10-09-2015, 07:57 PM
(10-09-2015, 01:11 PM)djs7685 Wrote: I know you aren't the type to do that, but I honestly just can't believe you that you knew exactly how you felt about the team after 4 weeks into a football season that happened 10 years ago. Sure, I can say that I probably was happy about the team too, but it's really tough to compare our feelings of how great we thought the team was at that point compared to what we're seeing and talking about right now. It's not just that they're the "shiny new object", just that it's much, much more fresh in our minds and possibly skewing the thought process when making the comparisons.
You can say the stats are skewed however much you'd like, but the facts are there and our defense wasn't giving up points through 4 weeks in 2005. Under 10 PPG is extremely impressive. I don't think many rational people would take our current defense over a group that wasn't letting the other team score more than 1-2 times in a game. We can judge the 2005 team based on the whole story because we know it now, which seems like what you're doing now. Only look at the first 4 games and base your thoughts on that alone. Is this defense "better"? I don't think that's fair to say. Even if you take out the garbage time points from the other team, the 2005 defense was still much more stingy on letting the opposition score than the current team.
WTS, I believe the 2015 defense will be seen as the better unit by the end of the year, but through 4 weeks the 2005 team looked unreal.
Why is that so hard to believe? 2005 was the first time in my life that I witnessed my favorite team have a winning season. I'd sat through 10+ years of suck before that, so I was pretty excited and that season will be fresh in my memory for many years. Shoot, I can remember how I felt about the 1995 team.
Believe what you want though. Maybe I just have a good memory.
Point blank, this defense is more talented. The d-line is worlds better. Overall, the secondary is better. The scheme is better. James and Deltha were great at creating turnovers, but we gave up more big plays back in 2005. I'll concede that the '05 team had better LB's with Thurman and Simmons. I just feel better about our defensive talent now than I did about the '05 squad.
And again...this team is more mature and more experienced.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
