The Official Defense Has Major Issues/Fire Jim Haslett Thread

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I've been impressed by Carriker these last two weeks. He might be our best defensive lineman (Haynesworth-neutral).

I think the linebacker play has been excellent in every phase but screens. We can nitpick the fact that Andre Carter is always going to play a little stiff in space and that he's a better 4-3 DE than an OLB, but Carter is 31 and not a significant part of the future of this team. Wouldn't have been much a part of the future if this was still a 4-3.

The defensive line hasn't been very good, but we still have an ace in the hole (Haynesworth), Carriker looks like a good pickup, and if all we need to do is ask Golston to rise to the occasion and be average, I think he'll eventually pick up the system. He's flashing playmaking ability already, which is good. He just has a ways to go.

Kemo is a big weakness. I mean, eh, I think he'll be more healthy and A LOT more explosive next year. Right now, we can play Anthony Bryant and Haynesworth equal time and get better performance. Kemo and Jarmon both had significant injuries next year and I'm not worried about the DL long term.

Carriker, Goldston and Kemo would not start for any successful team running a 3-4. Carriker has been the better of the two but we're talking about a group that isn't going to dominate anyone.