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Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan
My main concern is continuity in the defense. We have so many new faces that will vie for starting time that the cohesion might not be there immediately. That is the only thing that is keeping me from thinking these guys will be a top 10 defense. Personnel, I don't think, will be the issue.
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I think that the defense is pretty well set and the vast majority of it are veterans (also consider that DeVito is probably the most experienced in the specific scheme Sutton will run):
Flowers Houston Jackson Poe DeVito Hali Smith
Johnson Johnson
Berry Lewis
That's three new guys, with DeVito very experienced in the scheme. The rest of this starting group has three years of starting playing experience together (with Poe being the exception, but he started for the entire 2012 season).
This unit should have excellent continuity and cohesion right from the get go.