(07-11-2024, 01:23 AM)nhiverson Wrote: Campbell make or break year he still struggles to get his head around. I hope someone else steps up.

I think the hamstring injury really messed him up last year. They also rushed him back out there too soon medically. Ended up getting exposed against the 49ers and Ravens as well because of that. 

Secondary play will benefit the most this season with a rebolstered front seven and a new approach coaching wise. It's the interior that needs to make it's presence felt early and often in 2024. 

Relying heavily on Hamilton, Armstead, Smith and Jefferson to get it done. It's rare we saw the pocket collapse on defense. A lot of Allen and Walker's sacks were hustle and great effort pursuits that were made running around the windmill. 

I also think, again, our schedule and the QB's that we face in 2024 are a little bit more pass rusher friendly than we had in 2023. That schedule last year was absolutely brutal down the stretch. We had a gauntlet of top ranked defenses with quality QB play for what felt like a straight month in a row.

This was made worse as the injuries on offense began to stack up and it clearly reared it's ugly head starting after that Bengals loss.

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