I thought they were going to suck this year. Despite this losing skid, they are much better than my expectations. However, even while we were winning this was not a playoff caliber defense. If we snagged a wild card it would have been followed by a blow out. This year sets up next year because it has isolated where we need to improve so clearly -- and it's the usual suspects. The offense is working, will get better, but the lack of pass rush and run defense are the killers, as was the loss of Kyle Williams. If we can actually draft well and maybe lure the right free agents here, this is a playoff team next season. BIG if's, since we have failed to get either of those issues together for a long time, but I have a shred of hope left.