[KJ3]

i like his coaches more than i like him. you say he caters his playbook to the roster...that's a pretty picture to paint but i call it "watering down". i get most of what has been explained about his defense but i think he largely ignores certain players' ::cough::demeco::cough:: special attributes in favor of a blank defense. excuse me, not blank, "vanilla".

i will say with the d'line turning up the way it is, with the sudden depth we have now at LB, with all the returning from injury in the defensive backfield (don't forget about ray rhodes) we should see a much improved defense. i just don't know if i should attribute that to smith or to player development or to increased depth.