Has the Defense Improved from last year?

GumboBC · 04-24-2005, 04:53 PM

Has the defense improved from last year?

The quick answer would be ... NO!

That would also be the incorrect answer. Based on logic that is. Nothing can be proven until we see them play.

When you rank 32nd out of 32 teams, things look bad. Real Bad!!

But, IMO, you have to look at many things and in many ways.

Postives:
First ... Mike McKenzie only played half of the year. Playing a whole season and being there from the start of this season has to count for something.

Fakir Brown is more experienced this year.

Dwight Smith take over for Tebucky Jones. Major improvement.

Charles Grant, Will Smith, and Darren Howard. Stacked with pass rushers at DE.

The not so positives:

a. Jonathan Sullivan -- There's a lot riding on this guy. Even more than our LBs.

b. James Allen, Colby Bockwoldt, James Allen, and Alfred Fincher.

The truth about our LBs, including Fincher, is that nobody knows. They played well at the end of the season. That could continue, or they might suck. In the end, nobody knows.

The question marks heading into the offseason were primarily LB and DT.

Past history suggests that we have not taken care of our defensive needs.

Do we write the defense off right here and now?

04-24-2005, 04:53 PM	#1
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616	Has the Defense Improved from last year? Has the defense improved from last year? The quick answer would be ... NO! That would also be the incorrect answer. Based on logic that is. Nothing can be proven until we see them play. When you rank 32nd out of 32 teams, things look bad. Real Bad!! But, IMO, you have to look at many things and in many ways. Postives: First ... Mike McKenzie only played half of the year. Playing a whole season and being there from the start of this season has to count for something. Fakir Brown is more experienced this year. Dwight Smith take over for Tebucky Jones. Major improvement. Charles Grant, Will Smith, and Darren Howard. Stacked with pass rushers at DE. The not so positives: a. Jonathan Sullivan -- There's a lot riding on this guy. Even more than our LBs. b. James Allen, Colby Bockwoldt, James Allen, and Alfred Fincher. The truth about our LBs, including Fincher, is that nobody knows. They played well at the end of the season. That could continue, or they might suck. In the end, nobody knows. The question marks heading into the offseason were primarily LB and DT. Past history suggests that we have not taken care of our defensive needs. Do we write the defense off right here and now?
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616