This loss isn't on the defense.

[Derinyar]

Your not counting the times that those turnovers gave the offense excellent field position.

Face it. Our offense was terrible. If you think that our offense got to 30 without the help of our defense and special teams then you need to re-watch the game again.

I never said that. But there's 30 points scored today. The defense gave up enough to make 30 not win. The defense was the major problem today.

 

[kevm3]

why doesn't the offense have to play more than one quarter of ball? I said it in the main thread> Garrett is going to go conservative and allow the blame to be put on defense. Funny how Rob Ryan isn't having problems over there in New Orleans... why? Because Breeze and co. know how to put games away. Why is virtually every game close in which we lose? It's because Garrett only plays enough to match the competition and never to completely eliminate the competition. The score never should have been 10 to 7. Going into the third, it should have been 21 and 7 if we bothered to capitalize on those turnovers, but we dink and dunk and 3 and out over and over. We should have never allowed the Lions to have the ball back with a minute left, but instead we should have got first downs and did our best to run the clock out...

 

[munkee]

With the defense we have, with probably less than half that are starters in this league, getting four turnovers, a redzone stop and stopping the Lions when it was 27-24.

Yes, they gave up a ton a yards but no one is stopping Megatron and the game would have been iced away if the offense wasn't half asleep most of the game.

This defense won't win a super bowl, probably not even a playoff game but the offense needs to help out and simply doesn't do enough.


Hell, still would have won if not for the holding penalty late in the game.

You give up 329 yards to one guy, HELL YES it is on the defense.

 

[viman96]

This is on the defense. They give up 329 yds to 1 receiver. They give up 24 points in the 4th quarter. They give up a TD in less than a minute to a team that had to drive the field to score. Ask them and they will agree.

This is on the offense. The defense give them 4 turnovers and do not turn them into enough points. The defense holds a high powered offense to 7 pts for a half. Have two opportunities to close the game out and cannot get one first down. Ask them and they will agree.

 

[Lazyking]

This is on the defense. They give up 329 yds to 1 receiver. They give up 24 points in the 4th quarter. They give up a TD in less than a minute to a team that had to drive the field to score. Ask them and they will agree.

This is on the offense. The defense give them 4 turnovers and do not turn them into enough points. The defense holds a high powered offense to 7 pts for a half. Have two opportunities to close the game out and cannot get one first down. Ask them and they will agree.

It's a team game and all phases failed, I just put more blame on the offense because I expect more. Honestly, the defense we currently have, I'm surprised when they make any stops.. The talent is VERY thin.

 

[slomoxn]

why doesn't the offense have to play more than one quarter of ball? I said it in the main thread> Garrett is going to go conservative and allow the blame to be put on defense. Funny how Rob Ryan isn't having problems over there in New Orleans... why? Because Breeze and co. know how to put games away. Why is virtually every game close in which we lose? It's because Garrett only plays enough to match the competition and never to completely eliminate the competition. The score never should have been 10 to 7. Going into the third, it should have been 21 and 7 if we bothered to capitalize on those turnovers, but we dink and dunk and 3 and out over and over. We should have never allowed the Lions to have the ball back with a minute left, but instead we should have got first downs and did our best to run the clock out...

the defense gave up a lot of yards and 30 pthe oints, but they also had 4 turnovers nd if the offesne score'd
on any of them this game is totally dfferent. The D has ther issues but did their bet i feeel

 

[RS12]

This loss isn't on the defense.

Yah, the offense gave up 631 yards and 31 points.