Wayne from Orlando, FL:
You still think we shouldn't trade away draft picks for impact defensive players? I would give away my whole draft for a J.J. Watt – or anyone that could make a quarterback anxious, for that matter – because our guys up front just can't get it done.

<b>I would rather not trade away the future for a player.  Give me 7 new players and hopefully 4 work out well.  I like the slow methodical developmental approach to building a team.  </b>
 

<div>Andrew from Section 203:
I turned off the game Sunday at 14-6 because I knew the defense would be in for a long day. The defensive line needs to seriously reconsider their moniker of the 'Hit Squad'... please, enough with that.

<b>You missed Bortles and Robinson be exactly the types of players we have been hoping they would be.  The season will end before help gets here but we can look forward to some new members to the hit squad next season.</b>
 
I feel so sorry for the fan base. Not just for the last decade or so of watching this once-proud franchise, but also because they are still multiple seasons away from being truly good (assuming they even get there with this leadership). By my count they are eight-to-10 NFL-starting-caliber players away from being a winning team. That won't happen in one offseason. Care to opine?
 
My count is five.  Defensive ends = 2,  corners = 1,  LB = 1 FS = 1.  The rest of the bunch this team is lacking is injured.  Linder at guard, Marks at Dt, Fowler at end.  Lewis could be upgraded and we could use a faster MLB but we really aren't as far away as you think.  
 

<div>Michael from Newport News, VA:
So which current starters do you see being cut prior to next season?
 
Beadles, Lewis, Clemons, Branch, and maybe Gratz.  It really depends on what the scouting staff is seeing in this years draft and free agency.  If there isn't an immediate upgrade available you could expect to so some of those players back.
 

<div>Gary from High Springs, FL:
John, Gus Bradley babies these players too much. Yes, we need a coach that can encourage but we also need a coach that can give these players a kick in the butt. Using the word better … a better coach would have had eight-to-10 more wins over this three-year stretch.
 
I think you underestimate how bad this roster was.  Or how young the offense has been.  I think he is doing an amazing job getting the continued effort he has out of the players.  Now if the talent level was 3 years ago what it is now and he's not 10-20 wins better cut ties.
 

<div>Bill from Jacksonville Beach, FL:
John, would I be wrong to characterize Gus Bradley in Sunday's press conference as him not only having no idea why the pass rush isn't better, but also giving no clue as to how he and the coaching staff plan on rectifying the issue? Thanks! Go Jags!
 
Can't get pressure with four, or five, or six, or seven.  When you can't get pressure no matter what the scheme you run on any given down what does that tell you about the players tasked with bringing the rush?
 

<div>Brian from Section 238:
Well, now that we're back in reality and have stopped this playoff la-la-land talk, can we talk about how bad this defense truly is? The secondary needs an overhaul. The defensive line needs an overhaul and we need a backup linebacker who can at least fill gaps better than "Thursty for the bench" Armbrister. I blame Dave. Too many holes in this team. Still. It's year three. C'mon man.
 
<b>Outside of about two positions I thought they have played pretty well.  I don't know what to make of the secondary, when they have had pressure they have played pretty well.  It would be nice to have another Corner, another Linebacker, and more ends but other than that the rest of the defense has been decent.  A pass rush fixes a lot of this defenses issues.</b>
 
 
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