Quote: @"Montana Tom" said:
I needed some good news about the BFlo D, to validate what I was hoping for.
I think that steel sharpens steel and his young D Backs are going to be better going up against JJ daily, and his scheme is going to make our offense able to make more adjustments when faced with a less predictable defense. But we can become jaded when we are merely practicing against ourselves...that doesn't really shed true light.
I honestly felt last season that the four games we lost (plus the others we about were blown out before Kirko Chainz mounted 4th quarter comebacks), were more about our O not being used to dealing with various defenses thrown as curve balls. We were too used to practicing against our own soft defense.
Well it sounds like that's gonna change.
Agree. Vikings were a big play offense last year, but had trouble converting short yardage and sustaining long drives. That put even more pressure on a defense literally DESIGNED to play soft between the 20s. IOW, a defense that is going to be on the field a long time.
I think the idea this year was to improve both. Better play calling, better run blocking, backs who may not go yard, but who will get you what's there. Along with a defense that, yes, is going to give up big plays. They'll make some too.
I think KOC would rather have an ultra-aggressive defense give up an 80 yard TD than a defense that consistently gives up long, time-consuming 80 yard drives.