{"id":4045,"date":"2023-05-01T23:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T04:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2023-05-01T23:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T04:41:44","slug":"shemar-turner-reveals-where-texas-am-has-improved-the-most-defensively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/shemar-turner-reveals-where-texas-am-has-improved-the-most-defensively\/","title":{"rendered":"Shemar Turner reveals where Texas A&M has improved the most defensively"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s safe to say that the Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong> defense had its fair share of struggles last season, areas that this offseason are looked to be improved upon by the Aggies\u2019 defensive players and coaches. Spring practice is a great time to turn those weaknesses into strengths, and with books officially being closed on Texas A&M\u2019s spring practice, defensive lineman Shemar Turner<\/a><\/strong> reflected<\/a> on the defense\u2019s areas of improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I can say we improved on a lot is tackling, because last year we did miss a lot of tackles and that caused us some games,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n

The Aggies only gave up 21.2 points per game last season, ranking fourth in the SEC, but had more struggles in their run defense versus their pass defense. In 2022 Texas A&M gave up the most rushing yards per game in the conference with 208.8, but on the backend boasted the SEC\u2019s best pass defense only giving up 156.2 yards in the air per contest. <\/p>\n

Tackling is a great place to start in improving the Aggies\u2019 run defense, but not the only way, as Turner revealed another area the team\u2019s defense has improved that\u2019s a lot more mental than physical. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd another thing I can say we\u2019ve been picking up on is our energy, like last year we\u2019ll make plays and some of the defense will turn up, the other half (won\u2019t turn up). But now when we\u2019re making plays in practice and stuff like that it all builds up,\u201d Turner explained. <\/p>\n

Turner could have an impact this season in providing the Aggies with some more energy as he enters his third season with the program. Turner was a five-star recruit out of DeSoto, Texas where he was ranked the No. 13 overall player and the No. 5 defensive lineman in the 2021 class according to On3\u2019s Industry Ranking<\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.<\/p>\n

He started all 11\u00a0games he\u00a0played in last season, recording 32 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and half of a sack last year. Turner received the defense\u2019s Mr. Dependable award last year for Texas A&M and believes that cutting out the team\u2019s missed assignments on the defensive side of the ball could take the Aggies to new heights this upcoming season. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I feel like for us to be a championship defense, I feel like we just got to take out our MAs. We just gotta lock in and stop missing assignments, because when we\u2019re doing our job, when everybody\u2019s in the right place ain\u2019t nothing happening, the ball not moving,\u201d Turner said. <\/p>\n

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