LTH":x0r5vvt3 said:
My point was that you can't look at the stats for the season and judge how good this D is..things are vastly different in the last part of the season than they were in the first part of the season...
I totally realize that there are steps to this process...all I said if you read my post was that POTENTIALLY this D could be one of the best in the league with the worst stats in the league by the time the playoffs come due to the fact they are getting healthier and gaining continuity...
How many pro bowl players are on this D 5-6? the talent is there its just a matter of getting these guys to play together and staying healthy...
LTH
We can't just judge our defence by it's "potential" and we can't just ignore what it has done in the past, either. When the D was at it's healthiest, was when the streak of "worst in history" started. We've only had two decent defensive performances (out of 10 games), and both were when we weren't at full strength. We all thought and hoped that he D had turned the corner after the SF game, but the next two games, it was even worse than the games that preceeded it. Now, after the second decent defensive showing, we're all hoping that this is a trend again, because it IS hard to understand how we could have been this bad, with the personnel that we have, on paper.
Having said that, you don't think you might be getting ahead of yourself? We all feel like the D will come out of this at some point, because it's true... not only should this D not be even close to the worst in history, it should be pretty decent going by the personnel we have on paper. But to save yourself from looking silly, just consider all the steps that has to happen before we're even close to your proclamation of being "One of the best, if not the best defence, come playoff time". If that happens, we're laughing, and you're a genius! But realistically, if the Hawks D get's even close to the top half, or third of the NFL, we're already laughing.
