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Originally Posted by bricks
You know what I believe?
An offense that doesn't turn the ball over isn't the only key to making its own defense better.
What is huge imo is time of possession. I loved it last year when we played games where we controlled the clock. We just rocked the clock for most of the game and won. That's what we need to do. Create long, sustained drives, grind out and kill the clock, keep the defends fresh and prevent them from wearing down late in games and during the season As well. Folks, I tell ya, it's a smart strategy.
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I've said this before... to your point about 3rd downs, when the Chiefs were hot last year, they were converting ~50% on 3rd downs. When they started tanking end of last year, it was something like 25%. It's nice when it works but it's brutal when it doesn't.
But agree on other points... keeps the defense fresher and wears out the opposing defense. Helps you win turnover games -- whereas many high powered offenses might frequently 3 and out, a game management offense often helps you pin the other offense in the 20. I also think there's a lot to be said for swagger. Defenses play tougher when they're respected. And a lot of times defenses unfairly get dinged for giving up a TD because the offense gave them a short field.