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Originally Posted by Ruhskins
I know we have a pretty mediocre defense and there are tons of room for improvement in talent and the coaching staff. But, I feel sometimes people expect a shutdown defense out of this bunch.
Right now we have a defense that can't stop the run and has trouble getting to the QB. Yet, they are in the top 10 in the league in takeaways. And that's going to be the reality of the defense for the most part. They can't/won't be able to carry the team and will give up yards, but they can provide opportunities for the offense with turnovers and in some cases key stops.
We will win games if the offense plays to its potential and plays as the strongest unit of the team. And if they can continue to capitalize on the defense's takeaways as they did against the Browns.
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Mostly true, but I think the defense is still better than they've played so far overall. I think they're not communicating well, they're not staying disciplined and thus are out of position in a lot of cases, and then flat bringing weaksauce tackling.
I think some of these issues will get cleaned up. Will the Cowboys still have success running the ball against us, sure. I'm not asking them to be top 10, hell I am not even sure I'm confident they can be top 20. All I want is better tackling and to get off the field on 3rd down at a more normal rate. Those things alone will put the ball back in our offense's hands, where the strength of the team is. We can win the division that way. Barry needs to coach better and we need to tackle better, but we have it in us.