Looked for the other two threads and both were locked and I am not sure why, but this actually does deserve its own thread.
IMO I think this defense needs to move past Capers and get some new life into the defensive game-planning. I agree we didnt have all the players to utilize his defense this year and that we did improve significantly upon last years defense, but this year after year playoff collapses and allowing mediocre offenses epic, record breaking performances has gone on to long.
This defense seems to rely solely on playing from ahead and having the db's get turnovers. When we are behind, they dont ever seem to be able to stop the opposing offenses. They continually get pushed around and are constantly out of position. Like I said in another thread, when this defense is bad, they are EPICALLY bad.
I understand we improved to 11th and that we had a massive amount of injuries, but this isnt a one time issue. This is year after year, big game after big game. We are soft as hell, we have no character on defense and i assume no one is worried about playing against our defense.
I dont know who would be available to replace Capers and I dont think switching to a 4-3 is a good idea. But I do think we need a new fresh face that can breath some character into this defense.
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