Yesterday, 01:59 PM
(Yesterday, 01:39 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: My whole point in the conversation with J24 is that getting a super duper 3T isn't going to fix what's wrong with the defense. The DL needs for all 4 components to be functional in order to perform their job as a unit. We've got a sack leader on the unit, what did that get us? Losing our NT and DE sure as heck cost us a lot of rushing yards yielded. You have to be able to stop the run before rushing the passer means anything.
I agree with your general point, Sunset, but also...
2023 with Reader: 26th rushing overall/30th rushing YPC
2024 without Reader: 19th rushing overall/16th rushing YPC
2023 Lions without Reader: 2nd rushing overall/3rd rushing YPC
2024 Lions with Reader: 5th rushing overall/22nd rushing YPC
...I fully accept that there's other factors at play, but I just need to push back on everyone talking about how us letting Reader go was some huge loss. We were bad against the run with him. The Lions run defense was good without Reader and it didn't get better with him, he was very mediocre this year. I think we can just say the guy was a pretty good player that has been vastly overrated because he not only wore our uniform, but wore our uniform in a SB.
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