Semantics
lol how ever being a Pats fan I agree
Looking over it again, I can see how he took it for sarcasm.
I may say "I don't agree with you," or even "you've got to be kidding me," but straight up nasty sarcasm just isn't my style
Back to the topic at hand--I think that by stopping the other team when it mattered (granted, not every single time, but we've certainly seen examples) the team has proven that they can get it done when it matters.
The other side of the coin of course, is that they have also looked pretty bad at times too. It's certainly been a Jeckyll and Hyde type season for the defense, no doubt about that...For example:
Just think of the first 3 games, and the porous defense giving up a ton of points and yards. Then they improve dramatically, hold Dallas to 16, and look very nice against the NYJ. Then they look bad again vs PIT and the NYG, parlayed with the 2 game losing streak.
Then they look improved again, with nice performances against KC, PHI, and the second NYJ game. There was a point during the first 3 quarters of the IND game where they looked downright dominant.
Then the fourth quarter collapse vs IND, followed by giving up 27 to WAS, and the horrible first quarter to DEN.
Followed by the stifling last 3 quarters of the DEN game, only to look horrible again giving up a 17-0 lead to MIA. Then they looked real good again, closing out the MIA game in the second half, only to look absolutely horrible vs BUF in the first quarter...they then closed the season out with a 3 quarter shutout of the Bills.
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I don't remember seeing such stifling performances at times, only to be reminded that they can look awful in the process too.
Consistency was a key word, and Rob described it best. We've got to be consistent, at least more consistent than in the regular season.
This season also reminded many of us that the whole 60 minutes of an NFL game means exactly that, 60 minutes...