We lost our best DT, our best LB, and our best CB . . . from an average defense . . . and you expect it to be better next year?
What are your reasons?
The same "best" DT was not healthy for almost all of last year and our "best" cb was healthy for less than half of last year.
So that leaves "one" great player to be replaced from last year's average defense. Lots of young talented coming on board and there's an excellent chance they'll play better than Thorell, Fisher, Cassidy, etc.
So they might be better than Thorell, Fisher, Cassidy, etc. Awesome. Hope you're right.
Now who (next year) is going to be as good or better than Crick, David, and Dennard?
I just don't see it. I expected our defense to be very good last year. It wasn't. I don't know why it will be better next year with the same supporting cast and the loss of every star. We'll see I guess.
Crick was hurt pretty much the whole first half before the pec finally tore.......Baker steps up to lead a solid young group with a bunch of depth
We lose David at LB, but overall the group will be better with Anderson coming in
We lose Dennard......I see Mo stepping right into his shoes and Andrew Green has a year of starting under his belt
Our defense will be fine