JJDChE

Well 'this defense' just shut down the second highest scoring offense in the NFL.

Hopefully the Talib injury is minor, he has transformed this pass defense. Arrington all of a sudden looks like a stud inside, Dennard is living in receiver's hip pockets, McCourty is hitting his stride at safety.

It's been a long time since I felt confident about 'this defense' going against anybody, let alone a good offense, but here we are. You put Gronk back on the field and it's hard to imagine any team in the NFL hanging with these guys on either side of the ball.

Another litmus test next week. If we can beat the 9ers, I think you can legitimately say this team has beat the top 3 teams in the NFL (outside themselves).

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Double TE

We underestimated the quality of our SEC LBs as Gruden kept calling them over and over and over and over again.

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If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

Bhelmet

No doubt there has been a transformation since Talib started playing - hope we see them all on the field Sunday.

mayoclinic

Not everyone did. Some thought it was a matter of time, plus making a few key changes, which the coaching staff did. It's all gone as predicted:

- Move McCourty to FS and protect the deep part of the field
- Get Arrington away from the outside CB; he's been unexpectedly great in the slot
- Acquire Talib and pair him with Dennard outside and play aggressive press-man coverage
- Once your secondary can actually cover, start letting your talented front 7 play to its talent level, instead of holding them back

The defense is now unrecognizable from earlier in the year. And it should get better once Chandler Jones is fully recovered.

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PatsFan2

Those three players in their roles have made this Defense better and i will add Gregory over Chung has made the Group much better as well. Chung only should Start if there is an injury if not use Chung in a reserve role.

Double TE

The D is aggressive now and dictating the action rather than being passive. Blitzes work.

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randomk1

This is not the same D.

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Three out of Four. Back-to-back.

Double TE

I am curious to see what the D does vs. Kaepernick. I hope Spikes punishes him every time he runs!

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manxman2601

Except it's not "this defense" anymore.

It's a completely reworked secondary, it's a team that blitzes much much more than it did, (based on impressions, haven't seen stats to back that up) and it's a team that challenges receivers much more aggressively than it did.

JJDChE

That's the point.

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