The D played poorly in the 1st quarter, but played much better in Q2 and Q3. Q4 they had a chance to close out the game, but miscommunication on the back end almost cost them the game. This defense does have it faults, but is also making more plays than we've seen in a while.
I would call them inconsistent. There are times they flash elite defensive play then others they leave a wide open gap for runs, receiver, or miss what should be an easy tackle. Getting Lawrence, Gallimore, and Wilson back should help a lot. The rest it's hard to say where we'll improve outside of growth among the young guys. We should look into 1techs, lbs, and corners during the bye week.