Quote Originally Posted by smuggler View Post
Overall, at least on D, we've been doing a pretty good job of that. DRandall has the team lead with 5 pass breakups. Pennel is leading in tackles per snap. Elliott out there disrupting. Joe Thomas making a play or two...
I agree and think the key to the overall success of the D this year is that these young guys, (1st and 2nd yr.) continue to make plays and get better as the year progresses. They've all been playing pretty important roles these first few weeks and they've all been contributing. Obviously they're going to get burned periodically and make some mistakes. What I'm encouraged to see is a young guy like Randall get burned by a pretty darn good throw and catch on Sunday and then come back to knock down a critical 3rd down pass shortly after that. These guys are competing and I hope they have the gas to keep it up for a full schedule.