FourierSeries
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You guys are getting way to caught up in the stat numbers. As a fan I have seen every game this year.....like twice. Atlanta has been getting so far out in front of teams this year in the 4th quarter in half their games, that The D starts to trade yards, and points for time off the clock. A perfect example of this is the last game of the season against NO. Atlanta was so far up in that game in the 4th quarter Ryan threw 3 passes only one was across the line of scrimmage. N.O. scored 21 points in the 4th because Atlanta was giving points and yardage for time. I can give you at least 4 more examples of this. 3/4 of the points Atlanta has given up has come in the first half of the year and in garbage time. 7 out of 11 players on D are rookies or 2nd year players. The average age of this D is 24, and that is with Babineaux at age 35! So the first half of the season was like you aint in college any more Frances! It has taken them awhile. As some of you posted the last half of the season has been so much better. Are we as good as NE? No! Are we a good D? No. I would say more right now as average. But I do know this we are much better than 90% of your fan base thinks we are. And I bet we are the fastest D in the NFL. As the say, you cant teach that!
We aren't caught up in the numbers. We judge the defense based on what we've seen. It's a slightly below average defense. You've got one very good edge rusher and you've got some athletic LBs. However, your defense can be run on and your secondary is pretty weak. Take a look at what we've done to much better defenses in the last two games.
You've got some young players in your defense who haven't seen anything close to the challenge that Brady provides in the postseason. Bud Dupree commented after the game yesterday that he was taken by surprise by the rapid pace of the NE offense, including the checks made at the line by Brady. Your young and inexperienced defense is the perfect match up for Brady.