Playing with a lead -- certainly a sustained lead -- benefits the D.
In reflection to what Patchy said -- I think playing with a lead helps
build confidence and allows the D to be more aggressive and
potentially dominate. Way better than playing from behind!
Back to the proverbial clock -- convincingly winning time
of possession always benefits the D.
Bottom line --- excellent D is related to excellent O.
IMO. Of course.
YES! The word you are looking for is BALANCE, and we seem to have it and are integrating it better each week.
Even though we are beginning to win (and yes, I predicted a 2 -6 WL record for our 1st 6 games) I also predicted that we would dominate our last 10 games winning 7 or 8 of them, claiming we would be the team no one wanted to face at the end of the year. I based this on several things:
1) Flo as HC did the impossible last year with lower rated players. WE SHOWED GROWTH, a lot of success towards the end of that year, and that successful coaching approach continues with both his selected coaches and the players.
2) THE DRAFT WE JUST COMPLETED. Wow, just wow!
3) I anticipated a weaker overall schedule, yet we are still moving forward as a team.
With all these good things happening we have one more great thing going for us; THE 2021 DRAFT!
As far as I'm concerned, anyone who is unwilling to give our new GM, Grier, credit for these drafts, and by extension, the teams ongoing success, would be happier as a Jets fan!