[SamuelMcF]

Sadly the defense doesn't have enough talent. The gap was evident during Saturday's TV games.

Best case scenario:
JMF and Miezan are healthy and at least “average” ILBs; it will be an upgrade.  Our outside linebackers are decent and we have some depth there.  Whoever plays safety is no worse than what we have now.  Booker and DWP plus a player to be named later could form a serviceable but thin line. If we even have a reversion to the mean injury-wise we’ll be in better shape.  Kelly holds his own at CB, and we find somebody to play opposite him.

Worst case scenario:
Booker has a Little-like injury on game three, DWP is battling through some things all year, we’re still playing Robinson at ILB because no one healthy can beat him out, we don’t find a capable corner to play opposite of Kyu, and safety remains a mess all year.

The downside risk seems higher.

BC

Unfortunately this.

It can't be a coincidence that (at least so far) all transferring starters, this year and last, have been on the defensive side of the ball. Yes I agree with Phogge that the defensive talent isn't what it once was, but the talent didn't suddenly drop from top 20 to bottom 20 in a couple years...so why did their ranking? There have to be more factors. A poster on the paid forum made a convincing argument that coaching/preparation made them look way worse. For instance, in the Big Game there was a play breakdown where 3 pass rushers executed the same twist/stunt so they ended up on top of each other (obviously incorrect), and Garbers had the easiest pocket escape in the world. That shouldn't be happening in the last game of the f***ing season.

[SamuelMcF]

Sadly the defense doesn't have enough talent. The gap was evident during Saturday's TV games.

Best case scenario:
JMF and Miezan are healthy and at least “average” ILBs; it will be an upgrade.  Our outside linebackers are decent and we have some depth there.  Whoever plays safety is no worse than what we have now.  Booker and DWP plus a player to be named later could form a serviceable but thin line. If we even have a reversion to the mean injury-wise we’ll be in better shape.  Kelly holds his own at CB, and we find somebody to play opposite him.

Worst case scenario:
Booker has a Little-like injury on game three, DWP is battling through some things all year, we’re still playing Robinson at ILB because no one healthy can beat him out, we don’t find a capable corner to play opposite of Kyu, and safety remains a mess all year.

The downside risk seems higher.

BC

Unfortunately this.

It can't be a coincidence that (at least so far) all transferring starters, this year and last, have been on the defensive side of the ball. Yes I agree with Phogge that the defensive talent isn't what it once was, but the talent didn't suddenly drop from top 20 to bottom 20 in a couple years...so why did their ranking? There have to be more factors. A poster on the paid forum made a convincing argument that coaching/preparation made them look way worse. For instance, in the Big Game there was a play breakdown where 3 pass rushers executed the same twist/stunt so they ended up on top of each other (obviously incorrect), and Garbers had the easiest pocket escape in the world. That shouldn't be happening in the last game of the f***ing season.