Here’s Merlin...
Wade might well make this an elite unit if he gets enough development out of the LBs. But yeah,
to me it looks like a defense that is designed to keep opponents from catching up, with strength of the unit being coverage on the back end.As to sacks, I think they'll be solid (edge pressure will be mediocre IMO), but the pressures are what really matters and their strength up the middle of the line and those pressures in the QB's face should go well with the secondary quality.
Run defense is a damn roll of the dice at this point. I think we'll be better there, but still probably not among the elite units.
So my hope is a defense that gets into that top ten in scoring. Don't think they're a top five unit, but if they get there that would be cool. Just limit that run game and play good pass defense, and with our offense that should mean another playoff run and hopefully advancing too.
