The Solution for a Depleted Secondary

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(11-05-2022, 05:03 PM)lone bengal Wrote: In Theory the offense should be built to win shootouts/ games with a bad  D but Taylor struggles with all the resources we give him. The defense has been consistently good end of last year to this season which shows consistency versus some fluke. The defense seems to have good game plans and strategy because Lou can coach versus the offense which looks like a mess. Elite is rare for any team are offense is so bad at times we need to be the 2000 ravens defense to win games. Points allowed is the most important stat could care less about sacks/ turnovers if your holding teams to 20 or under that’s enough to win games. We signed so many free agents because all are early picks were on offense, Burrow, Chase, Higgins, Williams. And he made drafted guys like Wilson and Pratt work.

That's incredibly short-sighted. Sacks and turnovers aren't just ways to stop the other team from scoring points. It's also a way to put your offense in favorable position to score more points. You sack a QB for 8 yards, that doesn't just likely end the drive, that's also 8 less yards your offense needs to drive to score a TD. You get an INT or Fumble Recovery at the opposing team's 40, you're statistically much more likely to score points than if you just stopped them and fair caught a punt at your own 20, that's 40 yards of field position difference.

There's a reason why turnover margin is often looked at as an indicator of if a team will win or lose a game.

The Bengals defense under Lou has never been the 2000 Ravens. As I said before, they were 17th in scoring (points allowed, your most important stat) last year. That's below average.