firstdown
09-18-2007, 04:05 PM
They just keep blowing Dallas... How in the hell can the team with the 26th best defense in the league be the 3rd best team overall?!
And can anyone tell me what Seattle, San Fran, Houston, Cincy, and possibly Denver have done to be ranked higher than Washington?
Didn't Indy win the SB with like the 30th rated D last year?
70Chip
09-18-2007, 04:09 PM
Didn't Indy win the SB with like the 30th rated D last year?
Yeah, but they were probably the #1 or #2 defense in the playoffs. It was like watching a completely different team. Part of it was they got their safety back and I think part of it was Dungey sandbagging so there wouldn't be film on his schemes. He knew his offense could get him in the playoffs and then he let his defense loose. Big offense and no defense will take you part of the way. To go all the way you have to be good/near great in all three phases of the game.
Redskin
09-18-2007, 04:15 PM
You have to consider who we have beaten and that is two 0-2 teams
Chief X_Phackter
09-18-2007, 04:17 PM
Yeah, but they were probably the #1 or #2 defense in the playoffs. It was like watching a completely different team. Part of it was they got their safety back and I think part of it was Dungey sandbagging so there wouldn't be film on his schemes. He knew his offense could get him in the playoffs and then he let his defense loose. Big offense and no defense will take you part of the way. To go all the way you have to be good/near great in all three phases of the game.
That would be something to have the luxury to sandbag all the way through the season and not reveal your defensive schemes until the playoffs. I'm not sure that was the case as much as they were just focused more than ever after always being the team that can't get to the big show.
Chief X_Phackter
09-18-2007, 04:18 PM
You have to consider who we have beaten and that is two 0-2 teams
I guess it would be better if they were 2-0, then we'd have a higher ranking...oh wait then we wouldn't be 2-0...hmmmmm
70Chip
09-18-2007, 04:19 PM
You have to consider who we have beaten and that is two 0-2 teams
Well, the best they could be under those circumstances is 1-1.
12thMan
09-18-2007, 04:19 PM
You have to consider who we have beaten and that is two 0-2 teams
But aren't they 0-2 because we beat them?
Monkeydad
09-18-2007, 04:20 PM
Didn't Indy win the SB with like the 30th rated D last year?
Ranked 32nd against the run, 2nd against the pass and 21st overall.
NFL - Statistics by Team - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/stats/byteam?group=Defense&cat=Rankings&conference=NFL&year=season_2006&sort=530&old_category=Total&old_group=Offense)
Monksdown
09-18-2007, 04:26 PM
Yeah, but they were probably the #1 or #2 defense in the playoffs. It was like watching a completely different team. Part of it was they got their safety back and I think part of it was Dungey sandbagging so there wouldn't be film on his schemes. He knew his offense could get him in the playoffs and then he let his defense loose. Big offense and no defense will take you part of the way. To go all the way you have to be good/near great in all three phases of the game.
I could be niave, but i doubt he was 'sandbagging.' If nothing else, your first comment was dead on. Bob Sanders is a bad ass, and him not being a starter probably affected the plays they were calling.
TheMalcolmConnection
09-18-2007, 04:59 PM
What's NOT shocking is that only the Lions are lower than us as far as teams that are undefeated are concerned.