(03-14-2024, 02:12 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(03-14-2024, 01:52 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: People know that we need our defensive to improve immediately right?  Like next season.

We're drafting a corner with the 1st pick.  Resigning Josh...  Is that all people are expecting to improve the defense that disappeared for the last 7 games?  The Jags still need TWO dogs on defense and people are trying to bring in another WR after the Jags just signed two, and will probably draft another with one of their top 3 picks this year.

In all seriousness though, with Nielson I think the defense will be much improved with what we have and already brought it.

Savage is an upgrade
Darby is a wash at worst
Antonio Johnson will be out there, presumably at NCB right now. He made a lot of splash plays in limited time last year.
Allen and Walker should feast in this scheme

Really the only glaring need to upgrade is IDL, which we will in some way.

If the offense was more efficient last year we would have had 3-4 more wins even with the struggles we had at some points defensively.

Scheme will only get you so much if the defense doesn't have the players.

Using your logic, we should be much better scheming now that Doug has taken back exclusive control.   I mean, the offense was 10th in the league the year before we got Ridley...so I'm thinking you're probably right.

But the defense...still only has one Alpha (Josh) and one could be alpha (Treyvon)...and I'd argue that the overall defensive side hasn't been good for two seasons.   Yes, Oluokun makes lots of tackles...Josh has figured out what side to blitz from to get tackles...but in generally the defense is still light in the pocket.  

I worry way more about the defensive side of the ball than I do about how will ETN, Engram, Kirk, Jones and Travis will score points.     Heck, I remember us putting up plenty of points two years ago against both the Cowboys and the Ravens.   

The Jags have problems stopping teams.   Consistently.  Unless the teams are offensively challenged.

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