I don't think we'd be a national topic of discussion if we'd done the exact opposite of what's happened so far. Imagine the exact same record, vs the same opponents, but instead of the defense/ST winning the games it was the offense and special teams and our defense was the worst ranked in the country.
I don't think it would get anywhere near the attention. We'd probably be reading about hour high-flying offense and how potent they were with a few comments about where we'd be if our defense was better. The vitriol wouldn't be there though (IMO).
The sport, fans, media etc are all offense junkies. It seems people really struggle with winning a 10-6 game but have no problems with a 55-49 game.
Thoughts?
I don't think it would get anywhere near the attention. We'd probably be reading about hour high-flying offense and how potent they were with a few comments about where we'd be if our defense was better. The vitriol wouldn't be there though (IMO).
The sport, fans, media etc are all offense junkies. It seems people really struggle with winning a 10-6 game but have no problems with a 55-49 game.
Thoughts?