Chiefs' defense is on its way to being historically bad

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

This site is so ridiculous when it comes to defense.

We gave up an average of 17.6 PPG last season and there were still people blaming the defense.

With all of the rule changes that make it easier on offenses and a ridiculous pay scale that emphasizes QB play, it shouldn't be the defense that's expected to carry you.

You're surely joking. This site is offense, offense all the way. All the loudest people are almost universally people who think QB is the most important position and the be all and end all of football success. Defense is just a road bump you can gloss over if you have a great QB.

I think the defense was very good last year. I think the offense should shoulder most of the blame for our lack of success. I think the defense was terrible in the playoff game two years ago, and so far this year they have been below average. They've been completely destroyed the last two weeks, and every time they had a chance to shut the door against Manning they allowed an 80 yard drive. It's possible to be bad at more than one thing at a time.

The last time we were in the playoffs we allowed 45 points. The Seahawks won it all that year and allowed less than that in 3 games combined.