Team Structure

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(07-06-2021, 01:31 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: With all the rules making it tougher to play defense and it becoming a passing league, I think you make your offense explosive and able to move the chains and sustain drives.  The other team can't score if they're on the sidelines.

On defense, you obviously have to at least be able to slow down the run, but I think it's most important to get people that can rush the passer because anyone can play DB if the QB doesn't have time to let the receivers get into their routes.

With our team right now and a QB like Burrow, receiver like Chase, and back like Mixon, I think, first and foremost, you build a line to protect Burrow, open holes for Mixon, and say "try and stop us."

Peyton Manning always seemed like he had shitty-to-average defenses but always managed to have winning seasons, and that was back when defenses could still hit people..

First and foremost, build an offensive line and then get pass rushers.  That's the next direction we need to go to be competitors.

He had a top-10 scoring defense 5 times with the Colts and 2 times with the Broncos. So 7 of his 15 years he had a top-10 scoring defense. Did have a couple stinkers mixed in there, though. I think they just seemed worse than they were because they were being compared to Peyton Manning offenses. Lol

The Colts Ds allowed a lot of yards because teams were playing from behind, but generally okay/good vs scoring and they always had Mathis/Freeney combining for ~15-25 sacks and ~10-12 forced fumbles each year which helps any D.

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I agree with most of your post, though. Both the league and the Bengals current setup leans towards focusing on offense because they're at least close-ish to being good. The D is so far away and in a league that already is tilted against them.