People talk about scheme, Sutton, tackling, etc.
Without question, the single biggest issue with the defense is that far too much cap space is tied up in players that are either unavailable or unproductive (or both).
Houston, Berry, Hitchens, and Bailey. Houston is an average player anymore (when you account for production vs availability). The rest are well below average.
Having this much cap space tied up in these guys is such a waste. It’s an immediate disadvantage before we’ve played a snap of any game.
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