Tech Worlds":26u35s4g said:
ProckHawks":26u35s4g said:
We still have a top 5 defense. I believe this team will grow stronger and faster after next years offseason and draft. Remember we're only in year 3 of the 4 year plan.
QB check
RB/FB check
WR Still needs work. Slim core after Rice and Tate (DRAFT)
TE Still needs someone besides Miller (FA)
OL Needs a lil help (DRAFT)
DL Depth and pass rusher (DRAFT/FA)
LB Depth/Starter(DRAFT)
DB check
We're not that many play makers away from being a elite team. One more good draft and FA pick up's.
In numbers only. This defense is not top five by current performance.
If by current, you mean yesterday, then yeah.
If by current, you mean in the past 3 games, then no, I disagree.
At home, this defense has been one of the best in the league. The only issues they've had at home were minor for the most part.
On the road, the defense HAD been doing pretty well up until the SF game, when they got gashed by Gore, then lit up the next week by Stafford. And while you might not want to hear it, the 49ers and Lions offenses really were highly ranked units when we faced them. That's not an excuse for the defense, but rather a statement of fact that is intended to help explain what went wrong (and perhaps to figure out how to fix what went wrong).
So even with a slip against Adrian Peterson in run defense, the Seahawks defense had played pretty well in the couple of weeks leading up to the bye. But again, those were home games. The Miami game is a much bigger concern in my book because there really aren't any adequate explanations outside of the defense being unprepared and unmotivated, or the coaches failing to adjust to stop an offense that was struggling before it faced us.
I still think this defense is better than the "sucks" or "mediocre" tags you've been giving it, but it certainly isn't elite. I think it's a pretty good defense with some clear flaws - and none bigger than stops on 3rd downs and translating home effort into road effort.