Is this D better than the 2003 Super Bowl defense?

[SpeedOFLight]

The 2003 defense was insane. I remember them blocking FGs, harassing QBs (peyton). If i am not mistaken, we started that season like 5-0. The offense was definitely clutch. I remember how confident I was when Jake got the ball with less than 2 mins. That defense got us to the Superbowl. Not to discredit this current one we have, which is great in it's own sense. If only our O would constantly put up the numbers, we could make a run....

[General_Purr]

I don't think so. We had a great Pass Defense. Mike Minter is one of the most underrated great safteys of the game. two great CB.. Peppers.. Solid Run stopping LBs. 

 

[Salvo]

That 2003 team as a whole, let alone the defense, had a certain magic to them that this team doesn't...yet. I think we'll have to wait until after the season to really make comparisons,

[Rules&Regulations]

Between what happened in Buffalo, the way we allowed SEA to close out the game when we had the opportunity to get our O the ball back, and how inconsistent our front 4 have been at producing sacks, this D couldn't hold 03's jock at this point.

[CRA]

Between what happened in Buffalo, the way we allowed SEA to close out the game when we had the opportunity to get our O the ball back, and how inconsistent our front 4 have been at producing sacks, this D couldn't hold 03's jock at this point.

.....and without the late game heroics of Jake and Kasay.....that D would have been viewed how?

[pantherclaw]

I'll take our current front seven.

The 2003 secondary was nothing but patch work with an Minter as it's best player.

[Catalyst]

Yes, this unit is better. The 2002 & 2005 defenses were both better than 2003 as well.

[Davidson Deac II]

The 2003 defense was insane. I remember them blocking FGs, harassing QBs (peyton). If i am not mistaken, we started that season like 5-0. The offense was definitely clutch. I remember how confident I was when Jake got the ball with less than 2 mins. That defense got us to the Superbowl. Not to discredit this current one we have, which is great in it's own sense. If only our O would constantly put up the numbers, we could make a run....

 

Blocked field goals would be special teams, not defense. 

[SpeedOFLight]

Blocked field goals would be special teams, not defense. 

 

 

I am sure I know that. I do remember our defensive players such as Jenkins blocking extra points and fg attempts. I would still have to go with the players back then because all they were doing that year and thats not knock on this year's squad

[Car123]

Peppers>Chris Jenkins>Charles Johnson>Mike Rucker>Greg Hardy>Buckner>Star