pittpnthrs":3p13hyq8 said:
Chapow":3p13hyq8 said:
pittpnthrs":3p13hyq8 said:
The defenses is nowhere close to being legit. They are awful. They can’t get off the field. They can’t tackle. They can’t get near enough pressure on the QB. Etc,,, How are people still defending that unit? Another no name running back goes for over 100 yet again. They are as much to blame for the lopsided TOP as the offense.
Maybe people are defending that unit because they are giving up the 6th fewest points per game of any defense in the league.
Meanwhile, the offense is going 3 and out over and over and over again, until they finallly get 1 first down before punting again. Our offense is straight up dysfunctional. They are a steaming pile of dog $h!t that can't even execute the simplest of play calls. It is honestly some of the worst football I've ever seen in my life.
The defense is absolutely not the problem. There are only 5 teams in the league giving up fewer points per game than we are. If we had even a remotely competent offense, this team would have a winning record right now.
The defense is absolutely part of the problem. 6th in the league for points scored? That’s because teams have numerous 7 to 8 minute drives on them. Other teams don’t score more on them because they run out of time, not because they can’t.
I do agree that choosing to play "bend but don't break" defense is part of the time of possesion problem. I just happen to think that the complete and utter ineptitude of the offense is a far, far bigger part of the problem.
Washington had 10 possesions last night (not including taking a knee at the end of the 1st half and the end of the game). Our defense forced a 3 and out on 4 of those possesions, and gave up only 1 first down before quickly forcing a punt on another. So they they got a very quick stop and forced a punt on half of their possesions. Each and every time, our offense responded with a quick 3 and out of their own, forcing the defense right back out on the field. At one point in the 2nd half, our defense forced 3 3 and outs in a row. Our offense responded with their own 3 and out every time.
Washington's longest drive of the game (by time) resulted in a field goal. Their second longest drive of the game resulted in a turnover on downs after our defense got a stop in the the red zone (and btw, this was in the 4th quarter when our defense was absolutely exhausted from being on the field for the vast majority of the game). Their 3rd longest drive of the game resulted in an interception. One of their TD drives was a short 3 minute drive (after our offense gave them excellent field position by fumbling), and the other was a 5 minute drive. Not excessively long by any means.
Meanwhile, our offense actually had 11 possesions. One more than Washington. They had 7 3 and outs (including 5 in a row at one point), a 2 play :48 second drive where they fumbled and gave Washington excellent field position, and another drive where they were only able to muster 1 first down before quickly punting yet again. Both of their scoring drives were under 3 minutes. The longest possesion of the entire game for our offense was 2:39.
The offense literally can not sustain a drive. They are forcing our defense to be on the field for the vast majority of the game. Even in a game where our offense had more possesions than the other team, and our defense forced a very quick punt on half of the other teams possesions, our defense was still on the field for over two thirds of the game. Our offense couldn't be screwing over our defense any harder if they tried.
