Quote Originally Posted by Getty3:
The modern day blueprint for creating a winner in the NFL is to get all of your offensive ducks in a row through the draft, then fit in a few pieces on defense. It can be argued that the late 90's Patriots were the original architects.
This method has since been employed by teams like the Colts, Saints, and Packers in recent years. Even the Steelers didn't return to prominence until they scrapped the defense wins championships mentality and turned to drafting offensive playmakers like Rothlisberger, Holmes, Wallace, and Brown.
Currnetly teams on the upswing using this blueprint include the Lions, Texans, and Falcons. Teams which abide by the old theory and neglect offense like the Browns and Jaguars are doomed to failure.
Saints finished no. 3 in Defensive QB passer rating, and it was that same DQBPR that sealed the SB with a pick-6, something the Siants defense did all year long, create TO and score defensive TD's.
Yea Saints had a strong defense.
Colts were one of the worst regular season defenses to win the SB, however, just like the Giants, the Colts defense played strong in the playoffs, bailing out Mannings string of int's and winning games.
The Steelers were one of the stronger defensive teams in the league when they won SB'S in 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Pats clearly were defensive oriented winning their 1st SB, the offense managed just 13 pts while the defense shut-down the greatest show on turf Rams to just 17 pts and the D turned in a pick-6 .
And you think they won with offense, that's interesting..........................................
The Pats had very strong regular season defenses with their 3 SB winning teams.
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