We're through the spring portion of the NFL schedule and headed for summer. But before we kick our feet up, we have to unload The Bag.
Let's start with a big-picture thought that I've been kicking around for the last few years...
Hey Phil. Curious to hear you answer your own question from PatsTalk pod: Can a team led by its defense win in 2023?
— Guy Rhodes (@BigEastChamp) June 15, 2023
This is a topic that has interested me for a while, Guy. That interest got ratcheted up back in 2020 when I saw that one of the best defensive minds to ever walk a sideline, Nick Saban, suggested that playing stifling defense isn't enough to win at the college level anymore.