On Offense, yes.
On Defense, TBD.
The main questions this year Offensively will be
1) Who is the real Carsun Bext?
2) Can Lyle take the next step & commandeer the RB1 role?
3) Can the WR's elevate their game?
4) Can Markel Bell live up to unwarranted hype?
5) Can Elija Lofton beat Superman in a fist fight without using Kryptonite?
On Defense,
1) Can the DT's step up & stop the run?
2) Can the Portal LB's give good ROI?
3) Can the Safeties solidify their spots?
4) Can the CB group live up to the hype?
5) Can any of the Young Guns at EDGE step up & make a name for themselves?
From an X's & O's standpoint, Dawson's Creek is top of the food chain as a versatile play caller. He tailor's the Offense around the strengths of the personnel. He's had both run heavy & pass happy Offenses in his career & has excelled at both.
Heatherman is a smart & aggressive play caller. Small sample size from his stint at Minnesota, but they had a very good Run Defense. However, it is skewed by the fact playing against below average offenses on a regular basis in B1G conference play tends to boost B1G Defenses numbers, but with that said, from a philosophical standpoint he maximizes the middle of the Defense with his front pressures that make it easier to stop the run.
A lot of what he does is predicated on sound gap assignments & instinctive LB play.
If we can get that out of our group, the Defense should be improved.
The biggest question for me personally, is personnel groupings in the Secondary.
