I get more aroused seeing us like 20 spots above the Niners than I do for any wet t-shirt contest.Palpitation":flcuuw5h said:Power Polls are the weekly Wet T-Shirt contest for the NFL. Fun for a moment with no real substance.
+1Rat":38y13190 said:I get more aroused seeing us like 20 spots above the Niners than I do for any wet t-shirt contest.Palpitation":38y13190 said:Power Polls are the weekly Wet T-Shirt contest for the NFL. Fun for a moment with no real substance.
TwistedHusky":359vnqpj said:I know, Parcells said 'You are what your record says you are'. But as we play better teams, or more accurately teams that can exploit our godawful defense more effectively - we are probably going to clearly be a step behind them.
TwistedHusky":g7d6iz52 said:I don't see how anyone could look at this team and think 'Top 5'.
I know, Parcells said 'You are what your record says you are'. But as we play better teams, or more accurately teams that can exploit our godawful defense more effectively - we are probably going to clearly be a step behind them.
It probably does not matter though.
What matters is not being better but getting good matchups in the playoffs.
And, as long as Carroll does not screw us again by handcuffing Wilson, we always have a chance to win any game when we can use Wilson for 4 quarters.
All we can hope for is a playoff opportunity and an unfettered Wilson. It looks like we might get that this year. Which translates into a possible win.
We have seen other teams get fortunate schedules and fortunate matchups that take them almost to the SB. You can argue the Panther got to the SB one year because of this. No reason we cannot at least expect a reasonable showing in the playoffs this year.
Which is all a team with this defense should really expect anyway.
Uncle Si":2kgvrkdk said:Falcons, Cowboys, Panthers, Vikings offenses are pretty good, maybe better than that. Dolphins just hung 40 plus on the 9ers.
I think we undervalue the Hawks opponents. Hell, the vikings are 3-5 plays from being 4-1.
There is this fear about the upcoming schedule. I'm not sold the Rams, Cardinals, 9ers, Bills are all that much better than the first 5 games. Maybe the Falcons are that bad.
TwistedHusky":1l5hn92v said:Si,
It takes a special kind of terrible to be the worst in history. While we might be going up against better offenses than we think...likely not the best offenses in history.
Yes, this year defenses are behind. But even then, we are the worst of that.
However, not in scoring. We happily let teams walk to the RZ and then either toughen up or wait for the other team to make mistakes. Will better teams make those mistakes though?
To those saying it cannot get worse, letting those FGs turn into TDs makes it worse.
It would be one thing if this team had no talent on defense. But we have above average players and even playmakers sprinkled through this roster. Even with the injuries the number of punts we force is abysmally low.
If you are objective, you cannot rank a team with this bad a defense and this poor a DC, very high. You might be right about the upcoming competition but I will just be thankful to split with the Rams at this point. Not sure we have an answer for them and this defense looks tailor-made to let Goff seem better than he is.
If we can beat the Bills and Cards, it will go a long way in showing this team MIGHT be able to overcome this putrid defense. But Rodgers or Brady will murder us in the playoffs if we do not fix this.
And in the playoffs, against more evenly matched teams, will our inability to protect a lead be our downfall?
TwistedHusky":13ppgm3x said:If you are objective, you cannot rank a team with this bad a defense and this poor a DC, very high.
SoulfishHawk":2dttyfc9 said:Anyone not thinking they are a top 5 team is choosing to doom and gloom their way thru the season. Every possible chance we get, let's downplay wins. It never ends...…...
TwistedHusky":31sz3ue1 said:We are absolutely Top Ten. Our offense, by the #s, is one of the best ever.
But Top 5 is stretching it.
If this defense improves? Sure.
EDIT:
Chapow,
I see your point. It says 'very high'. I meant 'this high'. As in Top Five. I've even seen us listed at #1 which is insane.
But the offense is good enough to make us a Top Ten team.
So you were correct in disputing what I said, I just typed it wrong.
SoulfishHawk":2ksubpp6 said:Anyone not thinking they are a top 5 team is choosing to doom and gloom their way thru the season. Every possible chance we get, let's downplay wins. It never ends...…...