One doesn't have to dig very deep to learn about the unmitigated disaster that was last season's Nebraska defense.
So there's no blaming Husker defensive coordinator Erik Chinander for saying he had no expectations when he began working with the Blackshirts this spring.
But after the Huskers completed their sixth workout of the spring Thursday morning, Chinander noted things maybe aren't as bad as they seemed five or six months ago.
"I don't think we're the defense I heard about, if that makes sense. I think we’re ahead of that curve a little bit," Chinander said Thursday morning.