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Originally Posted by BleedingRed
I'm sorry but how many years does Spags need and how many drafts before his defense approaches top 10?
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You want our defense to be top 10? And pay mahomes? And get stud OTs? And make sure our interior OL stays great? And get pass rushers? And get the experience we need in the secondary?
We need our Defense to be good enough. In more than half the games over the last 2 seasons they did more than their part to win games for us. This season they have won several games for us. Apart from buffalo last year they have mostly been solid in the playoffsand have had several big league playoff performances. We've been inconsistent this year. Guess what, that's what happens when over half of the starters has minimal playing experience.
I get if people think we can do better. I'm torn on that too. But the narrative that spags D has consistently underperformed and underachieved is hogwash. Or that he is too stuck in his own ways, nevermind that he made enormous adjustments our super bowl year which swung us a super bowl. Or that this Defense is stale even though we've had plenty of successes and showed a willingness to adjust. We have largely been more than good enough to win games when we absolutely needed it.
So yeah, he deserves scrutiny but he has more than earned the leeway to figure things out especially in a year where he has a wildly inexperienced defense.