07-01-2024, 01:28 PM
(06-30-2024, 02:27 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Yes, and other posters responded with very logical reasons why the entire defense will perform better this season, yet you dismissed them as not valid. The same as you cling to some stats about shotgun snap percentage in seasons past as a reason to claim that nothing should be different on offense, yet the Bengal coaches have been quoted as saying that offensive attack will vary on an opponent to opponent basis.
Your premise that nothing will change based upon past observations holds little merit when predicting how a team will perform in a league where strategies are constantly evolving.
If my point is that I don't see a good reason to believe that our run defense would be better, why would I not dismiss somebody's response that is arguing that the entire defense would be better? That is not my argument so it's irrelevant.
I also probably agree the entire defense should be better. But I have little reason to believe the run defense will be. However, that has nothing to do with what my point is.
If the other major argument is our health on defense, yes, that's a terrible argument because we were a very healthy defense last year and in we will very likely be more banged up next year. So, if the odds are that we will be MORE HURT next year, why would improved health be a valid argument?
