I was purely making an assumption, but you could very well be right about the pay raise( I hope you are correct).
I love the turnover chain, but I give the credit for that to Manny.
We were number 1 in pass D, but that is what should be expected when we have a bunch of 4 star Safeties and DBs going against 2 and 3 star Coastal QBs and WRs. Do you really think we would have had the number 2 pass D if we played in a pass heavy conference like the Pac-12 or Big 12 or even the SEC? The only solid QB we faced this year was Duke and they had an atrocious OL and only 1 solid receiver.
I like Manny and I am very happy to see him being a savage and trimming the fat, but I would have preferred a full overhaul.