Gus was the perfect coach for this type of total teardown / rebuild. He has kept a positive message while gradually raising expectations. His idea of competing and continuing to get better has held true for the most part - the youth movement on offense last year was definitely a setback but should pay dividends going forward.

What we have now is a team with more talent and fewer holes. I think this team will have success because they aren't taking any shortcuts. The maturity level continues. There were stretches last year where you could see it coming together. The challenge now is to carry it through full games and multiple weeks.

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