Murphy and Jones are pretty comparable. King was better than Miller. Budda was way better than Bryant and this is the difference IMO. Budda's ability to close and tackle in space was insane. We're splitting hairs here though.
What Murphy did last night is the best single game performance.
Even if I would say that 2016 is better than 2018, Jojo/Rapp are way better this year than they were in 2016.
Major point in 2018's favor: The D's given up 2.2 less points per game than 2016 did despite having a far inferior front 6/7 and a rookie play caller.
Also major point in 2018’s favor is the horrible special teams. Guessing average starting field position for the D was considerably worse in 2018, but can’t find any good stats on that.
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