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(3 hours ago)PhilHos Wrote: I disagree in that I think scheming CAN save it, but I just don't know if Lou has that ability. I mean, don't forget that THIS season we held Mahommes to his worst passing performance of his career (or something like that).
And by "saving" the defense, I mean just not make it the worst in the league.
Mahomes has been underwhelming for the entirety of the season (6 TDs, 5 interceptions, thrown an interception in every game). That offense is having some issues and sputtering along right now. If Murphy ends up working out then it could be a huge boost to the defense but otherwise, no, I don't think scheming can save it. A lot of people will point to scheme as this almost nebulous concept that can fix anything. In reality, it's just putting your players in optimal positions. You still wind up looking back at the talent and this defense just doesn't have it. I don't think that the team is awful, but I do think the defense is awful. This is an eight-ish win team in my mind.
