Quote:And the defense was still gutted. And I don't see how anyone can realistically look at that defense and call them competitive. They had fill-ins...quick fix bandaids...playing at most positions and they finally turned their efforts to the defensive side of the ball this off-season. I just can't comprehend how people can't see that. I'm not even defending Bradley, but how someone cannot see that the talent on the defensive side of the ball was seriously lacking, really confuses me. Obviously the GM saw it, and that's all that matters to me.

Gutted? Or poorly coached?


We were within 7 points of 6 of our losses. Our defense was terrible, but the fact that no adjustments were made and o'Brian punked Bradley by exposing how ridiculously predictable our defensive tendencies are kinda renders this argument of a gutted defense as rather weak.


I'm not saying the defence was built, but keeping us within 7 means they weren't gutted...


You asked further up the thread how many more wins would a good coach have brought in... there were several games that we left on the table.


Not only that, but it's a team game, with multiple aspects, offense, defense and special teams.

While the defence was clearly weak, there were 6 games where we weren't being blown out and within striking distance. Good coaching makes the difference -- public service announcement--- this is my opinion.

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