[ThatRaceCardGuy]

IMO there are five key factors to our defense being great.

1. Safety play. Berry is back, and instantly improves last years good defense. Lewis showed a lot of potential last year and really turned it on towards the end of the year.
2. If Houston plays at the level he did the last few games, Tamba and Houston could be one of the best pass rushing duos in the league this year. Our line backers will be the strength of our Defense. DJ, Houston, and Tamba will be fun to watch. The wildcard is who will step up and be our fourth ?
3. Corner play dropped of just a bit, but not too much. I expect Brandon and Rout to play a lot more man with tighter coverage IF Houston and Tamba are able to consistently pressure the QB it makes tighter outside coverage possible. Alot depends on how we play in nickle coverage and who our nickle CB will be. Arenas was okay last year, but he needs to start improving. With the amount of passing going on in the league, its important for a teams nickle CB to be at almost the same level as the starting CBs. We addressed this need in the draft, lets hope it pans out.
4. Offense putting points on the board, and converting 3rd and short consistently. Eazier said than done.
5. D Line. The difference between this D being outstanding/great and middle of road falls on those three guys up front . If Poe is able to provide pressure we dominate, if Poe cant we're a top 15-10 D.