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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 2571368, member: 153"] Wrong on so many counts here. 1. Barnwell's study showed this defense (full of scrap heap players) benefited more than any other team from good field position, more than any other team from fewer opponent's possessions. When opposing teams get the balls less, when they have to travel more yards, what is the result? Fewer points. Jax's defense for instance, gave up fewer points, but faced 4 games worth more possessions. If the Patriot's defense had Jax's offense, they'd be bottom of the league, last place. 2. Not getting you about the yards given up but paying well in red zone. How does that keep Brady on the field? Giving up yards and TOP keeps Brady off the field. 3. Pederson coached a great game, and he was aggressive play. But you'll have to tell me how Seattle and Atlanta weren't aggressive. They both went for the jugular in those games. Neither played to waste time. Atlanta was throwing downfield to Julio Jones late in the game. They tried running too but were driven backward for loses 2 x on the final drive of the 4th. so they went aggressive. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm sure in retrospect they'd preferred to go conservative. [/QUOTE]