What happens at defensive tackle?
The defensive ends were as good as the Tigers have had. Aldon Smith set the single-season sack record and Brian Coulter and Jacquies Smith were productive as well. But Missouri got just 2.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss from its starting defensive tackles. Jaron Baston is gone while Dominique Hamilton (the most productive DT) returns. Hamilton will start, but who plays next to him? Terrell Resonno lost the starting job to Hamilton this season and no other defensive tackle on the roster made a single tackle on the season. Is there a shakeup in the secondary? Missouri returns all four starters in the secondary, plus the top four backups at corner and the top reserve at safety. Of course, this is off a pass defense that ranked 104th in the country. Missouri had only five interceptions all season from players that will return next year. A better pass rush would help, but Missouri was one of the easiest teams in America to pass on for a second straight season. Experience is all well and
