Arkaign on 07 January 2017
| superchunk said: Yep OAK is really not playoff material. |
True. I think this is one of the reasons that the statement 'defense wins championships' carries such weight. It's not so much just that defense is important as it is the fact that a top-level defense is typically an effort balanced across many players, and a loss of even a single great defensive player doesn't doom you (eg; Texans with JJ Watt missing the year).
OTOH, a high-flying offense depends on the QB to tie it all together. A Rodgers, Matt Ryan, or Derek Carr removed, and the whole house of cards collapses despite a bunch of great players remaining on the field for the unit.
