(01-16-2018, 03:24 PM)Boston_Prince Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 03:19 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: After reading this thread, I’ve determined that Patriots fans think their 29th ranked defense is good and our 6th ranked offense is just OK. They also seem to believe that Gronk is indefensible, and our defense isn’t physical enough to stand toe to toe with him.

I hope the Patriots are this arrogant when gameplanning the Jags.

Most important defensive stat is points allowed, not yards. As a matter of fact, been the BEST defense with regards to points the last few months. But honestly, you really don't need a GREAT defense to stop Blake Bortles. Alot of your team's points came from defensive scoring. Our offense can actually score points with legit drives.

And its a good thing that we are ALL just fans and nothing we say has nothing to do with how a team gameplans.

This is a strange critique.

We scored 417 points total (5th overall).  Our defense scored seven (7) TDs or 49 points.  I'm no math major, but that's not even 12 percent of our points, if my math done in my head is correct.

How does that equate to "alot?"

But assuming arguendo it does equal "alot," are we to somehow apologize for our defense scoring points?

Are these points somehow less valuable than TDs scored by the offense, or do they otherwise not count?

Do the Patriots not benefit from defensive scores? I remember Ty Law returning an INT for a TD in the Pats first SB win. Does that not count?

If you subtracted defensive TDs and their extra points from our point total, we'd still be eleventh in scoring, which means our offense can still actually score points "legitimately."

(Anyone else find it interesting that a Pats fan would question the legitimacy of any other team's production?)

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