Sadly, still lots of Boys fans out there still supporting Dak and pointing out his 400 yard game as proof he wasn't the problem. A classic "tell me you didn't watch the game and don't understand football without telling me you didn't watch the game" scenario.
And yes GB hung 48 on us.. 14 of those were directly on Dak. the first 7 were because we inexplicably went to zone (I see that more as coaching rather than players). And, in my mind, the scores for both sides in the 2nd half are irrelevant.. our defence wasn't trying and their defence wasn't even on the field. I'm actually glad our defence wasn't out there in the 2nd half trying to rack up meaningless sack totals against 2nd stringers. In fact.. the defence actually made me believe they gave a **** by the fact they checked out once the game was decided.
So no, the defence does NOT get a pass.. they failed on the big stage BUT no way were they responsible for the full 48. Also they are defence that is built on not being on the field for long stretches and for challenging a team forced into passing. The defence has always played OFF the offence.. and that is why the offence represents where most of the money gets spent. Defence got exposed big time (and needs some BIG changes) but this loss is squarely on the shoulders of Dak, the coaches, Defence and CeeDee and in that order.
What I do find interesting is how quickly this team drops its head when Dak farks up a series.. I think they all see what we see.. that he hasn't got 'it' and they never even looked like they wanted to climb back into it. The first INT took the air out of the team.. the Pick 6 just killed the entire team. Just killed it.