The Dude

I said in preseason it was foolish to believe that our D would pick up where it left off last year, even with the additions of Byrd and other upgrades. Going from worst ever in the history of the NFL to 4th overall is insane. A good defense is not built that fast. We will still have a much better defense than year before last, probable middle of the pact. With the way our offense played our defense doesn't need to be top 5.
They had a bad game. Better now than in the playoffs. We will be fine and will be in the playoffs again. Like I said the Falcons are a very good offensive team. Ryan and the defense are under the spotlight now and know they aren't invincible like some thought in the pre season. Like Oak said, they need time to learn how to play together. They will gel.