Not disagreeing at all about the D.Line -- Johnson is past his prime, but at least he's being paid accordingly now. Ealy just sucks and the Super Bowl appears to have been a fluke.
I understand the hesitation for paying the kind of money Josh Norman wanted, especially given he is 29 years old and those guys lose a step seemingly overnight. But there was NO reason to go all "Gangsta Gettleman" and not at least keep him under the tag. I don't care how they spin it, there's absolutely no excuse or justification for that move when you've got a legitimate title contending team. These big plays this year have been a result of broken coverage...that wouldn't happen if our roster were as it should have been.
Looking at the comments after the move and even today, it's clear this was Gettleman's move and not convinced Rivera had much (if any) say in the matter. Rivera, today, said something to the effect of "It's who we have and we make the best of it" (when asked about the secondary). That's pretty telling.
Can't wait to get Oher and Bradberry back. Can only hope those two will bring back some normalcy, but the D.Line is just atrocious, and I am actually wondering if K.Short is playing soft b/c he didn't get paid. How does a player of his caliber just disappear? T.Davis is starting to look old too. He's just not himself. Just an awful, awful start to this season. I'm not giving up hope, but 1-2 more loses and it's over.
