Dunno if I'll hit on all subjects presented, but a few bits:

I think they've resolve to Little is the utility backup/extra lineman. I don't know what goes on in practice, but Taylor has managed to keep his job in spite of drive-killing penalties or whiffed blocks, which says a heap about Little if he's not even getting the chance to replace him. In all honesty, yesterday Scherff was the one with his hands full early on, but appeared to settle in a bit.
Connor to me is that north-south plodder that is gonna get 2 yards and a cloud of dust. It's a complete misfit for what the O wants to do. I dunno if Hasty isn't getting the reps with the 1s, but his timing seems off on every play. Help is not on the way.

For the D, it's good to see a few rooks getting quality reps, both Muma and Brown were out there a bit yesterday. While it may be injury giving them reps, they are getting valuable experience for the day when the job is theirs to lose. As expected, results were mixed.

I dunno what can be done about the pass rush. While we were outmanned yesterday, blitzing was not a good option. However, throughout the season we've seen that blitzes rarely work, the OLB can't get home or contain QB, and pressure up the middle is nonexistent. I almost wonder if the design is contain more than attack. It's mind boggling.

I'm happy where we are. It's working at the most important position on the field. But for all our effort to build (rebuild?) the defense, it's still spongy soft. I don't know that we are fit to win shootouts each week, nor are we stable enough to smother a team by playing ball control offense. There is still much to be done. But we're getting there.

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