I think that we may have a better football team, but not necessarily a better record. I think our defense will be significantly better, offense could be too, but a tougher early slate may hurt our chances.
It was a somewhat disappointing finish last year, which was a bit of a reality check of where we were, so I do think that there is some work to be done to be a true MW title contender. am on the fence on how quickly we can become one.
However, I am very confident that we can become one as long as Odom is here. The recruiting, the general overall play and preparation, it all looks very good.
As for this upcoming season, I think it depends a lot on the QB coming in and performing well, and the line play/ability to run the ball. The run game was not very good against the better teams. Having a mobile QB will help that, but also our guys up front need to do better. If we can get a win one game one, I think that will go a long way. Lose and our OOC may be pretty bad.