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That Guy:

I'm not sure Spurrier had that much less talent. Granted last year's defensive line was atrocious. But the LBs are pretty much the same and the DBs are minus Champ Bailey this year. The defense has upgraded the talent but the only real positive difference is the OL

On offense the OL this year is a lot worse than last year because Jansen is not there. That's no one's fault but it is a fact. Running back is a significant upgrade Quarterback talent level has not changed since Brunell has not been significantly better than Matthews/Weurffel/Hasselbeck last year and Ramsey is still here. WRs are the same except for the addition of Thrash who is a minor player.

The team added players in the off-season and they did improve the talent level a bit, but it was not a HUGE increase.