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[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=15966.msg176892#msg176892 date=1477229697]
But, to beat Arizona, Oregon, and ןɐɔ, you have to score points on their porous defenses.

This x 100.  I don't care how bad their Ds are, we still have to find some ways to score.  It would be one thing if we only were getting like 2 TDs a game and our D was porous enough that we needed 3; then playing a weak D may just be what we need.  But when it's a miracle that we get one TD a game, against what aren't exactly world-beating teams, that makes me wonder how bad the D needs to be for it to help us.
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Reminds me of the Giants, you think you have to pitch a shutout just to have a decent chance of winning.  And then you might wind up in extra innings.

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[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=15966.msg176892#msg176892 date=1477229697]
But, to beat Arizona, Oregon, and ןɐɔ, you have to score points on their porous defenses.

This x 100.  I don't care how bad their Ds are, we still have to find some ways to score.  It would be one thing if we only were getting like 2 TDs a game and our D was porous enough that we needed 3; then playing a weak D may just be what we need.  But when it's a miracle that we get one TD a game, against what aren't exactly world-beating teams, that makes me wonder how bad the D needs to be for it to help us.
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Reminds me of the Giants, you think you have to pitch a shutout just to have a decent chance of winning.  And then you might wind up in extra innings.