The jags/colts/chargers might have something to say about most improved but we’ll see.
i think what’s most upsetting about the loss to the pats is: before the season started we needed some players (on defense especially) to outplay their contract. I.e. we needed some dudes to come in and play like borderline pro bowlers while also having the guys that have played well in the past continue to do so. We’ve been winning despite those things happening, losing to the pats highlighted those weaknesses. Not because the defense lost the game necessarily, it was losing, itself, that made fears real.
to have any chance this year we need this defense to get it together. We need some rookies and free agents to step up. Right now, everyone on defense looks mid at best.