BradyManny
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Great post, very detailed and a refreshing change from the reactionary stuff that's been around here lately.
It's further proof that even as Goodell and Polian have functionally killed the soul of football defense still beats offense. One of the main reasons I first loved Belichick was his defensive excellence and ability to make chicken salad from chicken byproduct. I also think that defensive football is where the soul and spirit of the game resides. It really saddens me to see such a passive, soft, two high safety defense time and time again. It's not leveraging the strength of the personnel, it's not complimentary football, and it's sad to witness.
I agree with this whole post - defense still does beat offense. We saw it so clearly in SB42, which is why I'm surprised the Patriots haven't evolved defensively since then.
I guess it's complicated - yes, its an offensive league, but at the end of the day, the best defense will stimy the best offense.
As for complimentary football, I've been saying since 2007 the Patriots need a defense that knows how to get off the field and get Brady the ball back.
It's also why I can't let the offense off the hook for Sunday b/c it didn't do its best to play complimentary. But again, I think if you look at it per possession, everything is put into a more accurate light, and the offense really isn't the root of the problem - it was part of the problem on Sunday, but not the source.
The offensive problem is - and I just said this in another thread - teams that can get pressure without taking men away from coverage are going to cause issues for ANY and ALL offenses. We aren't going to win big games until something changes - either our OL somehow becomes much tougher, or our defense can win games when the offense faces an elite, stifling defense.
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