05-02-2021, 10:45 AM
This is Lou's year for sure. We've put a lot of new players and money in FA into the defense and have added some very promising players. If the D sucks again, Lou will be gone no doubt.
But I think the D will make big strides. They had flashes at times last year and Lou had some pretty good game plans, but too many distractions and injuries held it all back. We were signing guys off the streets to play DL, and Dunlap not wanting to be anything but a 4-3 DE hurt us because he wasnt playing hard and didnt want to be here. Atkins was hurt, Reader got hurt, Hubbard got hurt, Waynes never even played. It was just an ugly year for the D and especially the DL.
Hendrickson, Ossai and Sample should add a lot to the pass rush which is the biggest need on D. They all have great ability but they also seem to want to play here unlike Dunlap last season. Love the Ossai and Sample picks. Both of those guys could be really good. Lots of upside.
But I think the D will make big strides. They had flashes at times last year and Lou had some pretty good game plans, but too many distractions and injuries held it all back. We were signing guys off the streets to play DL, and Dunlap not wanting to be anything but a 4-3 DE hurt us because he wasnt playing hard and didnt want to be here. Atkins was hurt, Reader got hurt, Hubbard got hurt, Waynes never even played. It was just an ugly year for the D and especially the DL.
Hendrickson, Ossai and Sample should add a lot to the pass rush which is the biggest need on D. They all have great ability but they also seem to want to play here unlike Dunlap last season. Love the Ossai and Sample picks. Both of those guys could be really good. Lots of upside.
