Anarumo has GOT to go

[CJD]

Against San Diego, our defense looked actively good. Sure, it was a Tyrod Taylor offense, but we still had command of the game on defense and controlled some really good playmakers like Ekeler, Williams, Allen and Henry. They got a few good gains, but they were not the norm. And the one drive they got a touchdown on, Reader was out with an injury. WJIII and Bates looked especially good.

I remember coming out of that game feeling pretty good about our defense, but hesitant due to the whole...it being Tyrod Taylor.

Then, on 4 days rest, they went against a team that everyone has been predicting will explode for the last 2 years. They have an insane number of playmakers on the Browns offense with two of the best running backs in the game on the same team.

Sure, they looked bad. Really bad. But there were other factors. It was a short week, coming into playing a vastly more talented team with an elite running game and being down 2 DTs, making guys like Christian Covington and Freedom Akinmoladun see significant snaps throughout the game. Once Cleveland was ahead, they were able to abuse our injured Dline to take the pressure off of Mayfield and drain the clock.

I think the Eagles game will be a very good test for this defense. They don't have an elite running back or Oline. They don't have elite WRs or, really, even an elite QB at this point. At least he hasn't shown it in a year or two.

If this defense helps the Eagles offense "come alive" like they did the Browns offense, then maybe we'll start talking about the defense being a problem. But, as of now, we're talking about a defense that has had a good game and a bad game. Let's see how things shake out.