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Message: [QUOTE="Finwad32, post: 1535118, member: 651"] I know what you're saying, but, I disagree on this. Maybe it's because I view it a little differently in how I view a team. Regardless of score, when it's all said and done it only matters which number on the board is higher. Whether that's 10 or 100 makes no difference to me. And I hate that we say the game wasn't as high scoring because so many points came from overtime. Scoring a touchdown is scoring a touchdown regardless of circumstance. The record books show those touchdowns, the record books show that score. It doesn't matter if it was in the first quarter or 10th OT. Some people derive more satisfaction out of an entertaining loss in which touchdowns are galore. I disagree. I don't think this offense is as bad as it's made out to be, it's different. It's not as fast paced, not as many plays are run. Inevitably that's going to lead to less yardage and time of possession, given our current defensive situation. But, that's this offense. And I believe it's been relatively efficient at scoring in comparison to other squads we've seen. 3 out of 4 of Marrone/Hackett's offenses were less dangerous in my opinion. Greg Robinson's offenses never scraped the ability that this offense does. There is not a statistic that accurately portrays everything. You can pick and choose any stat you like to prove a point. I just have a different viewpoint. I see a young team trying to find it's way. I see signs of progress. I see development. Others choose not to, or it's just not at the level they want it to be at. Fast paced, no huddle spread offenses are great. If you have a quarterback that can complete a high percentage of those throws and your line can block their assignments. You know what else high paced spread offenses can do? Take the ball out of your hands in 15 seconds flat if you're not efficient and don't move the chains. It works both ways. It's easy to point elsewhere and say look at what they're doing! We should do that! It's a lot harder to find the right staff and then have that staff implement it. It's not something that can't be achieved, but, I'm not in the school of thought that thinks it's automatically the best decision either. Regardless, you're right, this is a dumb argument. My main point is a loss is a loss is a loss. And I don't care if it's 10-7 or 63-61. [/QUOTE]

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