People keep bashing the offense

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(11-23-2017, 05:36 AM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: I don't know if they're a "playoff caliber" defense. They struggled against the Ravens, Packers, Steelers, Colts, Jaguars, and Titans.

Ravens have a terrible offense and Flacco didn't practice and was coming off a bad injury. And we couldn't stop them.
Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers, so it's hard for any defense.
Steelers were getting open and did everything they wanted.
Colts also have a bad offense. They did crack down at the end and create a turnover to win the game. So credit is deserved.
Jaguars dismantled our defense. You might say "But they didn't give up a punt TD". They were on our 1 yard line in the 4th quarter and gave mercy. They couldn't stop them.
Titans were getting the Bengals out of place and order. And the defense gave up another game winning drive.

The defense isn't our weak link. No one is saying that. But it's not what it once was and we need to admit that.

They had their share of mistakes and blown coverages which really hurt them early. I would say they played great sufficating Defense early but they gave up one or two backbreaking plays a game that really cost us games. As of late there playing soft and are getting nickled and dimed against bad QBs  and bad offenses. Colts and Jags games were unacceptable performances by them. The Titans game terrible first half but they seemed to play a lot better in the second half.