Co-defensive coordinator Chuck Morrell sizes up the Husky defense.
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00:00 Potentially how much better is this defense than last year's?
00:03 I don't get hung up on last year.
00:05 I just know that we're more consistent and we've got a more of a veteran presence.
00:08 I think there's some key guys that are in the mix right now.
00:10 Eddie brings a great sense of stability to us because he acts like a pro every step of the day.
00:16 I think that's a huge factor and I think Braylon Trice is playing at a just an incredible level right now.
00:22 I mean, he is. He was good last year.
00:23 I think he is completely different player this year for us.
00:27 And then you bring back a healthy secondary and that's certainly going to put us in a better position.
00:32 You mentioned Trice. Beyond him, is ZTF the next guy?
00:37 I mean, I saw that was a guy in there too. What's that blend like?
00:40 Yeah, no, I mean ZTF is definitely going to be a starter for us.
00:43 Really proud of what Sakai has done.
00:45 I think Sakai last year still developed and not really a factor.
00:49 And he's performed very well during fall camp.
00:51 He's going to be in that mix with the third or fourth guy to be able to be on the field.
00:55 You'll definitely see Sakai on the field for us.
00:57 What does he do? What are his strengths that really separate him?
01:00 He's physical on the field edge. He played a lot on the field edge.
01:03 He's really physical at the point of attack.
01:05 I think the biggest difference for him now is his ability to pass rush.
01:08 His pass rush game has really grown from a technical standpoint.
01:12 And he's had a lot of impact plays here during fall camp.
01:15 Just talk about the depth among the defensive lines.
01:18 It starts with MJ and Tule.
01:21 I think those guys are going to be as solid as the tackles that are in the league.
01:25 I'm really proud of MJ's growth.
01:27 He's become a problem.
01:30 And that's a great thing to say.
01:32 And then Javon was on the field a lot for us a year ago.
01:35 Kind of in that role of coming in towards the end of games or getting in the mix.
01:38 And the progress and growth of him, we need him.
01:41 He's got an experience factor to him now that's very valuable to us.
01:46 And then obviously Tule, we've got the ability with Boyd to move back and forth
01:50 between the edge and the interior.
01:53 It's constantly pushing the depth at that position.