Phrazbit
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Agree every room is better than last year, period.
I’d agree with that, however, it isn’t the comparison.
Agree every room is better than last year, period.
I keep telling anyone who will listen that I believe Kyzir White will be a difference-maker this year. Maybe not in terms of sacks or INT's but his presence on the field will be a booster to the overall play. That's good enough to put us in a position to perhaps win a game or two we shouldn't.I have to agree that on paper we're probably not a top twenty defense.
We don't appear to have anybody on that side of the ball who has the the ability to change to momentum of a game. No JJ, or a C. Jones or a Dansby (I see you Budda!).
If we have any hope of making the playoffs, I think one of two things has to happen:
1. One of the defensive rookies emerges as a big-time playmaker. Like, DROY-level playmaker, or
2. Gannon and Rallis can find a way to make the whole defense (significantly) better than the sum of its parts.
We were an awful defense with him last year.I keep telling anyone who will listen that I believe Kyzir White will be a difference-maker this year. Maybe not in terms of sacks or INT's but his presence on the field will be a booster to the overall play. That's good enough to put us in a position to perhaps win a game or two we shouldn't.
but he was goodWe were an awful defense with him last year.
He was the best thing about a bad defense, but sometimes diamonds in the rough turn out his to be quartz.but he was good
White can play. Too bad that he didn't play with enough good players.He was the best thing about a bad defense, but sometimes diamonds in the rough turn out his to be quartz.
agreed but Gannon saw something in White most didn’t see.He was the best thing about a bad defense, but sometimes diamonds in the rough turn out his to be quartz.
I keep telling anyone who will listen that I believe Kyzir White will be a difference-maker this year. Maybe not in terms of sacks or INT's but his presence on the field will be a booster to the overall play. That's good enough to put us in a position to perhaps win a game or two we shouldn't.
We were 28th in net YPA. 30th in pressure percentage.To have a good year the defense needs to step up into the middle of the NFL. And it isn't hard to figure out where the improvement HAS to come from.
The defense was 32nd against the run, and 31st in points allowed.
Believe it or not, our pass defense was 18th, and our sacks were 18th in the league last year. Of course, you don't need to pass a lot when it is so easy to run the ball. This is why I have been beating the drum for run stuffers for about 10 years now.
Yes, thank you.We were 28th in net YPA. 30th in pressure percentage.
I don’t know where you’re getting 18th in sacks. I see 29th.
I see us 19th in sacks ALLOWED.
We were 28th in net YPA. 30th in pressure percentage.
I don’t know where you’re getting 18th in sacks. I see 29th.
I see us 19th in sacks ALLOWED.
The hope is the increase in talent up front and at CB to take advantage of better defensive situations.That's what I'm most concerned about for the 2024 version of our defense.
Where are the sacks going to come from?
The hope is thin at edge, sadly.The hope is the increase in talent up front and at CB to take advantage of better defensive situations.
The hope is the increase in talent up front and at CB to take advantage of better defensive situations.
I’m not going to get in to this again.That's what I'm most concerned about for the 2024 version of our defense.
Where are the sacks going to come from?
The hope is the increase in talent up front and at CB to take advantage of better defensive situations.
Yeah. Not much resistance defensively. Someone could probably argue that the defense could be twice as good and still be ranked in the bottom 12 of the league. Best jump that I could see as "arguable" is a move from 29-32 to 20-22. Any greater improvement IMO would be a "sum greater than the parts" scenario.I’m not going to get in to this again.
There were a lot of guys running free in the secondary last year. Oof.
I think you want them to be better at the end of the season than the beginning. Maybe I’ll start tracking the rolling three-game average for rushing YPA and passer rating. We could end the season ranked 26th but be playing like the 16th best defense by the end of the year.Yeah. Not much resistance defensively. Someone could probably argue that the defense could be twice as good and still be ranked in the bottom 12 of the league. Best jump that I could see as "arguable" is a move from 29-32 to 20-22. Any greater improvement IMO would be a "sum greater than the parts" scenario.
Outside of the EDGE situation, this is the biggest issue IMO. A lot of inexperience to overcome.I think you want them to be better at the end of the season than the beginning. Maybe I’ll start tracking the rolling three-game average for rushing YPA and passer rating. We could end the season ranked 26th but be playing like the 16th best defense by the end of the year.
Onboarding ~eight defensive starters with a bunch of rookies is not going to be easy.
It will be great to have him back but returning from an ACL injury takes time.I keep telling anyone who will listen that I believe Kyzir White will be a difference-maker this year. Maybe not in terms of sacks or INT's but his presence on the field will be a booster to the overall play. That's good enough to put us in a position to perhaps win a game or two we shouldn't.
Agree could take until the middle of the season before the defence fully gels. I just hope the new personnel give us a step change in the level of play before then.Outside of the EDGE situation, this is the biggest issue IMO. A lot of inexperience to overcome.
(Agree with the above part as well)
ACL?It will be great to have him back but returning from an ACL injury takes time.
Yeah. One of the reasons I don't think we'll get into the playoffs. Between the inexperience, lack of playmakers on D, the edge room, and our early schedule, it's going to be tough sledding, even with my faith in Rallis. Really counting on the O to shine.Outside of the EDGE situation, this is the biggest issue IMO. A lot of inexperience to overcome.
(Agree with the above part as well)