Defense: A group allergic to close-quarters run defense looks to improve without two vital pieces in tackle Isame Faciane and Greg Hickman. Two ways to look at this: one, a weak interior gets weaker without two fairly disruptive linemen, or two, a weak interior can't get any weaker even without Faciane and Hickman. Whether the front can improve – or merely tread water, which would be disappointing – hinges on the play of two transfers, tackle Imarjaye Albury from West Virginia and end Wonderful Monds II from Buffalo, and how quickly each can assume starting roles. If this works, Albury will plug holes in the middle, with some help from Leonard Washington, Darrian Dyson and Marques Cheeks; while Monds joins Michael Wakefield, Giovani Francois and Denzell Perine in boosting a distressingly paltry pass rush. Cross your fingers.
I couldn't believe what I just read. Wonderful Monds II, really. I guess his dad thought that name was so cool and edgy that he had to hand it down. And his mom, too. Great Monds think alike I guess. How can you call him by his name and it not be the snarkiest thing you've ever heard. He had to have punched his dad in the face multiple times over this one. That made my day.