No team is perfect, even in the SEC.

We learned as much when the conference failed to win a national championship for, gasp, the second straight season.

So what if SEC fans have high standards? That’s a good thing, and we should celebrate it. But we should also know how to properly evaluate SEC teams, both their strengths and weaknesses.

Let’s take a look at one of the most perplexing teams in the conference, the Texas A&M Aggies.

MISSOURI TIGERS: 2015 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

PROJECTED OFFENSIVE STARTERS

Strength: C Mike Matthews

The son of an NFL Hall of Famer, Matthews is the anchor of the Aggies offensive line and will be integral in setting the tone for Texas A&M’s fast offense. The 6-foot-2, 290-pound senior is already on a bunch of award watch lists, including the Rimington Award. Matthews already has 23 starts to his name.

Weakness: RB Tra Carson

Carson can’t be blamed for the Aggies’ lack of a rush attack. Kevin Sumlin simply isn’t going to run the ball 30 times a game. But Texas A&M will need more than Carson’s five touchdowns and 581 rushing yards from last season if it hopes to climb the SEC West rankings. Carson will also have to improve in pass protection.

PROJECTED DEFENSIVE STARTERS

Strength: DE Myles Garrett

Who else could it be? The 6-foot-5, 255 pound sophomore broke Jadeveon Clowney’s old SEC freshman sack record, and now won’t settle for being anything less than the best pass rusher in the country. Sure, he’s bound to get double teamed more this season, and his numbers may drop, but Garrett is still the main playmaker on this defense.

Weakness: MLB Josh Walker

It’s tough to single out one player on a team full of defensive holes, but Walker’s combination of limited experience in a crucial position and lack of impact when he did play last season is the cause for some concern. The sophomore was a bit of a sleeper as an outside linebacker out of high school, and, despite eventually winning the starting job in the middle last season, made just 27 tackles. Walker missed the last two games of 2014 after getting injured against Missouri, and there are concerns that the broken foot could still slow him down.

POSITION UNITS

Strength: Quarterback

Kenny Hill is gone, but the Aggies have two potentially great young quarterbacks in Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray. Allen entered fall camp as the starter, but the two are different enough to make a position that typically doesn’t benefit much in a season from depth into one that could be dynamic for the Aggies. It doesn’t hurt having the Aggies offensive line to play behind, either.

Weakness: Secondary

This is why the Aggies brought in John Chavis. As prolific as Texas A&M’s passing attack could be last season, the Aggies were also susceptible to opposing quarterbacks. The Aggies ranked 80th in the country in pass defense last season. This year’s defensive backs are young, too, with three of the four projected starters only being sophomores.

SCHEDULE

Strength: Toughest division games are at home

Expecting the Aggies to jump to the very top of the SEC West standings is pretty lofty, but Texas A&M could make a considerable jump with the help of its great fans at Kyle Field (more below). Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn all have to come to College Station. Beating the latter two would represent upsets, but stranger things have happened when a team from Alabama plays the Aggies. The Mississippi State game (Oct. 3) could set the tone for the middle of the division. By extension, some of Texas A&M’s more winnable division games (and what does that even mean in the West?) are away from College Station and ripe for valuable road wins.

Weakness: The opener

Good on the Aggies for scheduling a strong non-conference game at a neutral venue to open the season, but maybe this young team with a new defensive coordinator would have benefitted by taking it easy. The game is at Houston, so it’s not like there won’t be any Aggies fans there, but the Sun Devils aren’t a team to toy with.

FAN BASE

Strength: Great traditions

The Aggie Ring. Gig ’em. Midnight Yell. Bonfire. These traditions began back before Texas A&M joined the SEC, but Aggies traditions are among the best in the South. You’ll get a feeling of reference when walking near Kyle Field, and Aggies fans are more than happy to help you navigate their gigantic campus.

Weakness: No true rivals

When the Aggies left the Big 12, they also left behind their rivalry with that orange team from Austin. With Texas A&M and Texas unable to reconcile their differences into a continued game, the Aggies shifted their frustration to former Big 12 opponent Missouri. But even that rivalry wasn’t built to last, as the two no longer are cross-division rivals. Maybe Texas A&M-LSU will build over time, but Aggies fans will never get the same sensation as when they beat Texas.