The Colts' Defense, 2024 Season

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Also, I'm not insinuating that you are saying this, but I do not ever want to hear TOP as an excuse for poor defense. The defenses job, and especially the DC is to get off the fucking field ASAP and then there is no argument for a TOP discussion. Three-and-outs solve a lot of problems.

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Time-of-possession is not strictly the responsibility of the defense. A defense could force 5 consecutive punts in the first half, and if the team's offense is consistently going 3-and-out or 4-and-out, then that defense, which is consistently doing their job by forcing punts, is going to be on the field a lot more than if they have an offense that is at least reasonably doing a decent job on their part. And when the 4th quarter rolls around, being on the field that much because of an incompetent offense is very likely to be a factor in the defense's play ...... and in that particular case, a lopsided time-of-possession in favor of the opposition would be more the offense's fault than the defense's.

You may not want to hear that, but it's a fact of life in football. Whether a fan is judging a team's offense or a team's defense, there are very few across-the-board, blanket statements that can be made without scrutinizing the entire situation of the game that is played on the field, which is the point that I made in my previous post.

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