I think it's actually pretty simple... we need to be able to attack the QB consistently, a lot of things fall into place after that.
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And the season on the whole, all that turnover on defense, significant change on the line with a new LG and C, WR room significant changes... Beane said this was a transition year, I think if Beane spoke honestly, he would say that at the beginning of the season, they weren't expecting the year to go like it did. We were in the AFC championship game against the 2 time, defending champs, in their stadium, had the ball with 3 minutes and 3 timeouts left to win the game. I think a damn good coaching job by McDermott. One wrong call goes our way and we likely win. Yes, the defense needs a lot of work, but leave the coaching staff in place. Brady needs to be better and so does Babich. Give them a legit WR1 and Edge Rusher , and a solid draft, and we should be great next season.