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Which Teams Improved or Worsened in Defense? (1 Viewer)
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Vikings lost Chavous, Cowart, Williams
Falocns added Abraham and Milloy
Falocns added Abraham and Milloy
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The Chargers finished last season with the 4th most sacks in the league. That was with their 2004 sack leader (Steve Foley) hurt most of the year, while rookie Shawn Meriman was slowly being worked into the lineup. Both guys should be full strength starters from week 1 this year and should improve the already potent pass rush. The team finished #1 against the run and will returne the entire starting front 7. The achilies heel was the pass defense, which they added Saftey Marlon McCree in free agency and used their 1st rd pick on Cromartie to help at the CB position. At worst the Bolts should modestly improve from their 14th place finish (Fantasy Standings) and at best become one of the top 5 or so defenses in the league. The Chargers racked up only 1 TD on defense (31st in the league) and that is unusual for a team that can get after the QB, quite a bit of defensive scores can be attributed to luck (ie a good bounce on a fumble) and I would expect the Chargers to improve in that catagory as well. All and all, the Bolts should be a decent starting unit for fantasy, with a very high upside (top 5 possibility).
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Jets are switching from a 4-3 to a hybrid 3-4.
Lost Ty Law and replaced him with Andre Dyson. While on paper it seems like step backwards; Ty Law had double the amount of penalties (pass interference & illegal contact) then he did INTs (10).
And, while they lost John Abraham, he didn't fit a base 3-4 defense unless he was used as an OLB (he stinks in drop back coverage).
The core of the defense is Johnathan Vilma, Shaun Ellis, Erik Coleman, and Kerry Rhodes. Also, their top tackler from their 2004 team (Eric Barton) missed all of last season due to injury and he is back and in great shape as per mini camp.
Expect an improvement from the Jets defense based purely on injured players from both the offense and defense returning (the offensive players returning are key also since the offense will sustain longer drives and the defense will be on the field less) and a new coaching staff running a much more complex defensive style.
Lost Ty Law and replaced him with Andre Dyson. While on paper it seems like step backwards; Ty Law had double the amount of penalties (pass interference & illegal contact) then he did INTs (10).
And, while they lost John Abraham, he didn't fit a base 3-4 defense unless he was used as an OLB (he stinks in drop back coverage).
The core of the defense is Johnathan Vilma, Shaun Ellis, Erik Coleman, and Kerry Rhodes. Also, their top tackler from their 2004 team (Eric Barton) missed all of last season due to injury and he is back and in great shape as per mini camp.
Expect an improvement from the Jets defense based purely on injured players from both the offense and defense returning (the offensive players returning are key also since the offense will sustain longer drives and the defense will be on the field less) and a new coaching staff running a much more complex defensive style.
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