Can an experienced secondary including Nate Lyles help shut down the passing game?

I’m back with the anticipated preview of the 2006 pass defense. It is very difficult to separate a defense into “run” and “pass” defense because the two are so co-dependant. Many horrible pass defenses have been propped up statistics-wise because the run defense was so porous that no opponent ever threw the ball and vice versa. In my opinion, the 2005 UVa defense was pretty poor all-around, but one area where I am anticipating drastic improvement in 2006 is against the pass.

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