Every week during the regular season, Tim Twentyman will answer 10 good questions from his Twitter account @ttwentyman in a feature we call "10 Questions with Twentyman."
20man: This is the best the defense has looked heading into a season in my 17 years covering the team.
They have talent at every level, and the marriage of the rush and cover has never been better. Aidan Hutchinson has looked terrific, and Marcus Davenport had a really good camp opposite him. They have Derrick Barnes back in the fold, and he offers a versatile rush and space linebacker that they missed when he was lost for the year Week 3 last season.
New defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is going to be aggressive getting after the quarterback and he believes he has the players upfront and in the backend to run