Why does our defense look so bad?

[Derrick]

(08-20-2017, 10:40 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Wouldn't be the first time the D got off to a slow start. There have been a couple years recently where they started out the season giving up a ton of yards, and by the stretch run they were playing much better and near the top of the defensive rankings. 

True. 2016 is the most (obviously) recent example. My question is: WTH can't they carry over from the end of one season to the beginning of the next? It is always "go back to square one" - aka Rinse and Repeat"