(05-24-2019, 08:30 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Usually I am pretty upbeat. There's going to be growing pains on defense this year. It's just the nature of inexperience and fresh faces out on the field. You'll get really good splash plays and then you'll get face palm plays more times than not. And I can honestly live with that. Provided this offense takes the field under Foles' leadership and starts to look somewhat more consistent and dependable.

I'll say it's safe to say there's only going up from here. Fair enough.But there's always some type of trade off.

I was excited about the defense coming into the year, but there are a couple of things that have served to dampen it.

First was the news regarding Telvin Smith.

next was the injury suffered by Josh Allen.  The Jaguars have said it's a bruised knee and nothing, yet Allen will miss the remainder of the OTAs. 

After that, was the news that Telvin's presumed replacement, rookie LB Quincy Williams, was taken off the field today in a golf cart (which may or may not have been serious per Searcy).

Finally, one of the 1010 XL talking heads added perspective this morning, noting that between the two starting safeties (Harrison and Wilson), there are less than ten (10) combined starts.  Considering how important S is to our scheme, it is something of a concern.

I sincerely hope all of these things are all minor in the overall scheme of things football wise.  Hopefully, Smith is well and up for a return next year (if not sooner), Allen and Williams are healthy and will be perfectly healthy by training camp, and Wilson and Harrison (more concerned about Wilson) will fit seamlessly into the defense and provide superlative coverage and tackling in a level of player equal to if not greater than their immediate predecessors.

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