Dom has arguably been doing it with smoke and mirrors. He's got two OLBs who are more run stuffers than pass rushers, and a thin D line. We've also gone up against a string of teams who were without their stud RBs. Sure, we held a struggling (and declining?) Apete for 1.5 quarters. But overall, we've been lucky.
Still, they've been convincing at times.
Today they get Pennell back, so that will provide a huge boost on the Dline. It's just that I feel like we've been in this position before. Whenever Dom's units start showing really good stats or doing something well, they always return to earth in embarrassing fashion. (They also do so in the playoffs.)
So how will they look today? It would be nice if your passing offense could get us out to a strong lead, so the 'Gurlz would have to starting throwing it. Dom can get after young QBs. But with Aaron on the decline, I'm not banking on that. The game could come down to the irresistible force and the immovable object.
PREDICTION: Our run D will be exposed. I hope I'm wrong, but I just can't have confidence, having watched Dom's units all these years.
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”