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Schneed10 · 05-26-2005, 11:56 AM

Yeah, we finished as the 3rd ranked defense despite an offense that couldn't sustain drives worth a crap. I remember watching a game late in the season which was being called by Joe Buck and he said something like "this defense really has been nothing short of amazing all season. When you consider how anemic the offense has been, to rank near the top of the defensive rankings is an impressive feat."

There's a saying that the best defense is a good offense. Well this year I see our offense improving, meaning they should keep our D off the field. Our D will seem better in the rankings and in the stats for that reason alone. And I think Williams can get them to play just as well as last year, if not better, if we can fill the signal-calling void.

I think there's a difference between how the stats rank you and how you actually played. The stats can't account for the success of your offense. Last year, in my opinion, we had the #1 D. Pittsburgh and Buffalo finished ahead of us in the rankings, but when you have McGahee and Bettis sustaining drives like they did, it makes the D look better. I don't want to take away from Pittsburgh or Buffalo, but I think we played better on D last year.

05-26-2005, 11:56 AM	#25
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: SN Unit Analysis: Safeties Yeah, we finished as the 3rd ranked defense despite an offense that couldn't sustain drives worth a crap. I remember watching a game late in the season which was being called by Joe Buck and he said something like "this defense really has been nothing short of amazing all season. When you consider how anemic the offense has been, to rank near the top of the defensive rankings is an impressive feat." There's a saying that the best defense is a good offense. Well this year I see our offense improving, meaning they should keep our D off the field. Our D will seem better in the rankings and in the stats for that reason alone. And I think Williams can get them to play just as well as last year, if not better, if we can fill the signal-calling void. I think there's a difference between how the stats rank you and how you actually played. The stats can't account for the success of your offense. Last year, in my opinion, we had the #1 D. Pittsburgh and Buffalo finished ahead of us in the rankings, but when you have McGahee and Bettis sustaining drives like they did, it makes the D look better. I don't want to take away from Pittsburgh or Buffalo, but I think we played better on D last year.