Is it pre-season and I'm over optimistic?

but I think we will have a good season and do better than what many of the sports writers are predicting? I think we'll finish better than 3 or 4 in the division and will be in contention to win it.

I know that QB is a question mark and a new offense is being installed, but I think there are a lot of positives on both sides of the ball.

Offense
- Experienced OL with more depth than we have had
- Very good skill players in Ford, Phillips, Hodges, McMillian, etc.
- Rodgers will be moved around and is very dependable
- I think we'll develop some depth at WR with Bradshaw, Diablo, Kumah, Murphy, Carroll and maybe Wilson.
- A new offense that puts players in a position to succeed. I think our new offense could allow a potential for 3-7 additional points per game on average. Think about how many close games we had last year.

Defense
- A lot of talent on the DL. Ekanem should do well and I think that Mihota will be solid. I think some of the younger guys will also step up and provide some depth. They won't be game changers, but I think they'll contribute. Add the depth that we have DT in Barron, Williams, Walker, and Settle and we should be in good shape.
- LB has some question marks, but my hope is that Motuapuaka plays better after getting experience last season and being healthy. Edmunds sounds like a beast at the position, but he does need experience. I think Shegog will contribute when we play teams like Pitt.
- I think the secondary will be better this season with the guys focusing on one position. We'll have Clark and Edmunds in the safety positions that have athletic ability (Edmunds) and experience (Clark), Facyson (I hope he can stay healthy), and Alexander that has a tremendous amount of athletic ability and got some experience last year. Add Reynolds and Stroman and there is a little bit of depth for the DBs.
- New coaches to add wrinkles that we haven't shown before and Foster getting back to some zone and I think the defense will be better.

Special Teams
- I'm excited to see what the special teams will look like with the new coach having success everywhere he has gone.
- Stroman at PR should be dynamic and could make a real difference.
- Slye should be very consistent and I think he'll make some long FGs this season
- Punting is a concern, but hopefully someone will step up
- I also really want to see an aggressive straight ahead approach to kick returns.

I just think that we could be a pretty good team this year. Will we win the ACC...probably not, but I think we could be better than what a lot of people think.

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