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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rmontro" data-source="post: 728423" data-attributes="member: 12340">The failure of the defense is all the more confounding when you consider that we have one of the better offenses in the NFL.  Usually having a good offense helps keep the pressure off the defense, and keeps it off the field.  So there's a good chance the defense is even worse than it looks.I know the offense has struggled some in the past few years.  It went through about a season and a half where it wasn't quite right.  I think the two new TEs Ted signed are going to be a big boost.Regarding McCarthy letting off the gas, most coaches in the league will run the ball more in the second half with a lead.  As I said before, usually it works, that's why they do it.  Once in a while it doesn't work.  That doesn't make it a bad strategy.  I do think you have to consider the situation, who you're playing, how the defense is performing, etc.  And I think McCarthy has gotten better at not being quite so conservative with a lead.</blockquote>

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