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Improved personnel in the defensive backfield should make a night in day difference in what Manny is comfortable doing. I know the 4-2-5 has been discussed ad nauseum here but having extra an extra DB whether it be a striker or a nickle gives them so many more options. I would like to see them...

I do believe that a lot of the issues have to do with Manny Diaz's over aggressive tendencies. The defense is 100% built on TFLs, sacks and turnovers so when they don't get those, of course they're going to look bad. It's not just the blitzing either. When you put a premium on getting your...

Defense was pretty bad on third downs (73rd in the nation I believe) so they should get some of the blame. However the offense was 127th on third downs, putting the defense in some real tough situations. (especially with the punter's tendency to kick three yard punts). You can't just sit there...

Run D was generally solid last year. Miami finished tied for 8th nationally with 3.5 yards per carry allowed. Anybody says 3.5 ypc is bad run defense knows absolutely nothing about football. If your offense only averaged 3.5 yards per carry, you'd have one of the worst rushing offenses in...