re: The future is very bright but unfortunately the defense won’t be very good next year

The defense could easily make up a ton of ground statistically if the tackling was better (complete failure for Speights and Penn to get runners on the ground), if safeties fit runs correctly consistently, and if safeties tackled better after the catch instead of falling or chasing for yards and yards before pushing out of bounds.

We had so many pass plays given up that could have been only 6-8 yards but ended up 20 or over because we fielded a back 7 of turnstiles. Greg Brooks' diagnosis was massive as he was really good back there. There was not a body who could give us what he gave at even an average to slightly below average level.