Lou certainly has the experience to improve Miami’s defense regardless of Ramsey’s status, but the number 1 thing that separates these teams is QB. Tua has not proven he can survive a full season. Miami has had a good offseason, but they have tinkered around the edges compared to 2022.
Looking at offensive personnel the addition of Hardy and Shurfield are an upgrade over McKenzie/Crowder/Beasley. The RBs we brought in are perfect for RZ finishing. Then there’s Kincaid who could be dynamite in the RZ and 3rd down.
On defense the offseason additions of Poona, Rapp, Floyd, retaining Poyer, return of Hyde & Von are huge. Couple that with Rousseau being a year older, White being 18 post ACL and rounding back to top form.
The X-Factor is McDermott now running the show on D. The Bills on paper have a head coach who has proven he can match the top offenses in the NFL with an All-Pro MLB. Certainly he doesn’t have Luke Kuechly, so we will need to see how our defensive philosophy changes from Frazier.