07-28-2015, 12:01 PM
(07-28-2015, 11:54 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I pointed out the fact that the defense outscored the offense in the 2012 game. The defense scores 7 on a pick 6, gives up 19 points and the offense contributes a paltry 2 FGs for all their trouble. Geez, how hard is it for an 10-6 team to score 13 flippin' points?! Tell every team in the playoffs all they have to do is score 13 points on offense and they get a W and I'd imagine they would get pretty confident and grateful for the defense.
Complain about the defense in the playoffs all you like, but leave 2012 out of it. The bottom line is that our defense can disappoint, but our offense's net point totals in the playoffs fall deep in the 32nd-ranked territory. The fact that we play "last place" offense in the playoffs is why we keep getting 12th place trophies.
The defense hasn't been amazing, but they played well in 2012 and weren't nearly as bad as some want to claim in 2013 if you look at a drive-by-drive and play-by-play breakdown.
The fact that people have to deflect blame from the offense to say it's "equal" just because the defense didn't generate as many turnovers as they'd like is absolutely stupid and ridiculous.
Some are just too sensitive because if they blame the offense they feel like they're blaming Andy and giving in to all of the "haters". Just be realistic, give the offense the HUGE chunk of blame they deserve whether Andy was a part of it or not. The entire offense has completely sucked from top to bottom in every game. The defense hasn't been the 00 Ravens but they sure haven't been nearly as bad as the offense.
