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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Up to 19th in points allowed. Have surrendered 23 or fewer in 5 of the last 6. All without contributions from Berry or Houston.
In the modern NFL, that's okay. The defense has grown into the ranks of firmly mediocre at this point. It's a far cry from days of yore when we could win games with that unit, but it is what it is.
I just think we need to recalibrate our understanding of what constitutes mediocre these days. Once we do that, we'll realize that mediocre is pretty much exactly what this defense is.
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The only metric I care about is how we do against QBs like Big Rape and Brady - because that's who we'll face in the playoffs.
Right now I'd be surprised if we force more than 1 punt out of Brady and maybe a couple out of Rape. Of course there's also a pretty good chance we don't punt either.