Problems with the Defense, IMHO

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It's very simple, we just don't have the talent up front to get the job done rushing the passer. We can blame the coaches all we want, but look at the names up front. This unit needs a serious overhaul. I wouldn't mind Wynn and Daniels as backups, but it's definitely time to replace both guys with some DE's who can get after the QB. We somehow got away with mediocre talent on the DL last year, but this year it's finally catching up with us.

The coaches are as much to blame for the lack of pass rush as the front four are. They knew last year that the starting DE's were useless as far as the pass rush, and they had ample time to do something about it. Instead, they drafted a corner to sure up the pass coverage...

But seriously, this line has needed an overhauling for almost five years, and the only positive thing that has happened in that time is the addition of Griffin.