In a passing league isn't having a LB that can play cover a massive liability? That's a skill set issue, we have a small LB that can't cover in the zone and can't cover TE or RB in man coverage.

Our stud DT Campbell that was the difference maker last year is starting to slow down, which is expected as he's coming near the end of his career in a year or two if not sooner. The big free agent DT Jackson we signed has been outplayed by the rookie DT that looks lost at times, let that sink in. Yannick is still a stud on the end but he's getting double teamed since we shipped off Fowler and there's no threat from anyone else on the line.

In the secondary our free agent Safeties are useless, the rookie Safety looks promising but so did those liabilities playing LB in the early part of their career.

Yea we have big underlying problems on defense, but they pail in comparison to the total rebuild we're facing on offense. IMO we need to switch to a 3-4 defense almost full time next year, Fowler was prefect for a 3-4 so it's a damn shame we didn't utilize him in that role while he was here but whatever he was a locker room problem so I get it. I think if we switch to a 3-4 we only need 2-3 role players and we can be competitive on defense just find next year, but all this talk of top 5 defense is ridiculous we're going to be average at best. We have to build a powerhouse offense that's the game today.

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