The secondary isn't being overlooked, it's being accurately evaluated based on last year's performance. UConn ranked 117th nationally in passing yards allowed per game, giving up over 260 yards through the air consistently. That's not a preview oversight, it's a documented weakness. When you finish near the bottom of the FBS in pass defense, you don't get the benefit of the doubt in spring projections. The returning experience means little if the production wasn't there. Show me the havoc plays, the interceptions, the third-down stops that prove this unit has turned a corner. Until they demonstrate tangible improvement on the field, the skepticism from analysts is completely warranted. Spring practice hype doesn't erase a full season of struggling in coverage. Let's see them actually shut down a competent passing attack before claiming they're being slept on. The numbers from last fall speak louder than any offseason optimism.