Get Ready GatorNation!!!!!!!!! pt.6 The Defense
Hey , I'm back , anyways I'm here to talk about the whole entire defense ( because the season starts tomorrow , so forgive me if you wanted an article of different defense position). See I'm a very confident and calm guy but I'm going to admit , I'm a little worried about our defensive line. I think we have a lot of talent at DE, but still some some questions. I don't blame the media for questioning our defense line especially we lost Carlos Dunlap, Jermaine Cunningham, Major Wright , Joe Haden, Brandon Spikes , Ryan Stamper on defense. This year , I think our defense will be a whole lot better and faster and I'll tell you why.
Even after all we have lost, we still have one of the top 5 secondary in the country. Janoris Jenkins, one of the top 5 cornerbacks this year is back. Ahmad Black was Ranked as the 10th best safety in the country on Yahoo Sports , and hard hitting safety who backed up Major Wright , he is so good that Yahoo ranked him as the number 11th safety in the country , his name is Will '' The Thrill '' Hill. Many people compare him to Reggie Nelson , because he brings that swag of a Reggie Nelson that Spikes brought us two years ago , he hits like Reggie Nelson and he just as athleticas him too. He actually had more tackles then Reggie Nelson did on they sophomore year and Will came off the bench, so look for a very good season for Will Hill.

Our linebacking core has a chance to be better than last year. I know it sounds crazy, but the linebacker core wasn't that fast last year , it was based on instincts and the defensive line creating easy holes to stop the run or the pass. Thats great defensive line last year is gone, we have a good one this year but not a great one, but thats all our linebackers need. Even Urban Meyer , last year said ,'' Our linebackers are not really fast, but they flow really well with the defense'', he wasn't lying , Brandon Spikes ran a 5 flat 40 yard dash. Thats why Carlos Dunlap was a very important part of our defense last year , especially when he was suspended in the Alabama game. Our linebackers need holes to stop Mark Ingram and we didn't many holes so we lost.
This year s linebacking speed is tremendous. Brandon Hicks came off the bench and still contributed 32 Tackles,5 TFL,4 sacks , Jelani Jenkins runs a 4.46 in a 40 yard dash coming out of high school. AJ Jones is not that fast but he 's just like Ryan Stamper , he flows with the defense really well especially when got 3 INT. I love Jon Bostic ( no homo) he is a beast he has instincts like a Brandon Spikes, and hits like Ray Lewis and he has the body of a Clay Matthews III body-look, and he runs a 4.65 in the 40 yard dash , I hope he starts over Jelani Jenkins , cus he has proven he can play college level football.

The defensive line to me is our weakness, but still strong with Justin Trattou and Duke Lemons as starters. I think Ronald Powell will get his time during the the season, along with Dominique Easley ( he's been moved to DE ) . I like our freshman as well, my top 5 freshmans on defense are 1.Matt Elam ( I hope he start at nickel this season) , 2. Cody Riggs ( He will lock your NO.1 guy down , he' ll jump the depht chart this year, you watch), 3. Dominique Easley ( he's big and fast and very physical he reminnds me of Dwight Freeney ) 4. Shariff Floyd ( He is already too big , but he got stronger and lost body fat , he will be insane this season ) 5. Ronald Powell ( he disappointed me based on Urban Meyer's evaluation on him earlier , but I heard he getting up on the depht chart, so he cracked in my top 5).
Let me know your top 5 rookies to watch , we agree to disagree right ?

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