Defense let us down!

[Crat92]

Originally Posted by dmek25

i think we need secondary help, first

Good point, but it all starts up front. If we had a pass rush, opposing QBs wouldn't have all damn day to "find" recievers to expose our terrible secondary.

[rotahe39]

anytime a team scores 31 points and loses...problem has to start with the defense...

[gibbs4life]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I unquestionably put more of the blame on the defense than Betts. The defense was pathetic. But, as good as Betts was playing, he has an uncanny knack for fumbling when it really hurts.

amen again the defense couldn,t come thru again,great job guys...
being up by 2 TDs man this defense stinks..

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by rotahe39

anytime a team scores 31 points and loses...problem has to start with the defense...

Totally, see how many playoff teams allow 30 plus points?? It should be a short search. That has always been the knock against Betts. He coughs up the rock at the WORST moment.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by gibbs4life

amen again the defense couldn,t come thru again,great job guys...
being up by 2 TDs man this defense stinks..

I agree about our D given up that many points but after our score early in the 3rd our O did nothing to held our team until late into the game. Betts almost had as many yards as our entire O.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by ncskinsfanec

The offense looked great today, but the defense was just terrible. Please don't blame Betts for the loss, if the defense could've held up to its end of the bargain we would have won big!

Sean Springs is obviously a true leader on our D. As soon as he got hurt it was like out D didn't know what to do... they lost there way.....

There are some leaders on this team that we cannot do without and Springs is one of them, Portis is another....

[budw38]

Originally Posted by Skins4Eva

I am forced to agree...lets be serious for a second...defensively we are a joke...Although Andre Carter is looking like a real player...however, anyone who can't stop this mindboggling support of Betts needs to look at their football knowledge...I dont know how many of you played Division I Football but I have (which is probably why I dont post a lot here because I thinkthat there are only a few of you I read who regularly make any football sense). Betts has cost us another game...first, if I had the holes he had I could run for 1000, not one of those 1000 yards goes to him it is his offensive line...when have you ever seen Betts put a move on someone. Second, he is the most fragile runner I've ever seen who goes down at the slightest bit of contact. Third, he can't pass block to save his butt. Fourth, can all of that "should we move portis crap" if he was healthy with the way the offensive line was playing he'd have 3, 000 yards. Fifth, if we were smart we would have traded Betts butt and tried like hell to sign a beast in Duckett; for real, who gives a crap if Betts can catch out of the backfield if someone ain't open with the damn recievers we have everyone should be cut...we shouldn't NEED a pass catching back!!! Betts should have beed traded!!!!

So , with the same OL , why didn't portis run for 3,000 yds last year or in 04 when he averaged less than 4 yds per carry ? Portis is a better player , better picking up the blitz , more explosive , but he is not even close to 4.5 yds a carry . Honestly who cares if some fans like Betts as much or more ? I just hope they can score some damn tds on a regular basis next year . maybe fans should be asking why our Wr's have done nothing this year , not bash the one guy carrying the load every week .

[MTK]

The defense has been a letdown all season. We shouldn't be surprised at this point, I'm just numb from disappointment.