THURSDAY NIGHT IS ON THE DEFENSE.

Boston Saint · 11-30-2021, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

No, Philly didn't run it down our throats. Josh Allen ran it down our throats the two RBs averaged 2.9 YPC.

You don't rush and contain a QB at the same time. If you sack him he is contained, if you fail to sack him he is gone. It is one or the other with very different approaches. Pressure and containment do not go hand in hand.

What does Josh Allen have to do with Philly? I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but Phillies RBs rushed for well over 100 yards and that has nothing to do with what their quarterback rushed for. Isn’t this supposed to be a run defense that prides itself or not giving up a lot of rushing yards? If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that they only averaged 2.9 yards a carry that’s fine, but that still means that they ran a whole Lotta damn running plays to get that many yards for their running backs. Got their butts kicked by an average team rushing for a lot of yards. Now cue the “but the defense was tired” lines.

And it’s entirely possible to rush a QB and provide a spy to keep the QB in check. How did teams ever play Michael Vic, Randall Cunningham, or Cam Newton if that was the case? The obvious offense problems are being used as a scapegoat to ignore defensive issues by some here on the board. Look at Seattle last night WITH wilson and the receivers they have. A big deal was made out of how good the Saints defense was in shutting them down in bad weather with Geno starting. After what their offense looked like last night the Saints D shutting them down doesn’t seem impressive.

Edit: Miles Sanders averaged over 5.5 yards a carry. Where did you get a 2.9 average?

11-30-2021, 10:15 AM	#23
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: THURSDAY NIGHT IS ON THE DEFENSE. Originally Posted by TheOak No, Philly didn't run it down our throats. Josh Allen ran it down our throats the two RBs averaged 2.9 YPC. You don't rush and contain a QB at the same time. If you sack him he is contained, if you fail to sack him he is gone. It is one or the other with very different approaches. Pressure and containment do not go hand in hand. What does Josh Allen have to do with Philly? I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but Phillies RBs rushed for well over 100 yards and that has nothing to do with what their quarterback rushed for. Isn’t this supposed to be a run defense that prides itself or not giving up a lot of rushing yards? If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that they only averaged 2.9 yards a carry that’s fine, but that still means that they ran a whole Lotta damn running plays to get that many yards for their running backs. Got their butts kicked by an average team rushing for a lot of yards. Now cue the “but the defense was tired” lines. And it’s entirely possible to rush a QB and provide a spy to keep the QB in check. How did teams ever play Michael Vic, Randall Cunningham, or Cam Newton if that was the case? The obvious offense problems are being used as a scapegoat to ignore defensive issues by some here on the board. Look at Seattle last night WITH wilson and the receivers they have. A big deal was made out of how good the Saints defense was in shutting them down in bad weather with Geno starting. After what their offense looked like last night the Saints D shutting them down doesn’t seem impressive. Edit: Miles Sanders averaged over 5.5 yards a carry. Where did you get a 2.9 average? Sinner likes this.
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