Top 2 defenses from last year ...

[Udogg]

Both Seattle and Carolina are getting ran out of the building.   What is the reason?  Quicker passes? Injuries? 

[TheRumGone]

Holding and player safety

[Toolbox]

Seattle D sucks coz they ain't throwing to sherman's side.. duh

[LinvilleGorge]

Both teams had great DLs last year. Both DLs are struggling this year. Then, we also have to consider the fact that we have the collectively slowest NFL secondary in the league. If our DL can't force the opponent's hand, we're sunk.

[FugginPoo]

Luke Kuechly will not be getting any votes for Defensive MVP this season.

 

No more Sunday Night intro videos with Carrie Underwood either.

[LinvilleGorge]

Luke Kuechly will not be getting any votes for Defensive MVP this season.

No more Sunday Night intro videos with Carrie Underwood either.

MVP, OPOY, and DPOY all essentially require playing on a good team. We aren't a good team. Not even close to it. Luke is still going to put up gaudy personal stats, but we aren't going to have any players in consideration for personal awards.

[Carolina Cajun]

I'm realizing (although I hoped) that defense doesn't hold over from season to season like offense does.  Remember Houston had one of the top defenses in the NFL in 2012, then one of the worst defenses in 2013.

[Monday Night Shyamalan]

MVP, OPOY, and DPOY all essentially require playing on a good team. We aren't a good team. Not even close to it. Luke is still going to put up gaudy personal stats, but we aren't going to have any players in consideration for personal awards.

 

Forgetting about KB?

[CelibatePimp]

Both Seattle and Carolina are getting ran out of the building.   What is the reason?  Quicker passes? Injuries? 

 

None of these teams have the same talent from last year on the dline.

[LinvilleGorge]

Only tackles in the backfield(like sacks) should count. Those falling on the pile after 1st down conversions are nonsense.

This is idiotic.

Tackles in the backfield do count differently, they're tackles for loss. Sacks do count differently, they're sacks. Tackles absolutely should count and absolutely matter. If no tackle occurred virtually every play would go for a TD.

[Fox007]

A sack is just a tackle.....so overrated.

 

 

[Apex Cat]

A good OL is the most critical group to successful football.   If your OL can run block and pass block, you keep your offense on the field and the opposing offense off the field.  You win TOP and tire the defense.

 

BUT, if you have one or two defensive linemen who can consistently win their space and blow up the opposing OL, you've got something really powerful in just a couple of players.  Hardy is one of those guys.

[Ruff]

Yea, and if I don't breathe I will die. Tackles are necessary part of the game. If tackles count, running should count as well. I'm not talking running with the football just running. I want to know who runs the most every time the ball snaps. Running is as necessary as tackles.

This is actually tracked in soccer.

Sorry to bust your idiot stat tracking bubble.

[Snake]

Honestly if you took one all pro tackle away and put another in a slump you would have a terrible oline. Same for our defence, Hardy's gone and Big Money is not earning his money.