Obviously losing Roberts as DC is a blow. For some reason, I have confidence in Toney to step up and do that job. However, I am really concerned about the coaching of the LB position. I think this is where we could potentially feel the loss, more than the DC calls.
The improvement we saw with Boudreaux, Gardner, McCaskill, etc was huge from the Tulane bowl game to this season.
That having been said, Coach Napier seems to have a really good eye for coaches as well, so I am confident he will bring someone talented in, but there will be a learning curve.
A lot of that improvement was scheme change rather than player development. When we went 3 man front in the conference title game, App gashed us up the middle in the run game, like they did last season and Tulane did in the bowl game. 4 man front decreased the need for speed at MLB, and allowed our guys there to do what they do well, which is read and tackle, without having to worry too much about cutback runs.
I guess he's a big Chip and Joanne fan?
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