What the hell is wrong with our Defense?

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Good post, Gmanc. I completely agree that the troubles start with the D-line. Then it's a chain reaction. No push with the D-line means our LBs get hit by linemen. Only Washington is good enough to deal with this, and Lamar especially cannot. That forces us to blitz too much, and makes our blitzes predictable and ineffective. That exposes our weakened pass D, where we lost Clark and got perhaps the biggest bust in FA history. CBs can only do so much--Rogers hasn't been good, but I agree that no one could have stopped that pass to Galloway--we blitzed, what 8-9 guys and got NO pressure. Once the blitz failed, the play was done.

So, give more time to the rooks on the d line, get demetric in, get back Killings (didn't we cut someone else who had some sacks? Boschetti?). Draft on the d-line, FA for an MLB? And then light a god damn fire under everyone's ass--if you aren't giving the effort, if you are missing tackles and blowing assignments, then you should sit and give someone else a try. I though we had these old school coaches, but it seems they aren't motivating these guys. The poor tackling makes me sick. WTF????