Are we better on Defense?

spkb25 · 03-18-2017, 09:37 PM

Have we gotten better on defense this off-season?

hagan714 · 03-18-2017, 09:51 PM

with the addition and players coming off IR we have to be better

rezburna · 03-18-2017, 10:11 PM

Slightly.

foreverfan · 03-18-2017, 10:17 PM

Did we get worse by keeping Sean Payton?

saintsfan1976 · 03-18-2017, 10:20 PM

Still need a starting DE and CB 1/2. Ellerbe injuries a concern. So is depth in secondary.

Hoping the draft or pending FA moves shore is up enough to be a top 15 defense.

ScottF · 03-18-2017, 10:43 PM

The short answer is no.
We kept Fairley and his 43 tackles and basically traded Edebali for Okafor.
One would think that at least two guys coming off of IR will regain starting roles.
The question mark is Klein. If he is the leader we've been looking for since Vilma, then yes we are better.

Unfortunately, it would almost be mathematically impossible to be worse. We can't just be "better"; we need to be one helluva lot better, as in 40 yard and 3or4 points-against better

jnormand · 03-18-2017, 11:15 PM

Everyone has forgotten something important....There's no more Joe Vitt and no more Bill Johnson. So yes, by all accounts and before we even acquired anyone this off season, we're better.

****, we're probably better even with the same guys starting and the same guys injured.

Hell yes we're better.

|Mitch| · 03-19-2017, 12:42 AM

Dennis Allen started making progress towards the end of last season. If we can stay healthy and maybe add a couple of pieces in the draft, I think we can be significantly better

jeanpierre · 03-19-2017, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Everyone has forgotten something important....There's no more Joe Vitt and no more Bill Johnson. So yes, by all accounts and before we even acquired anyone this off season, we're better.

****, we're probably better even with the same guys starting and the same guys injured.

Hell yes we're better.

jeanpierre · 03-19-2017, 05:27 AM

If you don't think this defense has gotten better by adding LB Coach Mike Nolan and DL Coach Ryan Nielsen...

...then you need to sit out the offseason and just be surprised when the regular season rolls around...

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Are we better on Defense? The short answer is no. We kept Fairley and his 43 tackles and basically traded Edebali for Okafor. One would think that at least two guys coming off of IR will regain starting roles. The question mark is Klein. If he is the leader we've been looking for since Vilma, then yes we are better. Unfortunately, it would almost be mathematically impossible to be worse. We can't just be "better"; we need to be one helluva lot better, as in 40 yard and 3or4 points-against better jnormand and foreverfan like this.

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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,662	Re: Are we better on Defense? Everyone has forgotten something important....There's no more Joe Vitt and no more Bill Johnson. So yes, by all accounts and before we even acquired anyone this off season, we're better. ****, we're probably better even with the same guys starting and the same guys injured. Hell yes we're better. MatthewT, Rsanders24, hagan714 and 5 others like this.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Are we better on Defense? Dennis Allen started making progress towards the end of last season. If we can stay healthy and maybe add a couple of pieces in the draft, I think we can be significantly better saintfan and hagan714 like this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Are we better on Defense? Originally Posted by jnormand Everyone has forgotten something important....There's no more Joe Vitt and no more Bill Johnson. So yes, by all accounts and before we even acquired anyone this off season, we're better. ****, we're probably better even with the same guys starting and the same guys injured. Hell yes we're better.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Are we better on Defense? If you don't think this defense has gotten better by adding LB Coach Mike Nolan and DL Coach Ryan Nielsen... ...then you need to sit out the offseason and just be surprised when the regular season rolls around... Euphoria, CheramieIII and hagan714 like this.

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