Was the defense better because Whitehead and Jackson didn’t play?

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, thefuzz said:

He gives me a lot more "holy poo" bad plays than "holy poo" great/good plays.

The exact opposite of someone like say Gilmore or Bradberry.

I see the same kind of issue in the way people look at our quarterbacks.

Fans too often equate "exciting" with "good". It's a huge fallacy.

[philit99]

1 hour ago, ScottyAbe31 said:

This is a thread talking strictly about our defence vs their offence. Their offence is arguable the worst we have ever seen. This is typical huddle getting super hyped over nothing. Sure we played well but we've seen our D against even just average teams. It is not there yet.

Actually it is more in the middle. We faced Kansas City, Atlanta, Tampa, and New Orleans in the past 4-5 weeks. Each team has a top notch offense. We played much better against an average to below average offense. However, it was still a shutout. How many times has a team been shutout this season? It is still a big deal but it is a blend of our D playing better against a subpar offense.

[micnificent28]

Personally, I think he is being asked to do more than what he has been asked to do in the past. When we had bradberry he had one job, cover the other teams fast guy which I think he can do a serviceable job of. With bradberry gone, he's been asked to be the defacto number 1 guy which leads to him covering guys like Mike Evans.

Tough situation for the guy honestly. The pass rush outside of burns is like throwing a balled up cheetos bag at a brick wall. Injuries mounting up  and the rest of the secondary is just as much a liability if not more. Im not quite ready to throw him in the trash heap just yet. Team has much bigger problems on defense than Dontae Jackson.

[panthers55]

4 hours ago, ScottyAbe31 said:

This is a thread talking strictly about our defence vs their offence. Their offence is arguable the worst we have ever seen. This is typical huddle getting super hyped over nothing. Sure we played well but we've seen our D against even just average teams. It is not there yet.

Actually you must be new here. Every thread gets morphed from one aspect of a topic to another. 

Offense and defense are linked. Do you think their offense was bad regardless or might our defense have something to do with that. Especially since we are scoring the same number of points as they are over 11 games. And maybe our offense controlling the ball and our defense getting off the field gave our offense more chances to score.  No it isn't just our offense versus their defense. That is just too simplistic.

[OceanPanther]

We blitzed more yesterday than we have all season.  The defensive play calling was different 
whitehead , keep him on the bench.( or cut him ) 

jackson, keep him on the bench till he’s actually healthy ( toe )