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Packfan,
I disagree that the defense is in "shambles". Hicks, Clemons, Browning, Woods, Edwards, Mazlowski and Wesley are young solid defenders. Hasty needs to be replaced through FA. We have no time to hope that Bartee, Dennis, or Warfield will become a shutdown corner next year. They can man the 2nd recievers and play nickel but if Hasty is a cap casuality he must be replaced with a Sehorn or the like who can step in today. Chet is a waste of money but it is too expensive to cut him. A big loss that I think goes unnoticed was Tom Barndt. Tom was a run stuffing DT. Another can be found in the later rounds of the draft or as a cap casualty later. Scheme and coaching was far and away the problem with this defense. What do you think a young Bill Cowher, or Gunther Cunningham, or Marvin Lewis or Bill Belichek could do with this group? This defense needs improvment, no argument, but I think "shambles" may have been a little harsh.
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