And on a positional level how things stand from last yr to this yr. And then going forward where the position stands.
QB - worse performance than last year solely due to turnovers. Next season will almost certainly see an improvement in QB play - and that's without knowing which portal QB we get. This could be a decent improvement just by turning the ball over, or it could end up being a gigantic improvement if we actually get a top portal guy.
RB - improved over last year. And likely to improve again next year. Still not exactly a special unit yet, but id say above average this year and next yr will be firmly in the good range.
Wr - massive improvement over last season. And I think next year that will only improve. We have gotten good production out of our WRs. And we have a good/great WR class coming in. And between last class and this class we will have more speed/explosiveness.
TE - worse than last year. Our TE performance has been good awful this year. Basically impossible for our TE play to be worse next year. Only way is if Cam McCormock somehow gets a 20th yr of eligibility.
OT - improved over last year. Mauigoa has struggled a bit as a true frosh. I expect him to massively improve for next season. I'd expect Rivers to leave, but we have a lot of talent at OT for next season, one of them just needs to step up. So maybe this will be a wash, but could be better too.
IOL - big improvement over last season. Matt Lee and Cohen have been great.. likely to not be as good here next yr unless someone steps up at center or Lee returned which seems unlikely. Guard I'm not really worried about.
EDGE - kinda the same as last year - nothing much special - mostly due to injuries though. Next yr edge will likely be the most improved position on Defense save for maybe LB.
DT - same or slightly worse than last year. Our DT play has been solid. Taylor has been very up and down as well as just not playing as much as you wish he would. At this point I don't think he's secured as a 1st round pick, so he could return, but that's doubtful. Next yr I think unless we get another portal addition besides Burroughs we will be slightly worse.
LB - somehow we took a massive leap forward over last season and still kinda suck besides Mauigoa. I think this unit will be better next year too. We have a lot of talented athletic young LBs that need to ******* improve and see the field.
CB - been mostly average at CB this year, which is worse than last year. Next yr I think we will be improved with Porter returning and the Young's guys finally beginning to step up and get PT they should have gotten earlier.
S - kinda the same overall play as last year. Lots of big plays positive and negative. James Williams has been undeniably better than last year while kam has been worse. Next yr This really depends what those 2 do. I could see them returning and us improving. I can see them leaving and still improving in the sense that we dont end up letting up 10 big play TDs just on them ******* up... Or I can see them leaving and being screwed at Safety...