And the truth lies somewhere in between what the statistics tell us, and what our eyes see. Maybe, instead of spending so much time on comparisons with last year's defense, we can focus on what we see as weaknesses or holes in this defense that may prevent us from going deep into the playoffs and a SB ring. For me, I still feel uneasy about how thin our secondary is, and how they are being used. I also am still unsure of the run D in the front 7. We are not tackling as well as we should be.

If I were to rank our Defense right now, I'd put us somewhere between 10-12 out of 32 teams. Is that good enough to get us to the promised land?