05-14-2019, 12:53 PM
….Stay healthy. Preston Brown was injured the first game of the season. He returned a month later, but I feel he was still limited. Brown actually graded pretty well in pass coverage when with the Bills. I think he will be better this year if he stays healthy. A lot of other key defensive players missed time last year. Glasgow (13 games), Lawson (9), Vigil (6), Dennard (3), Kirkpatrick (3), Evans (2).
….Replace Burfict. I was as big of a Burfict fan as anyone here, but he did not even look like the same player last year. I don't know if the problem was physical or mental, but he was nothing like the player he used to be.
….Improve tackling. I don't have any numbers to back this up, but we seemed to have a ton of broken tackles last year. A lot of time coaches take the blame when they really don't have the talent they need, but when an entire team seems to have the same flaw, like poor tackling, that is usually a coaching issue.
….Get some production from Pratt and Wren. (see: replace Burfict)
….Replace Burfict. I was as big of a Burfict fan as anyone here, but he did not even look like the same player last year. I don't know if the problem was physical or mental, but he was nothing like the player he used to be.
….Improve tackling. I don't have any numbers to back this up, but we seemed to have a ton of broken tackles last year. A lot of time coaches take the blame when they really don't have the talent they need, but when an entire team seems to have the same flaw, like poor tackling, that is usually a coaching issue.
….Get some production from Pratt and Wren. (see: replace Burfict)
