My $0.02...
D: There's improvement, definitely. One series, they force a three-and-out with a bunch of stops in the backfield. The next series, a missed tackle results in a 63-yard run. This is improvement because GRob's imitation-D never forced three-and-outs. Gun should skip game plan and devote this week's practices to tackling drills.
O: We drafted Kris Wilson to be a big change in our O for this season. But, now that he's injured, our O is essentially the same (or arguably worse) than last year. It looks like opposing teams have figured out how to stop our offense. And with nothing new to show, the O is going to continue to suck. Every team with a good D is going to look at what DEN and CAR have done and duplicate it. That is scary.
ST: Less important than the previous two, but does anyone (other than Donx fans) think that Dante's four returns last year would have happened if the refs were enforcing "block-in-the-back" as much as they are now?
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