Comparing Robinson's D of 2003 to Gunther's D of 2004 is bogus IMO. Robinson had been here 3 years and had people knowing and understanding what he expected of them and what they could expect of those playing around them. There is no way to expect someone with completely different schemes to just walk in the door and get people on the same page of the hymnal. Heck, it was a totally different hymnal.
You will also note that the D did improve from 2004 to 2005. Some people want to say it was due to improvements in personnel and they would be somewhat right. But of those we added, how many of them are the fans happy with now? Bell failed miserably to live up to his hype and Knight take a week to go 40 yards.
I have no problem giving Gun one more year. If the defense is not noticably better than 2003, run him out of town on a rail again. But if this defense is top 10 in scoring this next season, I expect the crow population in KC to drop to an all time low due to how many are being eaten.
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My 2024 Adopt-A-Chief: Rashee Rice
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