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(07-28-2015, 10:06 AM)djs7685 Wrote: Turnovers or not, the defense has done it's job in a couple of the games as far as keeping points off the board and holding the offense to short drives in a lot of cases.

The offense can't help but to turn the ball over, can't score, and can't generate sustained drives on a consistent basis.

I think there's clearly a reason this team has been drafting starters on the offensive side in the higher rounds at a rapid rate and most defensive picks have been for depth and project players for the future.

Though neither side of the ball has been extremely impressive and dominating, bright spots from either side have seemingly come in the first half of most of the games, other than an exception or two of course. I think a lot of this has to go on the coaching staff and the entire team as they've looked unprepared in the second half of almost every game. The team hasn't deserved to win a playoff game with the way they've played, no doubt, but there is more blame to place in certain places than others.

Of course, there are those like the OP that can't help themselves but just scream from the mountaintop about the defense not generating turnovers while usually crying that others aren't being fair for placing blame elsewhere. Meh, it is what it is. Some people can't help from being biased when speaking of certain topics.

I pointed out the fact that the defense outscored the offense in the 2012 game.  The defense scores 7 on a pick 6, gives up 19 points and the offense contributes a paltry 2 FGs for all their trouble.  Geez, how hard is it for an 10-6 team to score 13 flippin' points?!  Tell every team in the playoffs all they have to do is score 13 points on offense and they get a W and I'd imagine they would get pretty confident and grateful for the defense.

Complain about the defense in the playoffs all you like, but leave 2012 out of it. The bottom line is that our defense can disappoint, but our offense's net point totals in the playoffs fall deep in the 32nd-ranked territory. The fact that we play "last place" offense in the playoffs is why we keep getting 12th place trophies.