(10-27-2024, 06:06 PM)enigma Wrote:

(10-27-2024, 05:58 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Our defense was 17th last year, we also had a ton of injuries on D last year. The defense was really good last year before all the injuries and we were leading the league in turnovers. We are 30th this year with the addition of Armstead, Jarian Jones, and Ronald Darby.  If we were even 20th in D this year we would likely have a couple more wins.  If we kept Darius Williams and didn't fire Mike Caldwell I think this team would have a couple more wins than we do now.

I agree.

I was the one who pointed out that Darby sucked along with Savage - and some people thought otherwise. These acquisitions were horrible and I really wish we still had D. Will starting opposite of Tyson.

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(10-27-2024, 06:00 PM)carp8dm Wrote: I'm not completely disagreeing with you.  But if we had a 3rd season with Caldwell, maybe this D would have played more instinctively.  Instead, you can tell that the Secondary is completely lost out there.  There are so many times when receivers are completely wide open.  

Eh, it's not like it matters.  I was just wondering if maybe, keeping Caldwell would have at least kept some consistency to at least keep the D cohesive in tight spots.

That could be the case, but at that point our team had already fallen off the Caldwell wagon.

But I will keep harping on this point that some of our players have looked noticeably slower - specifically Hines-Allen and Cisco, who's games were predicated on their ability to use their speed/movement to either get to the QB or make a play on the ball in pass coverage.

We're stuck with JHA for some time now, so I would suggest he lose some muscle and hopefully gain back some speed. The same could be said about Cisco, but I'm honestly okay with letting him go in free agency at this point.