Do you agree with this quote?

[Hammock Parties]

"If you’ve got a good defense, your thought process changes on offense."

[FAX]

Just as you mentioned in reference to rushing yardage, Mr. Zouk, passing yards can be very misleading and, obviously, the result of trailing in games. It would be somewhat silly to make the case that a team with lots of passing yards has a better shot at making the playoffs, don't you agree?

FAX

[Zouk]

Originally Posted by FAX

Just as you mentioned in reference to rushing yardage, Mr. Zouk, passing yards can be very misleading and, obviously, the result of trailing in games. It would be somewhat silly to make the case that a team with lots of passing yards has a better shot at making the playoffs, don't you agree?

FAX

Yes - maybe so. But what stat is better? How about yards per play?

Of the top 4 teams by yards per play, 3 made the playoffs (NE, GB, Dal, Den)

4 teams tied for 5th in yards per play (Indy, Cle, Jax, Minn), 2 of these made the playoffs. So 5 of the top 8 teams in yards per play made the playoffs - only slightly more than half.

Not screwing up still outperformed productive offense.

[Consistent1]

A team like Dallas is going to have this year is going to try to shut you out, and still score 40. Just like New England did for most of last year. A better D that is not on the field as much only gets better. You see the TD's getting racked up and it fires you up IMO.

[PhillyChiefFan]

yes

[CoMoChief]

The point offensively is simple.

Score touchdowns. If you have a good defense it doesn't matter how fast or slow it takes you to score one.

If you keep teams from scoring and you keep scoring on the other end, the margin between you and the opponent grows and grows. New England knows this.