Improvement every year and then this year fell off a cliff
I knew the injuries would be huge, and they have been; but...they're terrible. No other way to put it.
The thing that makes it so bad is the effort. It's not only noticeable, the lack of effort, it's right in everyone's face and spitting in it. Ty Redmond has regressed. A month ago, he was playing well enough to hope for continued improvement as the season went on. That has not happened...at all. He was the first one off the cliff. Boo Carter...that dude. Bruh.
No speed or athleticism, again, on the backend, outside of Hood...none. Farooq showed a flash, then disappeared again.
We just look slow as hell; and, whenever we are there, we can't tackle for sh!t.
I've never been the biggest fan of Banks, and I've never been on the side of just running him off, because our defenses have gotten better each year; but...damn. This defense looks wilderness-years bad...like having NO BUSINESS even being on the field. That's how they looked tonight. I haven't seen that lack of effort since Heupel has been here. Since day 1, his teams fight their asses off...even that first year, no matter how bad they were getting stomped. Not tonight, on defense.