The 3rd down allowances must be part of our D's "bend, but don't break" philosophy, yes? I'm sure the real games will show more dynamic defensive schemes, but it's clearly our M.O. to go the distance in the heavyweight fight. Like Rocky, we take an endless array of jabs to the face. We'll get bruised and it won't be pretty. Opponents will convert a lot of short-to-mid 3rd downs. At the same time, we deflect and dodge the uppercuts and haymakers. No quick scores, very few big chunks of yardage allowed. Along the way, throwing all those jabs and taking body blows from our run-stoppers depletes opposing offenses until we zero in with a phantom knockout punch in the form of a turnover.
Whew! I made it all the way through with the boxing analogy!
And great stuff Kearly. For your longest post, it sure didn't feel like it. Mad skillz, bro.