This season was supposed to be one where our young defenders developed and started coming into their own.
Simpson was out of position a lot last year but definitely showed some promise- now, he's missing crucial development time and will likely pick up next season where he left off at the end of last season: more mistakes.
I wasn't thrilled with Ellison last year but the fact remains that he wasn't awful and only stood to get better- now he's missing time and likely won't be coming into his own until late this season.
Posluzny was doing well in the running game and making tackles but struggling in pass coverage- well, much like McCargo, he's missing his rookie year and will likely start next season with little noticable improvement over last season.
Hargrove was showing a lot of promise as a DE but now the process of evolving in the position is slowed by the suspension. Same goes for Wire at LB.
Long story short, a lot of our young guys or guys who switched positions on D are missing valuable experience, which will only extend the time it takes this D to "gel".
Simpson was out of position a lot last year but definitely showed some promise- now, he's missing crucial development time and will likely pick up next season where he left off at the end of last season: more mistakes.
I wasn't thrilled with Ellison last year but the fact remains that he wasn't awful and only stood to get better- now he's missing time and likely won't be coming into his own until late this season.
Posluzny was doing well in the running game and making tackles but struggling in pass coverage- well, much like McCargo, he's missing his rookie year and will likely start next season with little noticable improvement over last season.
Hargrove was showing a lot of promise as a DE but now the process of evolving in the position is slowed by the suspension. Same goes for Wire at LB.
Long story short, a lot of our young guys or guys who switched positions on D are missing valuable experience, which will only extend the time it takes this D to "gel".
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