Week 1 - Post-game Thread

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by MTK

If you're looking at giving up 20 points as some sort of victory for the D I don't know what game you were watching. LA basically did what they wanted all game long (gave up 424 yards), they controlled the clock especially in the 4th quarter (36 min TOP for LA), and we gave up 14/19 on 3rd downs including that 3rd and 16. Just a terrible all around performance. This is not an elite defense, hell it's not even decent right now.

yeah i went back and looked at the stats, you are right. It was a awful performance.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by mredskins

yeah i went back and looked at the stats, you are right. It was a awful performance.

Stats don't tell the whole story.

Look at the Rams/Bears. Rams got two turnovers, Bears won time of possession at a 2-1 click, and had 322 yards of offense. Sound familiar? The difference is the Rams offense can move the ball down the field consistently, and they can score TDs. The WFT offense has not shown that they can do either under Turner.

Maybe that will change with Heinicke, I don't know.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Stats don't tell the whole story.

Look at the Rams/Bears. Rams got two turnovers, Bears won time of possession at a 2-1 click, and had 322 yards of offense. Sound familiar? The difference is the Rams offense can move the ball down the field consistently, and they can score TDs. The WFT offense has not shown that they can do either under Turner.

Maybe that will change with Heinicke, I don't know.

Can't we just say both the defense and the offense stunk yesterday?

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by MTK

Can't we just say both the defense and the offense stunk yesterday?

Hard not to.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by MTK

Can't we just say both the defense and the offense stunk yesterday?

AGREE

With that said it was still a winnable game which should spark some hope.


IDK just trying to be positive, it was typical WFT day lose and lose your QB1 for the season to start the season.

It is just hard to enjoy the NFL with such a miserable team.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by MTK

Can't we just say both the defense and the offense stunk yesterday?

Yeah sure, we can say that if you want. But the reality is, one side of the ball did enough to win, and the other did not.

I'm just not ready to say that this is a bad defense after one game. The offense on the other hand, has shown the same thing for the last 21 games, so I'm much more comfortable saying that the offense stinks.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Yeah sure, we can say that if you want. But the reality is, one side of the ball did enough to win, and the other did not.

I'm just not ready to say that this is a bad defense after one game. The offense on the other hand, has shown the same thing for the last 21 games, so I'm much more comfortable saying that the offense stinks.

I think you are only looking at points allowed, which is important but not everything. Third down conversions allowed was absolutely as bad as it gets - which doesn’t only allow for points but field position. Stopping them on third down and forcing them to punt from deep in their own territory is crucial for our offense.