Galian Beast
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Coming from Massachusetts I've been talking a lot of smack in regards to the Patriots trading Moss.
Clearly their offense isn't going to be nearly as productive as it was. Certainly not with Deion Branch.
But then it got me thinking about the T.O. effect. I remember a game we played against Atlanta, and I forget if it was a player on our team or their team who basically said when we went out on the field there was this feeling that we were going to do what we wanted to do.
I think we've lost that mentality since we lost T.O., Miles Austin has certainly replaced his production, but I think the offense is lacking that killer instinct that we had with T.O. and I honestly believe that the lack of killer instinct and production has directly and negatively effected the defense and their ability to impose their will on teams.
I would say in 2006 and even in 2007 to a certain extent our defense wasn't very good. Our offense really carried us until the defense got together at the end of 2008.
Even then I believe our defense is at its best when our offense puts other teams on their back. Look at what we did to New Orleans. We came out and just started scoring on them. New Orleans was all about imposing their offense against other teams, and forcing them to put the ball up, and cause turnovers.
Our defense is similar to New Orleans, its not like Chicago or Baltimore, its not really aggressive, and thus we don't get a lot turnovers, and our sacks and qb pressure isn't impressive.
Our offense needs to come out firing on every cylinder, and get up by 7,10, 14. Get them to give up on the run early. Force Favre to beat us with Percy Harvin.
Brett Favre has FIVE touchdowns this year, and thats with a game with Moss. Lets not allow this guy to embarrass us okay?!
Clearly their offense isn't going to be nearly as productive as it was. Certainly not with Deion Branch.
But then it got me thinking about the T.O. effect. I remember a game we played against Atlanta, and I forget if it was a player on our team or their team who basically said when we went out on the field there was this feeling that we were going to do what we wanted to do.
I think we've lost that mentality since we lost T.O., Miles Austin has certainly replaced his production, but I think the offense is lacking that killer instinct that we had with T.O. and I honestly believe that the lack of killer instinct and production has directly and negatively effected the defense and their ability to impose their will on teams.
I would say in 2006 and even in 2007 to a certain extent our defense wasn't very good. Our offense really carried us until the defense got together at the end of 2008.
Even then I believe our defense is at its best when our offense puts other teams on their back. Look at what we did to New Orleans. We came out and just started scoring on them. New Orleans was all about imposing their offense against other teams, and forcing them to put the ball up, and cause turnovers.
Our defense is similar to New Orleans, its not like Chicago or Baltimore, its not really aggressive, and thus we don't get a lot turnovers, and our sacks and qb pressure isn't impressive.
Our offense needs to come out firing on every cylinder, and get up by 7,10, 14. Get them to give up on the run early. Force Favre to beat us with Percy Harvin.
Brett Favre has FIVE touchdowns this year, and thats with a game with Moss. Lets not allow this guy to embarrass us okay?!
