Jim Schwartz has done it all in the NFL. He is an upgrade over Woods. However, I have to see the defense play. I am encouraged by the changes.
Defense is really unit play. Units have to play together. Sometime that takes time.
I have heard in the past that the defense gels faster than the offense. Perhaps with the veteran talent they have brought in they can be a cohesive unit quickly. My concern is Watson. All our eggs are in that one basket and if he flounders then so does the team. Let's hope his performance last season was due to the amount of time he was off the field and his focus divided between his legal issues and learning a new system.
I fear that some are expecting a "Superman" performance out of Watson and anything less bolsters their feeling.
We need the guy to be good. We don't need him to be the best of all-time. He needs to be good.
As for Schwartz, no doubt the guy is a qualified, proven DC. My feeling is a good coach can add to what the players can do, but they can't make them great. That is up to the players, but, a poor coach can screw up good players and make them look worse
Schwartz is a very good coach. He knows what to do and what is needed. If we are really good or just so-so is up to the players.
An architect can present the best blueprint ever designed, but if the guys on the ground screw up, the building is going to be flawed.
