While I think losing Dockett will hurt with his leadership, I still think we're going to be a good defense. DL is an area we can absorb a loss, talent wise.
I've been wanting to give some of these backups a chance. Dockett also doesn't always play a pure DE either, he's more of a DE/DT, his replacement can be a DE on some plays and a DT other plays.
I love Dockett, but he has lost something, and there was a good shot he was gone after this season. I hope not, especially now with the injury, but it's likely. Now we have to find his replacement faster.
Every team is losing guys, and odds are most teams in the league will lose another starter between here and opening day.
Anyways, I can understand the frustration, but we still don't know about Minter, so we shouldn't be counting him as out for the season, Rucker is playing well, we're get Mathieu back, Bishop flashed and has a track record before injury, Deone will get better, Rashad Johnson is continuing to grow, and we still have CC/PP/Cro/Abraham.
I'm in no way giving up this season on defense, and I still think the talent is there to have a better one. Mostly because if everything was to have been perfect, we could of had a top or the top defense. I still think our ceiling is top 5. But I understand the frustration and that this feeling will linger until the regular season and this defense proves it can still hang.
While it was preseason, it's almost like people forgot we shut out a team not more then a week and a half ago. We'll be ok.
