10-14-2015, 11:44 AM
Elite? No.
Better than the stats? Yes.
Look at the situations teams have been in.
Oakland...way behind. Lots of garbage yards.
San Diego...behind. A drive or two of garbage yards.
Kansas City...way behind. Lots of garbage yards.
It's really hard to gauge. Sunday could be more of the same. Look what Buffalo did to New England. New England is in a similar boat...playing teams who have been behind and they have really limited points, but given up yards.
I think there's an element of the defense that is being protected by the situations the offense has put them in. However, what tells me the defense is a bit underrated is how they turned the game around against Seattle. An average or worse defense would not have held the Seahawks and given the team a chance to win.
Better than the stats? Yes.
Look at the situations teams have been in.
Oakland...way behind. Lots of garbage yards.
San Diego...behind. A drive or two of garbage yards.
Kansas City...way behind. Lots of garbage yards.
It's really hard to gauge. Sunday could be more of the same. Look what Buffalo did to New England. New England is in a similar boat...playing teams who have been behind and they have really limited points, but given up yards.
I think there's an element of the defense that is being protected by the situations the offense has put them in. However, what tells me the defense is a bit underrated is how they turned the game around against Seattle. An average or worse defense would not have held the Seahawks and given the team a chance to win.
