re: Season 3 of the BK era officially begins today

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I keep saying it over and over. Our fans are putting MASSIVE pressure on Baker and Perkins with these ridiculous assumptions that Baker is going to have a top 20 defense and that Perkins is going to have 10 Sacks next year. That's simply not the case. We have a week dline, and our secondary is going to be almost the exact same

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I don't expect a Top 20 defense, or a defense that otherwise would be what we used to have under Saban and Miles. People tend to forget, our defense USED to be good enough to win 90% of the games, as long as the offense and special teams don't actively lose it.

What I DO expect, is a defense that looks coached. Our D Line was left to fend for itself last year. We needed to bring an 80 yr old out of retirement just to run drills in practice. That should not be the case this year.

A coached up defense can make a difference.