Defense wins Championships

[Bengalholic]

(11-14-2017, 02:53 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: The defense is not what ails us buddy ! Our they championship caliber ? There's no way we can find out under these circumstances.

We're dead last in the NFL in rushing, 70 yards per game ! That's an epically bad number   We're dead last in the NFL in total offense at 270 yards per game ! The winless Browns are 23rd in total offense at 313 yards per game ! Eye opener huh ?

We're 31st in the NFL in time of possession at 26:52, over the last 3 games we're averaging 22:08. Again epically bad !

Has the defense been a lights out 85 Bears unit ? Hell no ! They've had their struggles but under the circumstances you can't hate on the D. They're playing a game and a half every game, that wears on you.

I agree. This is a good, not great, defense...and there are definitely times they are on the field way too long. A big part of it, as has been pointed out, is the offense not doing their job. However, there are also times when the D can't get of the field because of their own lack of execution and that can be frustrating to watch.

Overall though, I would say they've been pretty good and their issues pale in comparison to the offense.