Originally posted by Stanley:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Has any team stopped Seadderall and AZ? I think AZ stopped themselves with (I think) 3 interceptions. The RPO, with all the added QB protection rules changes, is almost impossible to stop nowadays. I think that's why Bellicheat went with Cam Newton as his QB. They are now basically a running team.
What do you consider stopped? Arizona only scored 24 against us, 23 against the lions. I wouldn't say thats amazing. And against the lions, perhaps the 3 interceptions were the result of keeping Murray in the pocket?
Don't forget Mahomes too. Point is the offense has a man advantage (in a sense) with a running QB that is a good passer. It may be that defenses are catching up to Kliff's offense, but we shall see. At this point in time, the way the rules are, mobile QB's like a Russel Wilson should dominate offensively nowadays.
As for *stopping* - in the old days, defenses like the '85 bear defense, the Baltimore defense, the tampa bay Kiffen defenses could stop offenses cold. As in 3 and out, and nowadays, you can have an offense be 3rd and 15 and with a running mobile QB, they con convert, so I think stopping these offenses is the wrong word, I think slowing them down is the better word.