NFL-Offense vs Defense

[P J Shaker]

Originally Posted by Agent Zero

That is one instance man, but if you recall that game the Colts defense was on fire. They beat the hell out of the Bears Offense.

yea the colts D was on fire....they were great for the whole playoffs....but the bears also had NO offense.....so any D could have looked good against them....but the argument goes both ways....if you have a great D and your offense cant score (like the bears) you will get beat..

[SouthernWebb04]

This is definetely one of the hardest football debates I've ever come across. I've read a few responses, but not all, just so it wouldn't sway my opinion or make me forget what I was going to say.

First off, I would say offense. They break down the defense, or attempt to do so. The defense thus reacts to them. Act vs. React, and I think that an offense is better suited in that department.

Then I got to thinking, well, when an offense lines up, they've got to react to the defense and what they give them. So another Act vs. React, in favor of the defense this time.

Would the best Wide Reciever be able to get away from the best Corner Back? Would the best Defensive End be able to get by the best Offensive Tackle. So on and so forth, this debate really has no answer. The closest thing you have to that, is the Raiders v. Buccaneers Superbowl we had some years back, and we all saw what happened there.

So, without a sure-fire answer, here's what I think.

Offense is more important than defense in College Football, 9 times out of 10. Defense is more important than offense in Professional Football, 9 times out of 10.

That's all I got.

[Darius Ali]

Very true. Team defenses in NCAA Football suck. Its all about mega offenses and one or two key defensive players. In football it all depends on how you build. But there are for sure some well built defenses as an entire unit.

[P J Shaker]

Originally Posted by Darius Ali

Very true. Team defenses in NCAA Football suck. Its all about mega offenses and one or two key defensive players. In football it all depends on how you build. But there are for sure some well built defenses as an entire unit.

the newer offenses like the spread in college are made to make the D look bad...but in some conferences a good D can still win...but with the more and more teams that are switching to a spread offense or atleast an option offense, the defenses will start to look worse and worse....their are a few teams that can still win with D....LSU and Michigan to name a couple....

[SouthernWebb04]

How'd Michigan's D look against that spread of Oregon and App. State?