Parcells4Life
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to win in today’s league the goal is to have a top flight offense and at least an average to above average defense.
the defense is only going to get stronger the rest of the year as guys get fully healthy and in football shape.
Offensively, I don’t think we’ll blow teams out this bad every week but even coming down a little still puts the team at the top of the league.
For as to why the defense seems a lot softer this year I have 2 thoughts.
1) they’re not afraid of big plays by the opponents the first 2 games so why leave base 4-3 or base nickel. Just let teams go down the field and eventually they’ll self destruct.
2) along with the first thought, they’re saving any big wrinkles defensively for the Saints. The defense has guys like Crawford, Quinn, DLaw, Lee, Byron and others who are using the first few weeks like preseason. We already know what they are at full speed so unlike the offense we don’t need to test anything out.
Also, seeing how this offense is dominant, just keep things in front of you and try to hold the opposition to field goals. The math will outdo them in the long run trading FGs for TDs. We saw that a ton today.
Run defense was much better and they pretty much just guarded against the home run ball. Give up underneath stuff and trust offenses won’t be patient for 80 yards.
the defense is only going to get stronger the rest of the year as guys get fully healthy and in football shape.
Offensively, I don’t think we’ll blow teams out this bad every week but even coming down a little still puts the team at the top of the league.
For as to why the defense seems a lot softer this year I have 2 thoughts.
1) they’re not afraid of big plays by the opponents the first 2 games so why leave base 4-3 or base nickel. Just let teams go down the field and eventually they’ll self destruct.
2) along with the first thought, they’re saving any big wrinkles defensively for the Saints. The defense has guys like Crawford, Quinn, DLaw, Lee, Byron and others who are using the first few weeks like preseason. We already know what they are at full speed so unlike the offense we don’t need to test anything out.
Also, seeing how this offense is dominant, just keep things in front of you and try to hold the opposition to field goals. The math will outdo them in the long run trading FGs for TDs. We saw that a ton today.
Run defense was much better and they pretty much just guarded against the home run ball. Give up underneath stuff and trust offenses won’t be patient for 80 yards.