Problems with the Defense, IMHO

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Not to be a jerk, but I don't agree with this statement, either.

According to the play-by-play summary at NFL.com, there were long Raider drives of 13, 11, and 11 plays that led to 13 unanswered points, given up by the defense in the second half. I don't understand how that fits with "standing strong at the end of the game." At the end of the game, the defense crumbled by allowing the winning points -- they most certainly didn't 'stand strong.'

Sure, some will say "the defense played well today, they only allowed 16 points!" The problem is, that's all the opposing team needed to win. So that's not exactly something to be proud of.

When I was talking about "standing strong" I was referring to the goaline stand. Sorry I was not more clear on that. My point was that they did allow the lengthy drives that you mentioned, and that this was a problem. In seems to me like we agree on this point.

When I say "some will say," I didn't mean myself...I meant other people. Sorry I was not more clear on that either. Thought that was pretty self-explanatory.