Sentence examples for improve a defense from inspiring English sources

Peppers will improve a defense that was once dominant.

The Jets, desperate to improve a defense that ranked 20th last season — 24th against the run — went on a buying binge for defensive ends in March, signing Haynes, Kenyon Coleman, Andre Wadsworth and David Bowens in a three-week span.

His assignment is to improve a defense that gave up double-digit goals 11 times.

A stronger pass-rush is vital for improving a defense that ranked 32nd on third down and 28th in yards per pass attempt last season.

The team has jettisoned many of the familiar faces on the defensive line, trying to improve a run defense that gave up 4.6 yards a carry last season.

By adding both Wilson and Cromartie in the same off-season, the Jets managed to improve a pass defense that ranked, oh, first in the N.F.L. last season.

A 6-foot-3, 310-pound tackle, Johnson was the Titans' fifth-round draft pick out of Mississippi State in April, and he was seen as a player who could help improve a rushing defense that allowed 144.6 yards a game.

Houston signed Dwight Howard to do a lot of things, namely to improve a woeful defense that ranked 28th in the NBA in points allowed last season.

The Jaguars tried to improve a dormant pass defense with free agents, but this team seems to lack the offensive firepower necessary to keep improving and instead is headed for an overhaul.

More important, as Arena pointed out, the Galaxy then went about improving a porous defense that allowed 62 goals in 2008.

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