IMHO, no, our defense, while boasting some excellent players, is not elite.
We still have holes. Young CB's will be exposed. LB's poor coverage skills will be exposed. Mediocre run defense on the edges aside from Hayes. No real FS. Not many takeaways.
While all of those things will hurt us, it is the lack of takeaways that will eventually hurt the worst. It's absence will feel like death by a thousand cuts.
We still have holes. Young CB's will be exposed. LB's poor coverage skills will be exposed. Mediocre run defense on the edges aside from Hayes. No real FS. Not many takeaways.
While all of those things will hurt us, it is the lack of takeaways that will eventually hurt the worst. It's absence will feel like death by a thousand cuts.