Auburn's entire defensive philosophy is a cover for not having elite talent. You can't scheme your way to leading the SEC in negative plays wwithout a premier edge rusher. Keldric Faulk was the entire pass rush, and that production doesn't just get replaced by committee. Their top-25 havoc rate last year was built on beating up on bad offenses. The second they face a competent QB, that whole "sum of the parts" theory falls apart. Their linebacker corps is average at best, and no amount of simulated pressure hides slow reads. Baylor is going to expose this in week one. Auburn's defense takes a major step back, and all this scheme talk is just an excuse.