I don't think we destroyed the defense.
I think we made big changes in the secondary. Especially the safety position.
We still have the draft loaded with Safeties.
I can see our defense being better than last year, though with changes and a new regime, it is realistic to think we will take a step back.
But it's a step back from a very high level, and one that might snap back the 2nd half of the season. Even then we're starting a new regime, thus we're setting the whole roster up to compete as this regime sets its roots.
I feel that if our defense takes a step back from its high level it is still a good defense that keeps us in games, but now our offense should be able to win games. Thus I see a potential big net gain.
Plus we're never sure what happens from year to year. If Horton stayed there's no guarantee it would be better than what Bowles puts out there this year. On paper it would have looked stronger, and we'll never be able to know, but it happens.
But we took all these savings, at a position which is stacked in the draft, and used those savings to get Palmer. We would not have been able to afford Palmer unless we made those cuts....unless we didn't sign a few of the guys we did sign, and I really like the value of what we got. Both $$ wise and talent wise.
I would not be surprise if a safety is our 2nd or 3rd round pick. If we succeed in that, and we hit on that pick, the moves we made look really good. Right now I'm optimistic that events are falling into place for us, and that those events seem to have been part of a rather specific, yet general plan, executed in superior fashion.
The timing of some of our cuts wasn't ideal, but the overall plan and execution from that point on has been superb imo.
caused it.
