The Los Angeles Rams defense wasn't terrible last year, but also wasn't great and Aqib Talib thinks that this years squad can be better. Last year, the team gave up 358.6 yards per game which was 19th best in the league, and they gave up 24 points per game which was good enough for 20th in the league.

Talib said via Turf Show Times, he thinks that the defense is farther along right now than it was last year at the same point, and that can lead to more success.

“Yeah definitely. We can be a lot better than we were last year. I think at this point, right now, we are. We’re still stacking days but as far as where we were on the fifth day of last year, I think we are a better defense.”

The Rams defense added some veteran leadership in Eric Weddle and Clay Matthews, and Talib thinks that will also help the team.

“Eric super smart, he’s super smart, so he brings another aspect to our game as far as disguising. He can tell guys where to show and what to do. He just makes our defense a lot simpler than it is. He’s helping ‘JJ’ (S John Johnson) out a lot, he’s helping ‘Q’ (S Marqui Christian) out a lot, helping me and ‘MP’ (CB Marcus Peters) and just us taking our defense to the next level, as far as disguising.”

If the defense can be better that will take some of the pressure off the offense and the hope is that can lead to another Super Bowl run.