Well, we averaged 26.5 points a game which I would think would be enough, don't you? Regardless of what drive they got them.
"pack93z" wrote:
Do I believe that 25 pts a game should be enough? Absolutely.
Do I believe the second half of the year, most of our issues stem from the defensive side of the ball? Again, without a doubt.
Do I believe there are times when a unit is struggling that the other unit needs to pick up its game and "carry" the struggling one? Yes again.
My point is, we lost as a team, Aaron and the offense is part of this team. Take this past Sunday, the defense was holding its own in the first half, the offense didn't put the game away or build a lead. Do I blame the offense for the loss, no, but could they have sealed the game with another score or two instead of struggling themselves? Yes.
Good teams have a balance in which another unit can make up or "carry" a struggling unit for some time. Early in the season, the offense could sustain drives and the defense was playing decently except in stopping the run, but my point is both units haven't seem to hit at the same time this season.. one or the other was struggling and neither were strong enough to carry the opposite.
I like the kid, he has shown me a ton this season. Heart, durability, fire and poise.. I think he will be a fine QB for many years.. but to this point, he hasn't seemed to be able to lift the offense up enough to carry a struggling defense..
Do I think he should be able to week in and out, no. But I would think in this second half, with the talent on this offense, that he would have been able to accomplish it at least once. Seal a game away or make a momentum changing play once over the course of the last 7 weeks...
Again.. it is naive to think it would have "saved" the season or to expect it weekly.. but he hasn't done it once yet.
With that it still remains a question, can he in the crunch? When we have no other choice but to win the game in the end.
I don't blame him or the offense for the struggles this season.. but there is room for growth. Even he stated in after Sunday.. so why is it so hard for us as fans to accept it?
"warhawk" wrote: