Greg Williams cockyness(sp?)

[That Guy]

they decided to get players that can actually play. key players (griffin, washington, springs) had slightly less issues this year, and guys like holdman got off the field. andre carter also figured out how to play DE and stopped getting pushed around overnight (which is amazing).

calling rocky a top tier LB is laughable though. and rogers isn't nearly as good as springs, though he was playing much better than usual when he got hurt.

from last year:
pushover andre carter -> legit starting DE andre carter
injured lemar marshall -> all pro london fletcher
craptastic array of #3-5 corners -> smoot, prioleau, macklin, torrence
highway 57 (holdman) -> godfrey (a trashcan would have been an upgrade)
archuleta -> landry (again, a trashcan would be an upgrade)
inexperienced DTs -> extra year and offseason DTs
worn out brunell -> campbell/collins (helps rest D)

that's a lot of player upgrades, some from extra work, some from better talent evaluation.