The team is still trending up, and consistently improving. We don’t have the depth of a top program yet, but our depth is much better than it was a decade ago. We had weakness up the middle on the defense at LB and at safety. Fix these issues, and this is a much better team. Also, not having a top TE threat today was brutal.
This was a disastrous rebuilding year – disastrous in that the rebuilding on the offensive side was unfortunate and avoidable. But, we now have a loaded RB room, a well developed DL, strong CB’s, and a very bright future at safety (Vaki and Ritchie). Assuming Kuithe, Vele, and Rising come back, next year should be a great team.