The run defense was atrocious at times last year. I was pointing this out in a few games. It's true though. If you can't stop Henry or Taylor you're losing valuable possession time for Lawrence on offense anyways. So, in the long run. Improving the overall level of play on defense while cutting back on mistakes offensively in year two for Lawrence should bode well for the team in general.

You don't have to worry about getting into a shoot out if your defense is shooting for the fences on every play and demolishing the running game or terrorizing the QB. I like what they have done so far in this draft. Even starting to warm up to the idea of Walker being strictly a pass rushing OLB at this point that already has a nose and knack for finding the football in the event it stays on the ground.

Also, again, they have plenty of picks to get back up into RD4 here in a few hours this afternoon if they think they can find another solid option offensively.

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