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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Against NE, the Chiefs played without Houston and with Hali as questionable. It was not a bad defense against a dominant offense.
Against Pittsburgh, we never recovered after losing DJ. We were on our third string at both DL and ILB after losing DJ, Howard, Bailey, Mauga to IR. And Houston and Hali played that game at 75% after late season injuries. Still that defense was serviceable given all the injuries.
This narrative that we've been insanely talented on D is an exaggeration. We've had some talent but we've also been rocked by injuries to our star players.
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And Sutton needing only star players to make his D work. He should be coaching only the pro bowl at this point.
New England's D was atrocious the first 4 weeks, they seemed to have gotten better. They have never had star power in their D. Yet they don't bottom out. That is real coaching for you.