The 10 Worst pass defenses in the NFL right now (1 Viewer)

[Keith Lewis]

I just think the DB's are poor

And you would be wrong. The secondary performed very well for most of the year. Just because Fred Thomas fell apart in the last 3 games of the season does not make the entire secondary "poor".

I agree with Chris, the NO Saints secondary was putrid last season. Getting back a healthy Roman Harper will help the Saints though.

 

[Chaka]

Cleveland: Are we neutral on them now? Why?

Cleveland will finish the year with a bottom 5 rush D but the pass D may end up average or even a little above. They will be playing from behind a ton and opponents will grind out long sustained drives on the ground when playing with the lead.

That's not even close to a good analysis. It may have been true 2 years ago, but if you haven't noticed Bodden has been playing RCB because of the talent of rookie Eric Wright. (Romeo does not normally start rookies, Eric started week 1 and bumped Bodden of all players to the right) Free agent Ken Wright was bumped by second year Daven Holly for the nickel spot. Brandon Mcdonald has looked really good in camp and his hoping to get some playing time on both special teams and in the dime package. Sean Jones is already playing at a Pro-Bowl level and is a stalwart. Brodney Pool played well enough for the Browns to make Brian Russell expendable. Pool is probably the weak link right now and I wouldn't be surprised to see a Pro-Bowl appearance by him this year. Mel tucker and Todd Grantham have done a lot more with less for years with the db's and they are stacked with talent this year, and Gary Baxter is in the mix to fill in at both corner and safety. Yeah teams will run on them but not on the outside unless someone gets hurt. They will run up the middle like crazy, because we don't have a NT which is death for a 3-4 defense, but the LB's will overcompensate. The Db's will have a great year this year.

From an IDP perspective I think the Browns DBs will rack up a lot of tackles but, I don't think they have much upside for scoring TDs because they will have a very few pass attempts against. Neither of these makes them a good pass defense. Besides I thought we were talking about team pass defense not IDP potential.My post said they will finish middle of the pack on pass D. I think that is a generous assessment. Are you anticipating top 10? YESTop 5? But you missed the point of my post, I think the Browns will have a bottom 5 rush D because they will be playing from behind most of the season. Their offense isn't exactly poised to put up a lot of points and I think their opponents will have plenty of opportunity to run on them. The pass D will benefit from this.

I disagree here, I think the offense will run a ton and try to be a ball control offense. I'm not expecting an improvement at QB, but a big improvement in philosophy, which will make the QB job easier. I really belive that Lewis will as good for Cleveland as he was for Baltimore. I also belive that our QB's now are better than their QB's were in his time and our offensive plan is much better than theirs.

And let's not get ahead of ourselves on Wright, he is still a rookie. Saw him in camp, he is GodAnd if Bodden is so good why did he lose his LCB job to a rookie? He's only JesusAnd if Pool is the weak link and still makes the pro bowl does that mean the entire Browns secondary will be in the pro bowl? That's the first smart thing you've said

Jones is solid, no question. Everyone else I'm glad you're sure his the best DB, I've watched the db's in camp and they all look good.

I love that new car smell of preseason.

 

[Afro Samurai]

I agree with Chris, the NO Saints secondary was putrid last season.

Well, then, you're wrong too.Sorry. :(

 

[Fanatics]

49ers - Yes they have upgraded their defense but have yet to show they can put pressure on the QB. Everyone has been able to throw against them, hell they made Grossman look all world last week. I know you are looking for a team with an offense to go along with your bad pass defense, so maybe this choice doesn't work. It will be another year of Gore, Gore and more Gore.

I think the OP was asking about the secondaries, not the influence of a bad Dline on a secondary. As far as the 49ers secondary goes it's a top 5 secondary in the league. Clements is a top corner, Harris is coming off a pro bowl, Michael Lewis is pretty good, and Keith Lewis will be taking over for Mark Roman in the very near future.

Everyone knows that without pressure on the QB, secondary's are weak. You can only cover for so long. I believe the niners have upgraded their defense but they still have nobody to put pressure on the QB. There is no way a secondary can be rated in the top 5 without a DLine.