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Originally Posted by Buzz_TinBalls
so, the difference of .5 yards per play is supposed to sound the alarm?
come on. the diff was with regard to points allowed. '11 it was 338, last season it was 425. Now that is a difference maker. They were dead last in points scored too -- 211 points for the season is awful. Those two factors combined are the difference.
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Partially from 25 offensive turnovers during the first part of the season, partially from letting CB Brandon Carr go to Dallas, partially from Eric Berry barely being able to make cuts and generally playing poorly during the first several games.
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Whatever stat you want to use -- fine, the point being is that we were much worse in 2012 than in 2011. You bring up Brandon Carr -- how much of a factor was he in the collapse? One can look at the stats last year and easily conclude that we were one of the very worst defenses in the league. My question is whether we should view 2012 as anomaly caused by incompetent coaching and a complete lack of accountability or does it accurately reflect the relative talent level on this defense? Are we near the very bottom of the league talent-wise on defense?