Even I thought the secondary would be better.
Then I watched them play this season and realized I was wrong.
Not complicated.
Not at all complicated when you realize the one big factor that changed this season.
Two, if you consider that three of the biggest playmakers on the team went to the NFL.
From the secondary???
Considering that we gave up an all-time NCAA rushing record to Melvin Gordon in less than 3 quarters last year, and Minnesota beat us 2 years in a row running practically the exact same play the entire game, I don't think that this is a direction that you really want to take this discussion in. Our defense doesn't suddenly suck more for being unable to stop the pass than they did for being unable to stop the run.