[BostonCard]

While I think your analysis would more or less hold on a per play or per drive (my favorite metric) basis, keep in mind that our offense helps make the defense look better.  In an era when most teams are moving to a rapid tempo offense designed to get up the field quickly, our ball control offense does mitigate matters and decreases the number of plays our defense has to face.  Secondly, an offense built around field position and not making mistakes does put the opponent's offense in a worse field position, which helps let the defense look better.

BC

PS I guess we will see what happens at Texas.  Strong will be vindicated if the Texas offense turns things around, but if they continue to struggle it will cary a whiff of desperation and might even be counterproductive.  The longer term is what is more important here.

[BostonCard]

While I think your analysis would more or less hold on a per play or per drive (my favorite metric) basis, keep in mind that our offense helps make the defense look better.  In an era when most teams are moving to a rapid tempo offense designed to get up the field quickly, our ball control offense does mitigate matters and decreases the number of plays our defense has to face.  Secondly, an offense built around field position and not making mistakes does put the opponent's offense in a worse field position, which helps let the defense look better.

BC

PS I guess we will see what happens at Texas.  Strong will be vindicated if the Texas offense turns things around, but if they continue to struggle it will cary a whiff of desperation and might even be counterproductive.  The longer term is what is more important here.