Plenty of blame to go around, time to lay some smack down!

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Originally Posted by GMScud

Good find. I mentioned something similar in another thread, and GTripp sort of shot down the notion. But honestly it seems pretty simple to me. They've been throwing all over us all day, why not play a little safer with a 17 point lead in the second half by running the ball more and blitzing less? I can appreciate Haslett's aggressiveness, but we have to be smart about it. That kind of blitzing against one of the premier passing attacks in the league is obviously not too smart.

GMScud, I think what Easterbrook is saying (and he says this a lot because I read his column every week and have for at least 3 years) is that Hasslet and Shannahan for that matter need to manage the clock a little better. I mean if you are up by 17 late in the 3rd Qtr, the other team should not be able to come back on you if you play straight up Defense and make them plod their way down the field. That's not to say you play "prevent", just play normal Defense, rushing 4, and tackling everything, and let the clock run.