Just waiting on the kiss of death from Mosster to end the thread.
I'm glad to see a coaching staff selling the Ferrari leather with some passion. Bellotti had no vision, Chip didn't like recruiting, Slingblade was lazy, and the lifetime contract assistants lost interest.
My group of friends always though the Ducks would vastly improve in recruiting with a new energetic staff.
The offense has never been an issue at any point since Mike Bellotti was hired as the OC forever ago. The defense finally hit rock bottom last year.
The new DC won't have two or three guys going to the same gap every fucking play for 11 straight weeks. Hoke is a good recruiter and a solid D-line coach, but literally doesn't know how football works which is crazy.
The offensive line all returns, the backs are all back, the QB is back, and the WR's have a lot of talent. The TE spot is a concern, but they should be ok.
If the D can get down to 25 to 28ppg they should win 7 to 9 games in the regular season.