08-12-2025, 07:31 PM
(08-12-2025, 07:19 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I'm hoping the front 7 comes together this year.
I'm still very worried about FS and corner.
Both have been very bad.
At this point I'm hoping they can be average.
They could really use a legit starter at corner and FS to solidify the group.
I'm not convinced we have a potential lockdown corner on the roster.
I'm expecting growing pains on defense this year and hopefully they can hit on a lockdown corner next year in the draft.
I'm really not concerned about the offense at all other than them staying healthy all year.
As I mentioned in a previous response to another poster, I have a feeling that when the pass rush starts coming from multiple slots along the LOS, the secondary is going to suddenly look much better. Sure, it would be nice to have a "shutdown" CB or an absolute assassin at S, but the guys we have were all at the top of the class when they were drafted. They didn't just "forget how to play football", they've been playing on a dysfunctional defense. When the pass rush from the front seven gets ironed out, the secondary will start looking like their draft slots.
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