BY JASON BUTTjbutt@macon.comLINKEDINGOOGLE+PINTERESTREDDITPRINTORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORYMEMPHIS, TENN. Mel Tucker greeted the handful of reporters awaiting his news conference at the Embassy Suites Tuesday with a warm smile. He asked how everyone’s holiday season went and noted the obvious, which is that it’s been a while since he’d been able to publicly comment about the Georgia defense he coordinates.It had been a while, in fact – Aug. 6 to be exact. So there was a lot to talk about with Tucker in only a 14-minute window.Tucker’s defense, especially in the back end, showed great improvement throughout the season. Early on, the pass defense was a liability, with Missouri and Mississippi throwing the ball all over the field against the Bulldogs.
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