Quote:The defense sucks because we haven't invested much (in terms of draft picks) in it, especially in the higher rounds, the plan was to build the offense first. You want to know why the Vikes defense is good? Xavier Rhodes (1st round pick), Sharif Floyd (1st round pick), Anthony Barr (1st round pick), (Trey Waynes (1st round pick), Harrison Smith (1st round pick), I'm not a huge Gus fan but it's obvious he doesn't have the pieces to make this scheme work, this scheme requires two things, speed in the middle of the defense (FS & MLB) and a pass rush that can consistently effect opposing QB's. We're incredibly weak in both these areas, so it shouldn't be a surprise when elite QB's like Philip Rivers pick it apart.