Would you rather watch a really good offense or a really good Defense?

[Garrettop]

Give me a dominating defense and a hard nosed running game with some receivers that can move the chains if necessary.

 

[Gameover]

Offense: it's near impossible to have sustained success without good offense. The best defensive team the past 5 years has been Seattle, and they have a near elite quarterback.

Most of the other good teams the past 5 years or so have been dominate offenses:
Pats
Pack
Falcons
Broncos(awful d in 2013; got better by 2015)
Cowboys(25 combined wins in 2014 and 2016)

Defense: What I would want in a D is one in which the pass rush could get hot at the right time. ala the 2007 and 2011 Giants. The 2011 Cow team was built to make that type of run w Spence-Ware-Rat and some other guys but Romo blew what should've been an 11 win team.

 

[MWH1967]

The intent of the thread was not to focus on balance. We all know you need some degree of both...it's a given. It was to only bring out the true football fan in all of us and find the true passion of what you enjoy, excites or intrigues the most about the game. ok?

 

[Tabascocat]

Give me the offense. "Defense wins championships" I just a phrase. If the score is 0-0 Who wins the game?

Same applies if the score is 42-42

 

[CATCH17]

I appreciate defense more than offense from the X's and O's standpoint, and have traditionally liked watching dominant defenses like those old Ravens and Bucs teams. But I have to admit the dialing back on bigs hits and overall tricky tack calls aimed at the defensive side of the ball has taken away from the excitement of defensive football. Although I completely understand the need and agree with the league intervening for player health.

Nothing is worse than watching a bad offense though. When I lived in NY the Jets were in the middle of their decent run with Rex Ryan and while the defense was fun to watch and sent the house routinely after QBs, they had a terrible offense and was just absolutely frustrating to watch. You don't know agony until you see a defense play it's *** off for 4 quarters while the offense can only muster up a handful of 1st downs...

I never really enjoyed watching the Bucs or Ravens because they trotted out Brad Johnson and Trent Dilfer.



Anyways... There is a lot of different ways to win a Super Bowl.

 

[Jstopper]

Offense: it's near impossible to have sustained success without good offense. The best defensive team the past 5 years has been Seattle, and they have a near elite quarterback.

Most of the other good teams the past 5 years or so have been dominate offenses:
Pats
Pack
Falcons
Broncos(awful d in 2013; got better by 2015)
Cowboys(25 combined wins in 2014 and 2016)

Defense: What I would want in a D is one in which the pass rush could get hot at the right time. ala the 2007 and 2011 Giants. The 2011 Cow team was built to make that type of run w Spence-Ware-Rat and some other guys but Romo blew what should've been an 11 win team.

Lol you just can't help yourself. Off base as usual

 

[Jstopper]

Same applies if the score is 42-42

This is true. I just would rather see a shootout than a dead slug fest. Just boring to me

 

[mrmojo]

Dominating defense, sacks, points off turnovers. ....get a two digit lead and you know the game is over.

 

[The Fonz]

I agree but sadly it's hard to get a 53 that will all agree to those terms. I was shocked at the players in the league that don't particularly love football , but are good at it so it's all about Money.

If I was afforded that gift I would more like Ronnie Lott that once cut his own finger the rest of the way off just to get back in a game. true story.

Players will mirror the behavior of their coach as their leader.
Sad to say but it is all about only money, you see that in every player as soon as one team sign him he start blabbing about i always want to be with this fine organization yada yada...

 

[DC Cowboy]

Would you rather watch a really good offense or a really good Defense?

For the love of all that's good the "balance" responses will be stricken from the record..lol This is just about which side of the ball you enjoy being more dominate and why.

As a younger man I like most love the scoring, celebrations and general excitement that comes from a 40 burger. Now that i'm older there is just some special about shutting someone down no matter how hard they try.


What say you?

Defense

 

[pancakeman]

Good offense over good defense.
Very good offense over very good defense.
Excellent offense over excellent defense.
But elite defense over elite offense.

Basically, a defense that can disallow long drives or scores I appreciate but don't love to watch. But a defense that can make even first downs seem impossible is a joy to behold.

 

[conner01]

Rather watch a really good offense. Rather have a really good defense

Exactly
Offense is fun to watch
Defense wins championships

 

[MWH1967]

Exactly
Offense is fun to watch
Defense wins championships

so, you enjoy them equally? or is it..... The Defense does the dirty so you can enjoy the score from the guys on the other side? So, you are a "tweener"?

 

[MWH1967]

I would rather have a defense that holds the opposing teams offense at a one point minimum of what our offense scores.

Isn't that the objective every single time...come on now hardline. Show some effort son.

 

[conner01]

so, you enjoy them equally? or is it..... The Defense does the dirty so you can enjoy the score from the guys on the other side? So, you are a "tweener"?

Lol

 

[xwalker]

Would you rather watch a really good offense or a really good Defense?

For the love of all that's good the "balance" responses will be stricken from the record..lol This is just about which side of the ball you enjoy being more dominate and why.

As a younger man I like most love the scoring, celebrations and general excitement that comes from a 40 burger. Now that i'm older there is just some special about shutting someone down no matter how hard they try.


What say you?