia, we will need a stouter presence at LB to stop their running game.

Defensive Backs: A
Really like our secondary. Mills is a star in the making. Collins was very good, as was Eugene. I love me some Poppa, but he had an easy pick six, had he just been more ball aware. Martin is a solid, if unspectacular, presence back there. Liked what I saw from Thomas as well.
Concerns: None. Would like to see what the backup corners do in the next two games. Also, has Thompson progressed from last year. We'll soon find out.