re: If you had to make personnel changes to our defense, what would they be?

Are you talking about in the offseason?

This is the final year of Ellis' contract. I doubt he comes back unless it's for a minimum and we can't find anyone else to sign.

We have HAVE have to find some OLBs. This has to be Shanle's last year.

Smith isn't bad, he's just on the down side of his career. Harper is what Harper is. He's a tackling SS that gets exposed in coverage. Yes, they make more than they are worth, but we need to find suitable replacements before letting them walk. No one is replaceable by a 'box of kittens'. Well, except Shanle.