Would you rather...

[HawkI101]

have the defense on the field at the end of a game trying to get a stop or the offense out their having to go for the win.

Since our philosophy is to give plenty of cushion to receivers I have never felt good about our D having to get that crucial stop. I am not too keen on our O being able to get the winning score either but for some reason I would rather see the O out there. Not real confident in either in that situation but I think the O is the lesser of two evils.

 

[DBAHawkFan]

I still prefer the defense which seems laughable.....but we have smarter coaches on that side of the ball, and chance for our playmakers to make a play.

Clayborn, Klug, Daniels, Ballard on any given play can destroy a QB or create the pressure to get a turnover.

Throw in a secondary that is good at getting INT's.....and i just like that side better.

On offense we proved how crappy we are with yesterday's debacle. Stanzi does give us a great chance, but yesterday proved that even he can't win them all and was extremely poor with accuracy.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Good question. Another question would be who wins in practice? The offense, or the defense. Who beats who?

 

[hwks1]

Coming into this season I would have said without question - Defense, and without any hesitation at all. Now I think we are in big trouble either way.

 

[H8IAST8]

I will still say defense, but there are intangibles like time left on the clock, points needed for the opposing team, etc. I think we win if there was only 2:00 left on the clock instead of 4:00+

 

[McNutt7gets6]

I've figured it out - it's a trick question. The real answer is neither - it's a lose lose situation either way (at least this year it has been).

 

[LDHawkfan]

Tough choice! I would choose offense. At least we control our own destiny. This crap of letting receivers catch the ball for 7 and 8 yard gains on first down don't bode well for a defense. You can't play that way all game long and then suddenly turn it on at the end because the situation calls for it. I think the offense would have the better chance because of the talent we have, the only downfall is that you hand the clipboard over to KOK.

 

[Iowahawkeye1982]

I would say neither, but if I HAD to pick one I would say the Offense. We usually are good at driving the ball, but we cannot finish. Our defense is too soft and allows too much of a cushion.

 

[racerhawk]

Depends on the game. Against a team like NW, you want the offense in as much as possible. I understand that NW ran a ton of plays in the second half. I also understand that our third down conversion rate was terrible.

The best defense against a spread offense is a good offense that can sustain drives and put points on da board. We didn't do that, and we lost. Our d looked exhausted at the end of the game, IMHO.

 

[Stealthawk]

.....be a Hawkeye fan or a Texas fan this year??

 

[ThunderHawk]

Tough choice! I would choose offense. At least we control our own destiny. This crap of letting receivers catch the ball for 7 and 8 yard gains on first down don't bode well for a defense. You can't play that way all game long and then suddenly turn it on at the end because the situation calls for it. I think the offense would have the better chance because of the talent we have, the only downfall is that you hand the clipboard over to KOK.

I've been saying that for 10 years and everybody derided me for just not "getting it."

Well, I got it. I got it all along. And opposing offenses are increasingly getting it too.