#defensive-depth

#defensive-depth

Against the Los Angeles Chargers and Chicago Bears, the initially formidable rush defense gave up an average of 150 yards per game. Most alarmingly, the per-rush figure rose two full yards, from 3.6 to 5.6. In those two contests, Dan Quinn's club looked much closer to the worst rush defense in the league than to the best. What happened, and can it be fixed?

"We have to carry three catchers [on the postseason roster] because of where Will [Smith]'s at. Obviously with Tommy [Edman]'s uncertainty, Max [Muncy] coming back recently, having the extra infielder Hyeseong is huge," Roberts said. "And as far as how I'm going to use them, you know to run off the bench, to potentially take an at-bat off the bench, but there's a lot of lefties in that lineup. But Hyeseong, it's good to have him on the roster. And I feel he's going to help us out at some point."

"At the end of the day, I want to get back to playing in the NHL," Bear said. "Hopefully, if I stay positive, (and) play well, I can get a chance to play. That's just all I'm working for."

Guehi has shone for Palace and would surely have been a superb signing for Liverpool, but they may now have to wait until next summer to sign him on a free. The England international was close to joining this year, though, and Neville has questioned if Liverpool might regret not paying a bit more to get the deal done sooner.

Gomez would improve Milan There is no doubt that he is good enough to start for them, and he could prove to be an excellent addition for the right price. Milan are looking to add more depth to the defensive unit, and they have been linked with multiple players in recent days, as per Gianluca Di Marzio. Gomez would be the ideal acquisition for them.

Arsenal's move for Cristhian Mosquera was one of those deals that suddenly comes out of the blue. There were tentative links a while back, but nothing massively serious, and then all of a sudden an offer had gone for the defender.