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BenFred: New year brings lots of pressure for these St. Louis sports figures

For some, perhaps more than others.

A fresh calendar does not always equal a clean slate for our favorite sports figures. For a select handful, 2022 starts under plenty of pressure. Their shared resolutions?

Find a way off this list.

Missouri defensive coordinator Steve Wilks: The longtime NFL coach took longer than expected to adjust to college ball. Things were so bad early, Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz had to be asked if he was considering a rare in-season coordinator change.

Drinkwitz instead changed defensive line coaches, swapping Jethro Franklin for Al Davis, and that move paid dividends.