‘"A lot of people are saying we’re a second-rate defense now because of some of the players we lost, but we believe we can be just as good as we were last year," said linebacker Sam Cowart. "We’ll be a little younger. But with youth comes a little more excitement, and I think we’re faster than we were last year as a whole unit." "There’s some writers out there who are doubting us and putting us 26th in the league, and it’s a crock," said defensive lineman Shawn Price. "They can say that all they want but we’re going to surprise people this year."’