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That Baltimore offense was horrific, didn't they go like 8 weeks without an offensive touchdown? But I agree with Matty, I'd still take those guys.
Passing game - They could at least hit on a few long balls whereas anything over five yards downfield seems to be an adventure for us right now
Running game - I wanted to say even but that team had Jamal Lewis running for 1300 yds and Priest Holmes ran for another 500.
Turnovers - Say what you want about Dilfer but he knew his role and played it to perfection. He only started 8 games but his numbers were similar to Brunell, sans the fumbles and picks for scores.
The missing ingredient in this is special teams. Baltimore had Jermaine Lewis who was a threat to return punts and kickoffs back for scores. So far Johnny Morton hasn't demonstrated that ability us, so far at least. If we had better special teams, we at least put ourselves in a better position to win some of these games. If we can at least not lose the special teams battle every week then our defense is playing well enough to win a lot of games for us.
Clearly we now have a defense that is playing superbly. Gibbs is helping them out by running the ball to limit their time on the field. Now if Gibbs can just get the passing game together then we'll be alright.
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