WTF is with the defense?

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

How many games this year has the defense came through with a game sealing int on the opponents last possession? I believe that tonight was the 3rd straight. Interceptions against Carr, Brady and Lock to end it. Seems like there have been others this season too weren't there?

there have been several games this season alone where the D has saved the team's bacon. I'm unsure of exactly how many, but at least two or three other games?

Several more if we count last season. Including the AFCCG and the Super Bowl.

The defense, as currently constructed is not going to stone good offenses for 4 straight quarters. It's not how they're built. And with all the money on the offensive side of the ball, they're never going to be the 2013 or 2001 Ravens.

What they can do, and what they have been doing since about week 11 of last season, is stop offenses in key spots. Force them to kick FGs or take a lot of time to score. Even generate turnovers, usually via INTs.

This allows the KC offense to generate a two score lead and make the opposing offense more one-dimensional.

I mean, think about it. Our secondary has been ranked in the top 10 since early last season. Without a shut-down CB, but with two fast (sometimes three), ball-hawking safeties. But they are middle of the pack against the run. And they can generate pressure, either through a 5-man rush or by sending exotic blitzes.

Bottom line, they are a pretty good situational defense. Not a "we're going to beat you on every down for 60 minutes" defense.

All they are being asked to do is force a couple extra stops, or force the other team to kick a FG instead of score a TD.

Which is how they've been winning all these games, and how they won the Super Bowl. They didn't stone the 49ers for an entire game, and trying to get them to do that would've been dumb to try. They slowed them down, got them in negative down-and-distance situations and tried to force Jimmy G. to earn a win with his arm. A couple times he got TDs, but also they got FGs. Our defense took away a large % of their efficiency. Then it was on the offense to score enough to put SF in a throw-first scenario.

This is how we are going to play defense for the foreseeable future. Slow down and damage the other team's efficiency, make them Kick as many or more FGs as they score TDs, while our offense scores 5-6 times/game and mostly TDs and just one or two FGs. Just simple math.

[jerryaldini]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

there have been several games this season alone where the D has saved the team's bacon. I'm unsure of exactly how many, but at least two or three other games?

Several more if we count last season. Including the AFCCG and the Super Bowl.

The defense, as currently constructed is not going to stone good offenses for 4 straight quarters. It's not how they're built. And with all the money on the offensive side of the ball, they're never going to be the 2013 or 2001 Ravens.

What they can do, and what they have been doing since about week 11 of last season, is stop offenses in key spots. Force them to kick FGs or take a lot of time to score. Even generate turnovers, usually via INTs.

This allows the KC offense to generate a two score lead and make the opposing offense more one-dimensional.

I mean, think about it. Our secondary has been ranked in the top 10 since early last season. Without a shut-down CB, but with two fast (sometimes three), ball-hawking safeties. But they are middle of the pack against the run. And they can generate pressure, either through a 5-man rush or by sending exotic blitzes.

Bottom line, they are a pretty good situational defense. Not a "we're going to beat you on every down for 60 minutes" defense.

All they are being asked to do is force a couple extra stops, or force the other team to kick a FG instead of score a TD.

Which is how they've been winning all these games, and how they won the Super Bowl. They didn't stone the 49ers for an entire game, and trying to get them to do that would've been dumb to try. They slowed them down, got them in negative down-and-distance situations and tried to force Jimmy G. to earn a win with his arm. A couple times he got TDs, but also they got FGs. Our defense took away a large % of their efficiency. Then it was on the offense to score enough to put SF in a throw-first scenario.

This is how we are going to play defense for the foreseeable future. Slow down and damage the other team's efficiency, make them Kick as many or more FGs as they score TDs, while our offense scores 5-6 times/game and mostly TDs and just one or two FGs. Just simple math.

This sums it up perfectly. I don't really care much about what our defense does outside of the red zone. They've surrendered more than 24 only three times, twice to the Raiders.