08-03-2021, 09:07 PM
(08-03-2021, 08:28 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Why shouldn't the defense be really good? They endured a ton of injuries last season, yet played their tails off in most games. They haven't lost any critical pieces yet, so why can't they actually be good?
Because they were the 26th overall defense and 32nd in sacks? After being 29th and 26th in 2019.
Other than getting Reader back (they were a bad defense even with Reader) most of their additions were basically swaps with roughly equivalent talent players. (Lawson/Hendrickson, Jackson/Waynes, Alexander/Aquzie). Lou is certainly not a defensive mastermind at DC.
That's not a defense/DC that should be able to shut down Burrow/Chase/Higgins/Boyd/Mixon unless something is wrong with the offense.
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