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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2609038, member: 2585"]
This isn’t wrong. But it’s not right either, IMO.

And what we are trying to do isn’t a unicorn. There are other teams running this system, without late season defensive swoons.

What the defense needs isn’t a slower pace. It’s more *effeciency* - the ability to maintain drives and score or score on a big play. When Dungey plays our effeciency isn’t what it needs to be - but it’s much closer. When he’s out, offensive effeciency falls off a cliff and the defense is on the field too much. Any deficiencies are multiplied by the extra possessions.

The defense fell apart when Cordy and Martin were out as S, and our corner was hurt. DE was unable to put pressure on the QB late in the season due to injury. Etc.

Depth issues and fatigue are two sides of the same coin - and the system on O does contribute to that. But I think it’s pretty obvious that when we are effecient on O (esp at QB) we are a much better team on D.

Final thought: The system is built to play with a lead. Not a lot of that with Mahoney and Rex playing at QB last year.
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