Why are we acting like the defense is bad?
A practice squad safety, 1 arm and 1 legged safety, clearly not back Tre White, 4th string DT, practice squad DE and practice squad DT all played high amounts of snaps vs Bengals.
He was absolutely awful in coverage and missed his fair share of tackles. Upgrading safety is a must. I’m not sure Benford is enough to make you say “we are all set.”
I think injuries had him. He had a bum knee and elbow. I’m sure those ribs never fully healed also.
I know everyone expects him to be gone, but there may not be much market for a 32 year old undersize safety that isn’t an athletic freak and is coming off an injury riddled year.
I think there’s a solid chance he’s back next season on a cheap 1 year deal signed before TC starts.