Defense, really in any sport but especially football, is all about attitude and effort

It looks like we have 3 guys that play that exude both attributes listed in the subject line. Tackling is all about want to. It’s all about saying “I’m not letting you get passed me.” Tackling is not a talent thing, tackling isn’t a 5* vs 3* thing. It is a 100% attitude thing.

Defense takes true competitors out there to be good. The amount of times you see guys checking up while a guy is fricking blowing by them after getting beat because they don’t know wtf to do out there is extremely worrisome. The amount of weak arm tackles attempted by even our linemen is maddening.

Listening to someone like Brandon Taylor and Marlon Favorite discussing those types of things after the game makes me feel for them. They’ve got to be more pissed than us.

There’s an edge that is glaringly lacking with this defense. It’s soft. Talk about talent and scheme all you want, talent and scheme will not make up for softness. There’s no fight in them right now. I know Kelly has been trying to change the culture, and I agree that some aspects needed to be changed. However, it seems clear to me that the men he hired on the defensive side of the football have created a culture of softness, dullness and lack of will. We shouldn’t have 30 missed tackles in a fricking MONTH, much less a game.

If that culture is not changed, this defense won’t change.