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Top 5 defense or Top 5 offense ????

Which do you build around first in this Salary cap era ???

Now there are those who say :

But to lean your cap room towards the defensive side of the ball , let's see how that has worked out .

NFL .com list the following Top 5 defenses :

1. Pittsburgh
2. Buffalo
3. Washington
4. Denver
5. Tampa Bay

3 out of 5 of the teams having a top 5 defense failed to make the play offs last year . That is less then a 50 / 50 chance if you spend heavily on the defensive side of the ball .

Now let's look at the top 5 offenses

1. Kansas City
2. Indianapolis
3. Green Bay
4. Minnesota
5. Denver

5 out of 5 of the teams with a Top 5 offense made the play offs last year .

Tell ya what , let's broaden our list and see if that helps those defense minded people ??

Top 10 Defense

1. Pittsburgh
2. Buffalo
3. Washington
4. Denver
5. Tampa Bay
6. Baltimore
7. New York (A)
8. Miami
9. New England
10. Philadelphia

Well now that evens the chances out , 5 out of 10 teams with a top 10 defense made the play offs .

Top 5 Offense

1. Kansas City
2. Indianapolis
3. Green Bay
4. Minnesota
5. Denver
6. St. Louis
7. New England
8. Seattle
9. Philadelphia
10. San Diego

10 out of 10 teams made the play offs with a top 10 offense . That is 100%folks .

Guess those numbers speak for themselves .....