"Top Defenses" are overrated; this is still a QB league

[CowboyinMD]

"What happened to that vaunted Jaguars D?"

Shredded in Pittsburgh AND New England

"What about the Vikings?"

Shredded by Nick Foles in a championship game (let that sink in for a while).

"Okay, well, Philly's D can take down Brady and the Patriots."

You know that will be the rhetoric over the next 2 weeks. If you believe that, let me have some of that kool aid you're drinking.

Enough of this "build through the defense" crap. Give me a franchise QB with a stout OL, good HC, and serviceable defense and you can keep your "top notch" D with a pedestrian QB. This is the way it is in the modern day NFL. Especially since so many defensive maneuvers that were acceptable 30-40 years ago would get flagged today.

Edit: New England's D is better than average for sure, probably top 10 in the league, but they can be had too. But when you have Brady and Bill...

 

[bsbellomy]

You can win without a QB if you have all time great defenses like the 2003 Ravens, but these defenses are nowhere close to that.

 

[kevm3]

The problem is that these qb weak teams are facing a historically great team with arguably the best qb and head coach in nfl history. All of these other teams with 'great qbs' are sitting at home too.

 

[Silverstar]

If it's STILL a QB's league, then Ryan, Brees and Rothburger would have prevailed last week.

Instead, we got Bortles, Keenum and Foles out there.

I think defense had a lot to do with those 3 playing today.

 

[cowboyblue22]

this is still a qb driven league

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

All of these defense are good or where.

 

[CF74]

Refs get no love? Pffttt

 

[Slim_JD]

People forget that every year the Patriots have won the Superbowl they've always had a top 10 defense if I recall correctly.

 

[BlueStar22]

Defenses aren't overrated. You need a QB more competent than Blake Bortles. Foles is better than him and Keenum with his supporting cast.

 

[Ranching]

Uhhhh? Isn't Brady a QB?

 

[Nova]

The formula is great QB and Defensive play.

Why are we trying to make it anything different?

 

[TheCoolFan]

I agree in that you still need a franchise QB if you want to win it all but your defense needs to be good too. The bigger point is that you don't need a superstar RB to get to a Super Bowl but Garrett's outdated offense requires one.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Historically, you need a good pass defense. Def pass rating and points per drive are two of the best indicators of success in the NFL. There are anomalies of course, but generally, this holds up over the course of the season.

This year, points per drive ended up overwhelming pass defenses.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Historically, you need a good pass defense. Def pass rating and points per drive are two of the best indicators of success in the NFL. There are anomalies of course, but generally, this holds up over the course of the season.

This year, points per drive ended up overwhelming pass defenses.

Yet Brady just put up 300 yds and 2Tds vs the leagues best pass defense

A Great Offense>> A Great Defense

 

[theebs]

the eagles Defense is the best of the bunch though and won today and last saturday on the back of the defense.

I think they are going to win the Super Bowl on its back also.

 

[CowboyRoy]

"What happened to that vaunted Jaguars D?"

Shredded in Pittsburgh AND New England

"What about the Vikings?"

Shredded by Nick Foles in a championship game (let that sink in for a while).

"Okay, well, Philly's D can take down Brady and the Patriots."

You know that will be the rhetoric over the next 2 weeks. If you believe that, let me have some of that kool aid you're drinking.

Enough of this "build through the defense" crap. Give me a franchise QB with a stout OL, good HC, and serviceable defense and you can keep your "top notch" D with a pedestrian QB. This is the way it is in the modern day NFL. Especially since so many defensive maneuvers that were acceptable 30-40 years ago would get flagged today.

Edit: New England's D is better than average for sure, probably top 10 in the league, but they can be had too. But when you have Brady and Bill...

This about as dumb dumb gets. Eagles D sure looked good. And in case you havent figure it out yet, Brady is the exception not the rule.

So who is going to ever beat the Patriots then? A team with a bad D? Duh

 

[GenoT]

After Minne’s first score, three Philly takeaways led to 3 TDs...and then they shut the Vikes down for the rest of the game.

The Eagles’ D made the difference.

Defense wins championships — period.

 

[Roadtrip635]

So he's saying that having 4 of the top defenses in the Conference Championships don't matter?

 

[JBond]

Yet Brady just put up 300 yds and 2Tds vs the leagues best pass defense

A Great Offense>> A Great Defense

Except when the Giants play the Pats in a SB.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

An elite QB needs at least average pieces around him to win but an average qb needs at least a few elite pieces around him to win.

Defense, running game, offensive line and good playcalling/coaching.