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Love him or hate him....he's spot on. Steve Smith


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5 hours ago, Harbingers said:

The defense did not improve. Ya they played a good game vs. the horrible Lions and WFT. But otherwise they struggled to even force a punt.

As a unit perhaps they will do better this season but I remain firm they do not have the proper coaching to improve to elite NFL status.

They went thru a stretch where they couldn't force a punt, but they were definitely better in the second half of the season than the first.  Still not great, but definitely improved.  

 

The defense this year was significantly better than last year, although that is not saying much.  

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We definitely need more depth on D.  We went all defense in the draft last year so we have a lot of young talent.  Chinn, Burns, Brown.  Corn Elder even looked good at times this year and he was mostly putrid under Rivera.  This staff has given me faith that they can coach up young guys.  
 

I think with another good draft including new TE, more depth, and of course another QB (whether Watson or a draft pick) we’re a lot closer to making a run than most think

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5 hours ago, Raleigh PF said:

But wait, didn't KC win the SB the year before? No one would mistake KCs defense for Tampa Bay's, so...what happened there?

 

That is certainly true, overall.  But, remember KC's offense was busy stepping on its own feet for most of three-plus quarters in the Super Bowl.  They would drive, get in scoring position or the edge of it, then make a negative play.  Meanwhile, their defense kept the game close enough to allow the offense to come back.  They did, in the last 7-10 minutes of the game. 

So while KC's defense was not to be mistaken for Tampa's, they stepped up when needed in the Super Bowl.  They were not a shut down defense int hat game, but they were good enough to control damage until their offense could finally get out of its own way.

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