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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Watching these teams showed me how deficient the Pats D was this season in comparison to BAL, PIT, PHI, TEN, and what it takes to have a dominant one. It also shows how few teams have a very good, or better D.
Is it because most teams focus on having balance in every phase of the game, eventhough it's common knowledge that excellent D historically leads to playoff wins? Or is it more because of the modern NFL rules favor offense so much that it's overwhelmingly difficult to have a D that hold opponents to 17 or less a game?
I would like to think that rules/competition committee would try to make the rules so that special teams , D and O all have as equal influence to the outcome of the game. Things like allowing a D player to have radio, and the no force out rule are good things I hope will continue.
I'm probably in the minority, but I like 13-10 games. They are usually well played in all aspects. When I see a 38-37 game, yeah it might be exciting, but all I can think of is "Man, these D's suck!".
Depending on what they get for MC, there could be some good D picks. If they could get someone ( I don't care what D position) that has even a 70% impact of what Mayo has had, it will be a huge boost. That's what I am hoping for.
Is it because most teams focus on having balance in every phase of the game, even though it's common knowledge that excellent D historically leads to playoff wins?
As if we didn't already know....Watching the Ravens and Eagles I was impressed by their D's. They both take the ball away as well.
I hope we go all defense in this years draft.
Titans win that game with Johnson. LenDale is a slow pig at RB.No-Chris Johnson's loss was a HUGE blow to the Titans' O
No-Chris Johnson's loss was a HUGE blow to the Titans' O, and Eli couldn't hit a barn door worth a darn.
Speaking of O, how about that Jake Delhomme? Pathetic, that was his play as a QB.. I still can't believe that the Ariz Cardinals, a team we destroyed, is in the finals...How about that for justice ? The Pats can't catch a break since we went 16-0...
However, I'm optimistic and am looking forward to a great 2009 season... It should be interesting to say the least, with all the Brady / Cassell questions..
I think Bill can coach up another young one... he can go 3 for 3 in my opinion.
I agree, tough defense wins. Keep McDaniels out of the draft room, or let's hope he takes a new job.
Build up a new cast of dominating, suffocating elite defensive players.
We are not the soft, whiny, stats-obsessed Colts, no matter how many Pats fans lose the way and convert. We are built on a dynasty predicated on tough, intelligent DEFENSE.
You're looking at it the wrong way. The NFL in the salary cap era is all about effective resource allocation. A team can't afford to be rigid in its approach in terms of team-building. Instead, you have to be flexible enough so that when you can identify undervalued commodities, you can adjust your strategy to take advantage.
In other words, when, during an offseason, you're able to trade draft picks for guys like Randy Moss, Wes Welker, you don't quibble about whether you want to be a "defensive" team or not. The same thing applies to the draft board -- you don't force your draft picks to conform to your plans, you make your plans according to what's available when you pick in the draft.
You know watching that game yesterday BF, I was gobsmacked by how ridiculously slow LenDale was. Russ Hochstein could have done a better job as the tailback.Titans win that game with Johnson. LenDale is a slow pig at RB.