re: People complaining about defensive woes..

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players have regressed

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there may be a few players that have actually regressed, but not many. Typically what you're seeing are players who may have looked good in limited roles early on, but as time went on they weren't able to grow into a complete player. Another factor is who they were playing with, or next to, or who was blocking for them, etc. A DT playing next to a high draft pick compared to playing next to a first year starter, for example.