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We hit on some big defense calls this week, having Green Bay as the number one defense and then watching them finish as the number one defense on the week. We also had the Jets and Seahawks in the top five and watched them finish in the top five as well, so that feels good.
However, beyond the Steelers, we had no other defense finish in the top 10. The 49ers faceplanted against the Rams. The Browns lost outright to the Giants, and the Raiders couldn’t handle Andy Dalton. We also saw the Texans and Bucs take major steps back offensively, which created gamescripts that hurt their defenses and neither of those teams finished inside the top 10 for the week.
The good news is that we now have three weeks of sample size and we can start to see some trends emerging and true performance solidified. I knew Minnesota was a well-coached defense, but I thought they had lost too much talent over the offseason (like Danielle Hunter) to compete with an offense like the Texans. That was clearly wrong. We’re also now seeing just what kind of offense the Panthers can be with Andy Dalton at quarterback, and it’s not a bottom-feeder. Similarly, we’ve been far too bullish on the Bears offense, as Shane Waldron remains an enigma as an offensive coordinator. The Colts allowed 475 yards rushing in TWO GAMES, and the Bears couldn’t run the ball and threw it over 50 times. That offense is an absolute mess.
Maybe it’s time to take these more crystallized lessons into our Week 4 rankings, but we have a doozy of a week because most of the offenses we want to target are facing defenses that have been bad so far this season. Can we trust below-average defenses in good matchups or should we stick to the tried-and-true elite defenses in mediocre ones? It’s a major strategic decision for this week.
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Publish date : 2024-09-24 12:57:28
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