theascension":vvt2r9i6 said:
Our biggest weakness is run defense if you took a high powered offense with an outstanding runner (like the '85 bears with walter peyton, people forget they were the 2nd ranked offense), we likely would have had a tougher time.
But this defense is built back to front for the 21st century of passing so yes I'd say we could beat any high powered passing offense.
The amazing thing of the 60% of the country doubting us and espn and others voting 80% peyton manning is it was so ignorant of what we'd done the last 2 years beating Brady, Brees twice and making Ryan and Luck all they could handle.
This defense would have shut down the 85 Bears offense.
The way that the defense' were allowed to play back then, this Hawks D would have been shutting teams out!
And watch as the opposing players were carried off the field...Much like the 85 Bears defense.