The Colts' Defense, 2024 Season

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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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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Without going too deep down this rabbit hole, of course it's imperative that each unit do its part. At the same time, it's a team game, and when one unit is not doing it's part, then you would expect the other unit to pick up the slack.

For me this is more an indictment on Bradley than individual players. Although we still have some interior DL depth issues and I feel that Zaire Franklin is overrated in general by most Colts fans.