Which Would You Rather Have?

Exactly. The NFL is an offense oriented league now.

But what happens when that high octane offense meets a lock down defense?

Look at how the Raiders fell in Supebowl to Tampa. We need big D!

But what happens when that high octane offense meets a lock down defense?

Look at how the Raiders fell in Supebowl to Tampa. We need big D!
The Tampa 2 defense has been exploited (see 2006 Redskins and Buccaneers), so your example doesn't hold water, as that was 5 years ago, and even since then, the NFL continues to evolve.

Seeing as the defense was ranked in the Top 10, we could stand to go down a bit on defense and still be competitive on that side of the ball. Wins usually come from scoring more points than the other team, and if you cannot score, then you usually don't win (see Ravens in any year their D is suspect).

I'll take offense, and with the evolution of Jason Campbell and a healthy offensive line, they should be better than last year. Theoretically speaking of course.

Look at how the Raiders fell in Supebowl to Tampa. We need big D!

There's more missing than just that. Let's remember on the day of the big game the Raiders CENTER didn't show up. Their center was one of the best in the NFL until his flip out. That led to Warren Sapp riding Gannon like a pony.

As other have said, you have to go with the offense in today's game. The rules are catered to the offensive game. Illegal contact, Pass Interference, etc etc are all huge for the offense.

The Tampa 2 defense has been exploited (see 2006 Redskins and Buccaneers), so your example doesn't hold water, as that was 5 years ago, and even since then, the NFL continues to evolve.

Seeing as the defense was ranked in the Top 10, we could stand to go down a bit on defense and still be competitive on that side of the ball. Wins usually come from scoring more points than the other team, and if you cannot score, then you usually don't win (see Ravens in any year their D is suspect).

I'll take offense, and with the evolution of Jason Campbell and a healthy offensive line, they should be better than last year. Theoretically speaking of course.

I'd take a top 5 defense over top 5 offense anyday! Look at 06' when our defense was terrible we couldn't win a game or force a turnover at all. That really was a bad year for us.

The offense in '06 wasn't that great either...

Using the Ravens for example, needed a pretty productive offense to compliment their defense in '06 to go 13-3. Flash forward to '07, injuries to Heap and McNair among others, and their stellar defense pushes them to a 5-11 record, one of those losses to the worst team of the season (Miami).

Take a top half defense and pair them up with a great offense, and you have the recipe for a playoff bound, Super Bowl contender...at least that's the recipe. The cooks will have to know what to do with it...

Which would you rather have for the 08' season? An offense that is ranked among the best in the league with a drop off in defense, or for the defense to continue being solid with the offense maintaining the same output as '07? Choose one option and tell me why.Philosophically, it's more important to have offense. Teams with great offense will find themselves in every game, and win the ability to win more games than a team with a great defense can.

With that said, the Redskins need better personnel on defense to sustain it, while their offense just simply needs more time to grow.

I'd take a top 5 defense because, although teams with good defenses dominate the regular season, teams with bad defenses tend to get knocked out early in the playoffs.

It's kind of a toss up with me. An elite offense will get you at least 9 or 10 wins per year and will most like get you in the playoffs each year. However, a good defense is going to make some big plays to get you through the playoffs. Example....Giants' defense in this season's playoffs. However, I believe the edge does go to the offense in today's NFL. An elite offense will put up plenty of points, but will also be able to eat up the clock.

In the end, you need both an elite offense and at least a top 10 or 15 defense in order to get you to the Super Bowl and to win it all. Of course, watch the Giants blow that theory clean out of the water this Sunday!

I'd take a top 5 defense over top 5 offense anyday! Look at 06' when our defense was terrible we couldn't win a game or force a turnover at all. That really was a bad year for us.

How was '04 with our top 10 defense and #31 offense?

In '06, our offense was ranked in the 20's also. If you can't score, you don't win. It's quite simple really.

Drop in defense. My uncle is Earle Bruce the ex Ohio State football coach during the 80's. He always had very nice balanced powerful offenses with more of a bend no break type zone defense. They were top 5 usually in the Big Ten defensively yardage wise, but the team always had the best turnover ration in the Big Ten as the defense was rather adept at causing turnovers. My point is I rather have a high powered offense with an increase in yardage allowed, provided we can get our turnover ration more in the plus column.