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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
He knows they don't have the horses.
Look, I totally buy that certain offensive systems and play-callers have a huge effect on whether that offense is successful or not.
I don't think it's as big of an effect on a defense. If you look at all of the great defenses, they have great talent. Period. Defense is a more visceral thing.
Even the Bears 46 defense was named after a safety (Fencik, I think it was?), and worked primarily because of 1)a dominant pass rush and 2) the particular abilities of specific players. Same with the Tampa 2. Same with the 2000 Ravens. It goes on, and on.
The Bills defense looked really good until Von Miller got hurt and other injuries piled up.
Frazier knows they're not going to be as good this year, and if they tank, it hurts his career opportunities.
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Part of that is because of the way that rules are skewed towards the offense. I will say that SB 53 was a defensive masterpiece, but overall I agree with what you are saying.