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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1050936" data-attributes="member: 13032">Agreed.  The biggest weakness on D, imo, is the CB group.  JA rarely plays, or so it seems, Stokes is JAG, and the rest are about the same as Stokes.  They seem to be afraid of wrapping up and so miss a lot of tackles.  Gluten will have to try and rework this group as he did with the safeties last offseason.But allowing short passes of 7 or 8 yards on first down is a great way for opponents to "stay in front of the sticks".  That's the problem with zone defense and I'm a little surprised Hafley seems to run it so much (although it may just be a lack of talent at CB).And the D line has been criticized for lack of a pass rush, although that has certainly gotten better in the last month.  They have been terrific at stopping the run, just look at the numbers against McCaffrey and then the Fins.  They do need a stud DE, and maybe Gary is still that guy.  But other than the CBs, the D has played better than it did under Barry.As for the playoffs, and even with a win on Thursday, it's unlikely they'll get more than a 5th or 6th.  They are on a solid track for a wild card, and should win 3 of their last 4 games.  And we know from last year they play well on the road in the playoffs.</blockquote>

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