You have no empirical evidence to back that up. I know you'll point to our great defensive stretch but have the last two games looked any different than any of our first 4 or 5? Looks the same defense to me but without the "learning a new system" excuse. Not to say that learning a new system wasn't part of the problem but when do we get past that "free pass" period?
I have a lot of empirical evidence to back that up. Defenses have a bad day. It happens. But we were #2 in the NFL going into this game in DPPG Allowed. We'll still be top 8 after this week. Shit happens. Today sucked but even the 2000 Ravens gave up 36 points to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Our defense had a bad day.
So you agree we need an upgrade at FS. I agree that it isn't a huge issue although it could often mean the difference in close games
Need? No. I agree we can upgrade. But I also think the upgrade might be on our roster.
I totally disagree with that.
You're welcome to but I have my opinion.
You left out the problem at RT that you mentioned in your post I quoted. As we've found out, even if we keep Barks it isn't a great solution. That's if we are even able to keep him. Plus, Buddha forbid, injuries on the line. We also differ a little in what we label as success. I want us to be competitive in the playoffs before I'd call it a success.
If we keep Barksdale, we don't need a RT. If we don't keep him, we do need one. Don't know what we'll do.
As I said, we do need depth...especially on the OL.
If we only fix those three problems you mentioned we'll be a lot better though. Especially if we fix the QB issue.
If we fix the problems at RG, RT(if Barks leaves), and QB AND add depth at certain positions, I think we're a playoff team...and not just a playoff team, we're a team that can win in the playoffs.