(03-04-2019, 06:12 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(03-04-2019, 05:37 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: The "stone age offense" or "outdated" offensive philosophy is pretty much crap.  This year's Super Bowl was all about defense and the running game.  If you have a strong defense, good running game and at the very least adequate passing offense you will win.  The "explosive" high-scoring teams didn't even survive the playoffs (with the exception of the Rams).  How did that work out in the final game?

The final 4 teams of the NFL season this year were the 4 best offenses so your point isn't actually true there.

Now I do agree that the way to win NFL games isn't just playing like Texas Tech. A lot of the stats people who think the run game is totally useless fail to see that the game isn't played on a spreadsheet. Like Belichick says, you want to be unpredictable as possible and be able to change playstyles by the quarter if needs be, and yes defense is still very important in the post season of course

So yes, the "best offenses" were in the final 4.  Again, the final prize was won by playing great defense and getting just enough out of the offense.  That being said though, how did it work out for the "best offenses" this past season?  The Chiefs and the Rams made the final 4, yet the Chiefs lost not only in the post season, but also in the regular season in what was a boring "college like" game.  You can't rely on an "explosive offense" to get you there, even though that's what fans want to see.  A strong defense, good run game and adequate-to-great passing game is what will win it.

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