. ▁After ▁the ▁loss , ▁they ▁were ▁ranked ▁ 1 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Return ing ▁eight ▁star ters ▁from ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁off ense , ▁including ▁Brian ▁Bro hm ▁and ▁Michael ▁Bush ▁and ▁nine ▁star ters ▁on ▁a ▁defense ▁that ▁allowed ▁ 3 2 0 ▁yards ▁a ▁game ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁picked , ▁by ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁media , ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁changes ▁After ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Tony ▁Lev ine ▁left ▁the ▁Card inals ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁NFL , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁special ▁teams ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁outside ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁by ▁Tom ▁Mc M ah on . ▁Mc M ah on ▁had ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁assistant ▁co aching ▁experience ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State . ▁Also ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁assistant ▁strength ▁coach ▁was ▁Bry an ▁D erm ody . ▁ ▁R oster ▁changes ▁Although ▁returning ▁ 1 7 ▁star ters ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁team ▁lost ▁other ▁key ▁players ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁Four ▁players ▁were ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁draft , ▁three ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁def ensive ▁star ters . ▁From ▁the ▁off ense , ▁off ensive ▁guard ▁Jason ▁Sp itz ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁by ▁Green ▁Bay . ▁From ▁the ▁defense , ▁end ▁El vis ▁D umer vil ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Den ver , ▁line back er ▁Br andon ▁Johnson ▁by ▁Arizona ▁and ▁tack le ▁Mont av ious ▁Stanley