Patterson is playing at a high level right now. Gotta stick with him and hope the best on injuries in the future. The Duo of Grimes and Patterson is giving the front 7 some confidence to get the job done. I would be very happy to have them the next couple of years as our CB's. The younger guys will have time to develop and hope they can over take Wilson & Carrol as the Nickel & Dime backs. I do like Wilson in QTR or 3 Deep. Wilson will lay the wood and plays aggressive while this has backfired many times, but it adds something to the defense that can be positive in the right formations.
Wake is looking healthy and he is the spark the defense needs to fix the 3rd and long issues. We are not getting pressure on 3rd and longs and this has been a major factor of the secondary struggling trying to cover 3-4 deep routes with a solid option underneath. If Wake can come back and just get his pressures that alone will get a few more TO's.
I saw Jordan on a play look as if he has an injured shoulder. He tried to jump swat at a pass and it looked just like most people do when he was coming down dipping the shoulder in effort to cushion when touching down. I have asked in several game day threads what is wrong with him. He reminds me of Wake's first year with the team. Guy normally sees very few snaps, but has an impact on most. But Wake got a lot more looks off the edge on 3rd down than Jordan has to this point when comparing those years. He looks to be a great DE in the future. I just hope his college injury does not limit his career. Anyone know why he has not been playing more snaps?
Jones is coming off a career year to this point in his career. This year is not really close in making big impact type plays. I still have faith in him and had it since we drafted him. He may not have a great year as a whole, but I do think he will turn it around and play better.
Clemons has been Clemons... Great speed, good vision, and average tackler. He is a consistent player that plays like a starter just not a star. He does not have to be the star as the defense is pretty damn good.
The Front 7 has great depth on the DL and the LB's have played well as a unit. We have missed some starters with injuries, but the next guy up seems to show he belongs on this team. This is one of the Best DL in the game. We have some rotations that will cause a fit once we have all our guys healthy and playing on it. This is what we need to help win the big games by not letting the star QB's pick us apart. I think this team can still have a run at the playoffs. If the offense get its **** in gear and runs a balanced attack, then gotta think things look good for the rest of the season.
I don't care if guys rip them here with their play-by-play jabs. They play at a high level that would give most offenses a high chance to win the game.
