Ad Hawk
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We need to avoid the causation-only argument of Dunlap's signing with the automatic improvement of the defense. His arrival certainly helped the defense, but not at an average rate of 11ppg. Could there be a bit of causation? Sure, but proving it would be difficult.
Is some of it just correlation? It seems so. The defense began to communicate better and play position-clean football, trusting those around them to do their job. This was brought up in several press conferences half-way through the season. That kind of trust takes time, and happened around the same time as Dunlap's arrival.
Is some of it just correlation? It seems so. The defense began to communicate better and play position-clean football, trusting those around them to do their job. This was brought up in several press conferences half-way through the season. That kind of trust takes time, and happened around the same time as Dunlap's arrival.