Let's talk about our Defense

[thefuzz]

We are going to struggle against the run.  I don't think that statement will be proven wrong this season.

 

That said, if our offense can score tons of points, that's not really an issue.

I have my doubts.

[Lurk21]

38 minutes ago, austin1227 said:

Rasheem green is on the texans

Dang, I missed that signing. Thanks bro 

[LinvilleGorge]

17 minutes ago, shaq said:

Gilmore was traded here mid season and played the entire season partially injured. He played well in the small amount of snaps, but the return of Horn far out weighs the loss of Gilmore.

Borderline top 10 will be a good showing from this unit.

[rayzor]

Next year we add beef to the middle. If Corral pans out, that becomes the priority. 

[vorbis]

Horn was looking 100% legit before his injury. assuming no issues with that, I expect he will make a huge impact.

I do anticipate another signing. Fitterer brought up the idea of a DE/5 technique player being a potential add earlier in free agency, so Clowney is a potential move, or someone who does the same kind of things.

I've been watching some tape on Brandon Smith, and I think he's quite a bit away from being a rotational LB. maybe training camp does the job to get him there, but I doubt it honestly.

[Happy Panther]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We lost our leading pass rusher and our best, most experienced CB and yet a middling defense is going to be #1? 

You don’t get clicks saying top 15.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, Happy Panther said:

You don’t get clicks saying top 15.

Touché 

[Shocker]

Don’t forget our secret weapon…

 

[Jon Snow]

The defense is not as good as the homers would have you think. It is a liability until proven otherwise as far as I'm concerned. 

The pass rush is still a weakness.  The LB position is still in question and there's little depth outside CB.

I'm not getting my hopes up.

[mc52beast]

Will our D be able to stop power running offenses which ate us alive last year? I don’t see teams going after Horn much and Jackson can hold his own so teams will more than likely run at us until we prove they can’t.

[L-TownCat]

Not convinced we can stop the run nor have we replaced Reddick’s sacks.

[1of10Charnatives]

Top shelf defenses almost always have more than one highly effective pass rusher. There is nothing to suggest anyone besides Burns is likely to fit this description this year. Our secondary could be top shelf, but the linebacking corps seems overall pedestrian (something I'm fine with for the moment btw, given our huge needs in areas much more relevant to winning), and looking at our DL overall, it does look promising, but I'm not ready to label it top shelf just yet. Let's see how they actually play.

[1of10Charnatives]

4 hours ago, Happy Panther said:

You don’t get clicks saying top 15.

Please run for public office.

I would give my left hand for an elected official as honest as this statement. Alternatively, I would be willing to watch 4Corners eat a handful of live bees. 

[pantherj]

Our defense can be exploited just like most of the other defenses in the NFL. When we go big teams throw on us, and when we go small to rush the passer teams run it. The QB just looks at who we have or sub out there and he makes an audible to attack our package. Trying to build some mega perfect defense is just fools gold. We could spend more 1st round picks on defense and still be exploited.

It's 2022. You win with your QB for the most part. The offense needs to be humming all game long. Hunkering down and hoping to slow down top teams and win is just a pipe dream.

Edited May 7, 2022 by pantherj