Quote:The better defense won the SB, and the better defenses fared better in the playoffs.  Even against the top offenses.

 

Yes, I agree in playoff games having a good D get's you further.  But an offense I believe wins the grind in the regular season.  Have an offense you can count on in the regular season get's you by squeakers in the regular season.

 

But I'm just picking at nits with that.

 

As for our chances this season, I just don't see it happening.  We're no where near where we need to be.  Our D-Line looked very impressive, there's no doubt.  Our secondary even looked good.  Alualu even had a sack, and we were pressuring the QB on almost every pass play.  That's great, but with Henne as our QB, and with what how he handled the 1st quarter of the preseason, there's no way we're putting up more than 13 to 17 points a game.  That's just not gonna get it done.

 

As for the c'lots...  I'm still not sold on Luck.  This year will be interesting with him.  He's a dump down short pass kind of QB, or at least that's how the majority of the offense looks with them.  Maybe it was by design based on his youth.  But If all he's gonna do is throw short to intermediate balls all the time, eventually defenses should be able to T-off on that, or at least minimize the damage he can do.  

 

I think in 2015, if we start Bortles by November will be the year we really become serious threats to win the division.  As of right now, we're fighting for 2nd in the AFCS.  But hey, 2nd is better than where we were.  

 

We'll be competitive this year.  And that for us will be a welcome change, at least from me.  I just don't want to build up too much hope, considering where we've been the last few years.

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