(11-27-2022 10:43 PM)USAJag2011 Wrote:  I really hate seeing the “the QB doesn’t play defense” argument. Obviously going 3 and out consistently puts extra pressure on a defense. McCall ran the offense efficiently, which gave his defense a chance to catch their breath and make adjustments. I’m not saying he would have helped them win, but I would bet my house it’s a closer game with a guy like him running the offense.

As a fan of a school that may have set a record for three and outs this year, the offense goes a long way toward the performance of the defense.

Best defense is not letting your opponent have the ball and when you do let them have the ball it's because you have 7 more points than you had before you got the ball.

If the offense gets the lead, the job of the defense becomes easier because the opponent is tossing plays from the playbook concentrating on trying to catch up.

Scorecasting has a great analysis of the premise that the best NFL teams run the ball the best. Breaking down rushing by quarter and lead, it became apparent that the best teams throw just as much as bad teams early in the game. Once they build a lead, they run more to run out the clock and to keep the opponent offense off the field.