I would hold off judgment on the defense for now. The effort is clearly more consistent but we aren't there yet. Did the pass rush truly improve on Saturday or was it just overwhelming for Furman?

On King, he has a great future ahead. However, at 180 he's still very small and his touches need to be limited to about 10-12 IMO. I'd rather have 12 touches/game now than a few more touches wearing him down into ineffectiveness. Outside of that, it's the Steward/McClease show.

How we respond to this bye and play next Friday will tell a lot.