Ben Johnson

He's been a part of really good rushing offenses in his past, and I know he's going to bring a great flavor for us.

Fair enough.

Last year was pretty much an audition as far as I'm concerned.

I was blown away with what he was able to do in the building day in and day out, things that maybe not everyone else could see.

He's very thoughtful, very detail-oriented.

For what we were looking for from that role, he really fits the bill perfectly.

We feel a lot better about having the health of our secondary be a lot better this go around.

Last year between Kyler and Jalen, we didn't feel like we were at full strength there on the back end for majority of the season.

I do think that's gonna help out.

I think there's ways that we can generate more pass rush up front.

That'll help out significantly as well.

But certainly it's something we're looking at.

How do we upgrade the personnel in certain spots?

There's a number of guys that are up contract-wise, and so there will be a retooling there to a degree.

But I know DA is looking forward to the opportunity to get his hands on these guys one more time and see what that looks like.

Yeah, well, we're still going through that process right now, just free agency.

There's some guys out there that we feel like could help us out.

We certainly feel...

Good about some of the guys that we currently have in the building that they'll continue to ascend and take the coaching that DA and the defensive staff are providing for them.

But for us to take the next step as a defense, we do need to pressure the quarterback in a more consistent clip.