[Spiny_Norman]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=13731.msg144833#msg144833 date=1448914401] And all of its top defensive performers this year will be moving on.

All? By my count 40% of its tackles-for-loss leaders return: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/ta...index.html

5/7 of its INTs: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/in...index.html

About 50% of its passes broken up, as well as the majority of its QB hurries: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/mi...index.html

Now, to paraphrase a line, you're being modest about this production because there's much to be modest about... but it's not nothing.
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WIM, I may have been thinking of your comment from this thread two weeks ago.

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php?...#msg141800

You said, "For next year: Defensively, we lose our best players (Harris, Shittu, Martinez). "  I guess I was thinking of "top defensive performers" as being post-season all conference award worthy this season.  Aside from those three,  maybe Scarlett could be honorable mention.  Stanford does return some guys whose performance this year shows they could be all conference in the future, especially Thomas and Meeks.

[Spiny_Norman]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=13731.msg144833#msg144833 date=1448914401] And all of its top defensive performers this year will be moving on.

All? By my count 40% of its tackles-for-loss leaders return: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/ta...index.html

5/7 of its INTs: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/in...index.html

About 50% of its passes broken up, as well as the majority of its QB hurries: http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/team/674/mi...index.html

Now, to paraphrase a line, you're being modest about this production because there's much to be modest about... but it's not nothing.
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WIM, I may have been thinking of your comment from this thread two weeks ago.

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php?...#msg141800

You said, "For next year: Defensively, we lose our best players (Harris, Shittu, Martinez). "  I guess I was thinking of "top defensive performers" as being post-season all conference award worthy this season.  Aside from those three,  maybe Scarlett could be honorable mention.  Stanford does return some guys whose performance this year shows they could be all conference in the future, especially Thomas and Meeks.