AgentDib":382hw5b0 said:
Our defense has been good enough in a Store Brand Value sort of way. Guys like Green, Mone, Woods, Hyder, Ford, Dunlap, Brooks, and Mayowa are perfectly adequate to win games with an inexpensive defense and strong offense. We have a bunch of cheap players who are playing decently, and the defense is definitely not our problem. The few calling it the worst defense in NFL history should feel appropriately silly about their takes.
That being said, if we can't get this thing on offense figured out then I don't think we have the building blocks for an elite defense either. None of our front seven and depth seem particularly good besides Bobby. With Bobby getting older I think we'd need a complete rebuild of our DT, DE and LBs to really have a chance at being elite on defense again.
I think we need interior DL help... run stuffer and somebody with some push. If we had that, the edge play would be better. I think Dunlap has disappeared because Reed is no longer inside forcing the OL to pay attention there. If they can single up our guys inside... It seriously cripples your outside rush.
The rest? Brooks (solid and spectacular at times and only getting better), Bobby is Bobby, i dont think theres a better safety duo out there, Taylor is a star in the making, and reed and Brown at CB are solid and potentially a strength.
Agree though that i dont see us doing anything this year with them but wearing them out if we dont get better O play.
Its obvious though that that side of the ball has a ton of pride and little quit. I think they're pissed. Granted, the long drives in the first half this week and against AZ were self inflicted wounds, but last week they were down 2 CBs with no time to scheme to cover the weakness.
This week i think they tightened up well in the 2nd half.