They've had it with the local and national press calling them the worst. They're out for blood I tell ya.
Of course there's a reason they were being called the worst, they were (at least by most ways of slicing up the stats). The question becomes how long can having a chip on your shoulder cover for whatever was wrong with the defense that made them so bad, historically the answer to that question is 2 games but not 3. Being out for blood isn't always enough, I think most defenses are out for blood most days, you have to have the combination of abilities and gameplan to get that blood.