We're going to have to get creative defensively and hope and pray that the guy we hire knows what he's doing and that our personnel currently on the team can make a quick adjustment. We can't expect to fill all the holes on this team. We simply won't. We're going to have to use what we've got, and honestly, it starts with trying to work around Anthony Hitchens. If he's doing stuff he was comfortable doing with the Cowboys, that "fixes" ILB... at least the starters anyway. We would do that, of course, at the expense of using Ford, Houston, Nnadi with what made them successful (if any of them are still here next year). The good news is that a dramatic and creative change may reveal some stuff on this roster (maybe Kpass isn't actually a piece of shit and/or Speaks is more than we think) that could eliminate the need for us to worry about the quality of the depth on the team.
During the Baltimore game the announcers were slobbing Martindale's knob about how he keeps his defense simple so that as many rookies can get snaps in the rotation as possible. While that got annoying to listen to, it WAS a great point that we're going to have to use. A simpler defense without as many bells and whistles may not lead to a dominating top 5 unit or one that can confuse offenses and generate turnovers, but we've gotta start somewhere such that we use these guys' talents to the best of their abilities (whatever those may be).
Of course, all that is assuming Sutton is gone next year. Which is far from certain
