The Roosters will enter Thursday's clash with Manly after their worst defensive start to a season in a decade, having conceded 100 points in the first three rounds.
The Tricolours are no stranger to slow starts to a campaign in the Trent Robinson era, with the Roosters always far better later in a season than at the start.
But for Tedesco, there are also obvious similarities to when his first year at the club ended with a premiership in 2018.
After he and Cronk arrived to much fanfare, the Roosters were beaten by Wests Tigers in round one and never really found their groove until after Anzac Day.
This year there is a similar spotlight on Reece Robson and Daly Cherry-Evans, with the latter's arrival mirroring that of Cronk's eight years ago.
Cherry-Evans' defence in particular has come under intense scrutiny, with the Roosters' right side picked apart by the Warriors and Penrith in the first three rounds.
Manly also have strike down that side, with Tolu Koula their most damaging player.
"The similarity is there is pressure and expectation to perform. There's pressure to win," Tedesco said.
"I think that can simmer down into the team. I was only quite young back then. I remember at the start of the year, I was a bit unsure what was going on.
"But the leaders Coops, Boydo, Aubo (Mitch Aubusson), Jared (Waerea-Hargreaves), were really clear on our path. Once I heard that they were clear and not worried, that made the rest of the team much more freer."
Tedesco has now taken it upon himself to impart that message on the team, as captain and one of five players left from the 2018 premiership team.
"That's my role now, making sure we're nice and clear on where we're heading towards and keeping that belief and trust in what we're doing," Tedesco said.
"A lot of the guys are around the club, so I definitely lean on them when I come across them.
"I know externally there's a lot of talk, but it's really just important about keeping the belief and trust inside our four walls."
Tedesco conceded this week that the Roosters' defensive issues this week were partly due to structure, but said the team's attitude to stopping tries had to improve.
"We have built our house here on defence and we really value that," coach Robinson said.
"We have had a focus on that and all we can do is improve that tomorrow night. It doesn't feel good and we need to make it feel good."
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