Was Austin the Problem with the Defense?

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(01-14-2019, 08:49 PM)Whatever Wrote: Our LB's are just plain bad.  Burfict is finished.  Rey is finished.  Brown is a decent 2 down thumper, but he's a FA.  Vigil looks like a quality backup, at best.  Evans looks lost half the time.  Nickerson isn't NFL roster worthy.  Jefferson couldn't get on the field, but new coaches might be able to get something out of him.  We definitely need 2 guys that are starting caliber.

Pass rush also became an issue when Lawson went down.  He wasn't getting sacks, but he was generating pressure and forcing QB's to step up into Geno.

I agree, although I think Brown is a little better than he's given credit for around here.  He had an INT at Indy, and played through a bad ankle sprain from then on.  I think he's a pretty good ball player when healthy.  He would make a good complimentary piece to a couple of legit LBs.