rsmith2783
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Players ebb and flow, it's rare to see elite level play game after game, season after season. How defenses and offenses call games also has something to do with it as well. I thought the defense noticeably improved this season. They were carrying the team the last several games of the season, so I can't really complain too much.
Cam had an excellent season and is super reliable. Not worried at all about him. Latt started a little slow, improved a good bit later in the season. It happens. Even the greats have slow starts. Nothing to really be too concerned with imo.
Don't forget the team had the top ranked rush defense for nearly the entire season and near the top of the league with 49 sacks. Tbh, we are spoiled, lol.
I agree. The defense has been the MVP of the team for the past 2 years. When was the last time we were able to say that?
As I stated earlier, Lattimore & Cam are the cornerstones of our defense. I was asking if anyone noticed that they were different compared to 2017.
A few months before Will Smith was murdered (RIP), he was interviewed on WWL and they asked him why he didn't have the same success in 2010 like he did in 2009. Smith stated that the front of the defense changed, and so did his responsibilities. So sometimes the philosophy can change and it has an impact on a player.
I think Sheldon Rankins is a perfect example of this. I was curious if Lattimore or Cam were impacted by this.