mainly to re-acclimate myself w/ Manny. Things I noticed.

1. Cowbells

2. The D-line gets penetration & makes plays. I believe it was CJ who mentioned Diaz would let the D-line make plays this year rather than holding up blockers for the LBs. He definitely did that w/ the 2010 D-line, as at least one lineman is in the backfield pretty much every play. Of course it's easy to tell your line to go make plays when you're talking to Fletcher Cox, Pernell Mcphee, & Josh Boyd. We have 5 DL who can win 1-on-1 SEC match ups and I think that will be plenty to build off of.

3. We had at least one, but often two, stand-up ends pretty much all game. I wonder if this is a product of having two lighter, quicker ends w/ Mcphee & Sean Ferguson, or a preference of Manny's? Do we see R Brown, Jefferson, or the C & C Sack Factory coming out of a 2 pt stance more often than not this season? I may be wrong but I don't remember seeing much of that last yr. I think I like Brown & AJ better w/ a hand in the dirt.

4. Diaz's defense can be successful w/o high end safeties. Charles Mitchell & Nickoe were great but we had Zach Smith & Wade Bonner playing just as many snaps. If safety actually ends up being a soft spot this year, I think Manny can scheme to keep them out of bad positions.

5. It's unbelievable how much we have upgraded our WR corps. Not only in terms of talent, but having guys w/ different sizes and skill sets. That said, Arceto Clark had a great game. Also, Michael Carr touchdown.