Why not? Ward, Turley and Evina are all a step up from Jones, Duffy and Brisley imo and if i could be bothered I'm 100% sure I could go back and find posts of yours talking about how Jones, Duffy and Brisley are the worst defenders to grace a football pitch and Nolan is an idiot for sticking by them.
(I actually think Dan Jones can be a good player sometimes but he was hopelessly out of form before his red card and most people were thrilled he was going to miss 3 games)
Duffy and Brisley would struggle winning a header if they were the only two competing for it.