The Beef: I will be honest in that I don’t always understand the difference between the DT and the NG in our defense. But I was somewhat surprised to see Ricky Hatley (who has bounced between edge and inside) slotted ahead of The Big Bear at the NG spot. As I referenced earlier with the review of the defensive ends, someone like Augusta needs to command double teams so our edge guys have chances to get one-on-one more often (and to also funnel things through to the linebackers in the run game). The sack and QB hurry numbers are exciting to see from someone which such considerable size, but it will be interesting to see how the depth chart shakes out, without Harold Brantley, once fall camp is completed.
For Mizzou to reach its defensive ceiling, Josh Augusta has to approach his
