11-12-2018, 01:53 PM
(11-12-2018, 01:42 PM)BacknDaDey Wrote: This defense is really bad, so I agree with the Austin firing. But...are you ready for this? Why doesn't the offense get any blame? Each time the Saints scored, didn't they kickoff and give the ball back to the offense? How much did the offense move the ball to answer a Saints score or to help give the our defense a break or a rest? Hmmm...
Nobody is giving the offense a full pass. They absolutely needed to play better.
Having said that, it's a cause-and-effect thing. This defense allowed the Saints to score on every single possession. It's asking A LOT of any offense to go toe-to-toe with that kind of production. Even if Dalton and the offense played better, I don't think they've ever scored 50+ points in a game during the Dalton/Green era. The defense needs to keep the team in a position to win the game without having to set franchise records to do so.
Everything in this post is my fault.
