Quote:I think you just draft good football players.  Don't get into this crap about "building a team that plays with the lead".  How did that work out for the Colts?  They got ONE... just ONE championship with that philosophy mostly because their defense was garbage.  Plus in the year they won, the NFC didn't field a capable team.

 

The Patriots' championships were built on greatness on both sides of the ball.  Guys like Bruschi, Vince Wilfork, Willie Mcginnest, and Rodney Harrison were hardly "play with the lead" guys.

 

If you try to build a defense that "plays with the lead" we will get gashed in the running game.  Not a good plan.  Just draft the best players available and let the chips fall where they may.

 

At some point you have to make decisions, who you keep, who you sign, what type of skill sets you go after.  There has to be some philosophy because you don't have an unlimited amount of cap space and 1st round picks.  

 

As far as getting "gashed', not quite.  Just be average, maybe even slightly below average.  If the opposing team is one-dimensional just load the box.  When they pass you harass the quarterback.  As far as the Colts and Hawks, they are in the playoffs consistently so I'm not calling either of these models as being unsuccessful.  

 

Having a defense as good as Seattle and maintaining it for an extended period of time is unrealistic.  I don't think our defense will ever be anywhere near that good.  And I don't care.  

 

Just give me touchdowns.

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