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ethat001 · 03-15-2012, 10:14 PM

2011 Reg Season:
32nd defense - Green Bay Packers
31st defense - New England Patriots
27th defense - New York Giants
24th defense - New Orleans Saints
13th defense - Washington Redskins

2011 Offenses
1) New Orleans Saints
2) New England Patriots
3) Green Bay Packers
8) New York Giants
16) Washington Redskins

2011 Defense Rankings

Okay, clearly there's always talk about defense winning championships. And defense is clearly important and we need to address this. BUT before we get carried away, our defense was GOOD ENOUGH to compete with the top teams in the league above.

The more important point is, our offense is traditionally what has lost games. And the risky moves for #1 picks and overpaying WR's -- I believe they were well spent for high risk-high reward franchise QB and #1-2 WR. I would say that RG3-Garcon will do more for our team than the best secondary in the planet. For example, if we became the best defense in the league, we'd give up 8 less points per game. If we became the best offense in the league, we'd score 17 more points per game, much more impact.

* Baltimore, San Francisco and Denver had great defenses, but inevitably collapsed

03-15-2012, 10:14 PM	#62
ethat001 Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 920	Re: How will our defense hold up next year? 2011 Reg Season: 32nd defense - Green Bay Packers 31st defense - New England Patriots 27th defense - New York Giants 24th defense - New Orleans Saints 13th defense - Washington Redskins 2011 Offenses 1) New Orleans Saints 2) New England Patriots 3) Green Bay Packers 8) New York Giants 16) Washington Redskins 2011 Defense Rankings Okay, clearly there's always talk about defense winning championships. And defense is clearly important and we need to address this. BUT before we get carried away, our defense was GOOD ENOUGH to compete with the top teams in the league above. The more important point is, our offense is traditionally what has lost games. And the risky moves for #1 picks and overpaying WR's -- I believe they were well spent for high risk-high reward franchise QB and #1-2 WR. I would say that RG3-Garcon will do more for our team than the best secondary in the planet. For example, if we became the best defense in the league, we'd give up 8 less points per game. If we became the best offense in the league, we'd score 17 more points per game, much more impact. * Baltimore, San Francisco and Denver had great defenses, but inevitably collapsed Last edited by ethat001; 03-15-2012 at 10:21 PM.