Originally Posted by
stlrz d
Originally Posted by
SteelAbility
Agreed on the Saints. Not so sure on the Steelers. As much as I would love to believe it, I think we are all seeing problems on D.
Can you point to any D in the league this season that is dominating in every aspect of the game? The rules continue to change to favor the offense. The Brady rule is the latest in a long line of rules designed to give the offense an advantage.
What you saw in the 4th qtr of the Vikings game was reminiscent of what we saw from our D last season.
I don't recall who started the prediction thread so I don't know where to dig it up, but my prediction was a Steelers/Saints match up in Miami.
I agree with you to a great extent. The rules are handcuffing D to promote scoring because that apparently sells, allowing the league to create its own "super heros." I don't think there is a D that is dominating every aspect. I think several Ds are clearly better than ours (right now) ...
DEN
MIN
IND
NE
NYJ
GB
I think several other Ds could have an argument for being about the same or slightly better.
Our D is apparently dominant for 3 quarters. It's that 4th quarter that is very concerning to me as we have consistently given up either long drives, game winning drives, or quick scores:
CHI (gave up the drive for the GW FG)
CIN (gave up the drive for the GW TD)
DET (allowed them to about the 20, then sack-sack-sack)
SD (I believe we gave up 2 very quick scores not counting the PR debacle)
MIN (gave them 2 drives inside the 20 ... I won't count the last one, garbage time)
In two of the above 5, the D came up big despite giving some ground (DET, MIN). I'm not comfortable with 40%, especially playing playoff teams with playoff focus.
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