I like Barrington as a starter going forward... I agree that he made a big jump from year 1 to year 2. Our defense improved a great deal when he was inserted into the lineup - he doesn't get all the credit of the improvement, but he certainly improved our on-field performance.

I hate to give dunderdummy any credit, but he did a decent job after the bye of putting players in a better position to be effective - of course he can't help himself, and is always the next snap of the ball away from a major brain fart, but at least for a few game stretch he actually did his job.

We do need more help inside though... Hawk and Jones will both be gone hopefully. Lattimore has proved he's not an NFL calibur starter. I haven't looked at the FA crop much yet - still licking my wounds about the way MM and dunderdummy flubbed a shot at the SB away.

Barrington is a keeper - other than him, we need to completely retool ILB.