I see nothing but personnel problems.
Slow. No CB2. Taron has lost a step. We stink against the run. Our safeties feature a solid 22 year old athlete still learning, and an average slow vet who at least knows what he’s doing he’s just slow.
The D line is a case of quantity is not better then quality. And it’s unfair to ask 2 rookies to make a significant impact at least now. Daquan is not as good. And AJ is just Chris Kelsey.
Bosa is still awesome. Rousseau is solid. Ed is important.
And that’s that. Against good olines and QBs we look below average to bad. Good enough to win 11-13 regular season games means nothing to me when we go into the playoffs and all I’ll be thinking is Josh needs to be Superman or team that has the ball last wins.
Currently this unit isn’t close to the 2019-2023 defenses McD had. Not fast. Not physical. And we’ve poured a lot of draft capital into it since 2022.
What it does have is a good collective IQ - TB, CB, Tre, Rousseau, Rapp, Bishop, and Milano - all high football IQ guys.