People keep bashing the offense

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(11-22-2017, 05:37 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: We are 10th in points allowed, not 4th.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/total/sort/totalPointsPerGame/position/defense

We are also...

27th in rush yards allowed
27th in forced turnovers (which hurts the offense and TOP)
28th in opponent's 3rd down % (which hurts the offense and TOP)
Dead last in 3rd down conversions allowed

Picking the nit doesn't change the fact that our Offense is much better than out Defense.

Does it really matter how they get the yards if we're top dozen in the league?

Are you really trying to pin the fact fact that other teams not turning the ball over on our D? How does one force their opponent to turn the ball over?

Who cares about 3rd downs conversions when you are top 10 in points allowed? That means we are not giving up big plays.

You know what really hurts time of possession? An offense that is:

dead last in offensive plays from scrimmage

dead last in offensive yards per game
dead last in time of possession per game

It is silly that folks are trying to assert our defense is nearly as bad as our offense.