I was there, nothing wrong with that crowd. Loud as hell all game long. Maybe the loudest I've ever heard the dome since we beat the Panthers in 09 on that touchdown fumble recovery in the end zone.

Would it be considered overreacting if I said our defense last year was a fluke, and Rob Ryan is not a good DC?

i love cover 2 or cloud 3 or cloud 4 defense or any prevent defense. it is so exciting to watch.

It's all in the execution and the basic fundamentals of the sport. Our guys can't tackle, can't shed blocks and can't cover. They take bad angles in pursuit and when they get there it's half hearted attempts at bringing the guy down. Even last night. I couldn't keep counting the number of times we had 4-5 guys play two hand touch with Lacy or a WR and watch him keep chugging.

We can't get pressure with our front 4 and that is an issue Ryan could work with pressure packages but again, with our issues in coverage and tackling it is likely to backfire. I think he is doing the right thing playing coverage zones until he starts to see evidence we can win the one on one matchups that allow for man or blitzing. He's handcuffed by a bunch of underachieving players in my opinion. Aside from Curtis Lofton I don't see anyone excelling at their craft.