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Bill Cowher will change our defense next year

Bill Cowher will change our defense next year


changing the head coach ruins the point of changing the defensive coach.

Damnit, I think Snyder learned a lot from Gibbs. He hasn't acted like the owner he was before Gibbs in years.

I'm sorry but...

GTripp, Matty...

Game, Set, and Match for everyone who already knew that it is absolutely ludicrous to say our defense is even REMOTELY equally responsible for our season being a disappointment.

Today was a PERFECT example of all of the stats I've have shared for the past week... horrible offense (and yes, GTripp, I'd put our offense on in the same league as the Lions - I'll say it), above average/good defense (I never said ELITE defense, I said NOT equal to blame and NOT a below average pass defense!)

I never said the D was equally responsible. At least get your facts straight if you're going to call someone out.

I'm sorry but...

GTripp, Matty...

Game, Set, and Match for everyone who already knew that it is absolutely ludicrous to say our defense is even REMOTELY equally responsible for our season being a disappointment.

Today was a PERFECT example of all of the stats I've have shared for the past week... horrible offense (and yes, GTripp, I'd put our offense on in the same league as the Lions - I'll say it), above average/good defense (I never said ELITE defense, I said NOT equal to blame and NOT a below average pass defense!)

Amen to that. Yes we need to change things in the defense, but to talk like they are the main problem is ridiculous.

we NEED an elite defense, though.

we NEED an elite defense, though.

If our offense was average, our defense would be good enough. Our defense is not elite, since we expect our offense to be able to keep us in the game, but they don't. Our defense, although not elite, has kept this team from having a losing record I would say 2 out of the 3 past years (and possible 3 out of the 4 years if we finish 9-7). Our defense is really good, but not Titans/Ravens good. And if our offense would be average, we'd be going to the playoffs.

I'm sorry but...

GTripp, Matty...

Game, Set, and Match for everyone who already knew that it is absolutely ludicrous to say our defense is even REMOTELY equally responsible for our season being a disappointment.

Today was a PERFECT example of all of the stats I've have shared for the past week... horrible offense (and yes, GTripp, I'd put our offense on in the same league as the Lions - I'll say it), above average/good defense (I never said ELITE defense, I said NOT equal to blame and NOT a below average pass defense!)

Could not have said it any better.

I never said the D was equally responsible. At least get your facts straight if you're going to call someone out.

When GTripp goes on and on to try and prove this, then you respond, (out of nowhere) "Game, set, and match, GTripp" ... then, yeah, you are supporting his argument right??

... let me just say... and if that pisses you off, well you know how I felt when threw your two cents in, (trying to make it seem like I'm somehow inferior to the guy) when you weren't even in the debate... your comment put you in, supporting him

Our defense is good enough to take an above average offense DEEP into the playoffs, at a minimum. An AVERAGE offense (you know, one that can score over 20 per game) would be a playoff team with this defense.... period.

I really don't mean to sound like a prick, but the whole argument just pissed me off all week. That a guy that's supposed to be the "guru" on this site gets supported by you and others when he says that our D is equally responsible as our O and make comments suggesting he was putting my clear arguments/statistics to shame... I just have had a chip on my shoulder...

BUT... chip is gone... My apologies for venting here like so..

I'm sorry but...

GTripp, Matty...

Game, Set, and Match for everyone who already knew that it is absolutely ludicrous to say our defense is even REMOTELY equally responsible for our season being a disappointment.

Today was a PERFECT example of all of the stats I've have shared for the past week... horrible offense (and yes, GTripp, I'd put our offense on in the same league as the Lions - I'll say it), above average/good defense (I never said ELITE defense, I said NOT equal to blame and NOT a below average pass defense!)

Wrong. The defense played great, but they only blitzed once (that I saw). That was the point. Blache had been calling bad games, using ineffectual blitzes and unnecessarily putting pressure on the back end. Today he played coverage and, well you saw the results. You have to understand the argument to have a decent rebuttal. This game actually proved Tripp's point. Great defensive effort, great play calling by Blache.