Credit to Paul Guenther

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(11-10-2016, 01:16 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: A minor shakeup will likely hurt an already struggling defense. K, got it   God forbid they try something different 

A shakeup can help or hurt depending on how it's done.  For example, if a starter is benched for a quarter or a half, maybe it sends him a message about the standard of play expected and could lead to better effort over the rest of the season.  But if the starter is benched for an inferior player over many games, the team will suffer.  But there are various scenarios and the only person in the best position to judge what type of move will have the best effect is the coach, you know, the guy who sees the players practically every day and understands what type of buttons to push on what type of players.  

So a shakeup can help or hurt, but the best person to make that decision is the coach who deals with the situation every day.  Not even saying that Guenther is or isn't making the right calls, but the whole point of the OP was to show that he is trying his best, working his butt off and hasn't given up trying to get better.