2022 TPB Members and Pundits Mock Draft Thread

[chargeroo]

Because of today's rules, there is no such thing as great defense....... (All the great defenses in history have been able to hold, abuse, and rough up receivers and QB's but that is not allowed today) ....the best a Defense can do today is keep you in the game....clutch QB play wins championships...... bad OL's (and bad coaching decisions) make great QB's look less than great and cause them to lose.... Defenses do not win you championships but bad defenses can lose you championships and usually keep you from making the playoffs, especially when they cannot stop the run.....

Totally disagree. The Rams defense was the deciding unit in that game and if the Rams hadn't been able to score on that last drive, the Bengal's defense would have been the reason for their win. Good defense still wins the big games.

[jamrock]

Because of today's rules, there is no such thing as great defense....... (All the great defenses in history have been able to hold, abuse, and rough up receivers and QB's but that is not allowed today) ....the best a Defense can do today is keep you in the game....clutch QB play wins championships...... bad OL's (and bad coaching decisions) make great QB's look less than great and cause them to lose.... Defenses do not win you championships but bad defenses can lose you championships and usually keep you from making the playoffs, especially when they cannot stop the run.....

Probably the wrong day for this take. Both defenses played better than their offensive counterparts yesterday. Bengals are likely held to 13 points without that missed call. They got the ball on the Rams 30 on the ensuing play and only got a fg out of it. Rams d won that game

[blueman]

Without Kupp LAR loses.

[AK47]

Totally disagree. The Rams defense was the deciding unit in that game and if the Rams hadn't been able to score on that last drive, the Bengal's defense would have been the reason for their win. Good defense still wins the big games.

Both offenses won/lost some in-game battles. Ultimately a defense wins the war for a team by winning even just 1 more of said battles.

The totality of all those battles led to that final battle which was indeed concluded by a defensive Donald sack on Burrow.

[Bolts4ever213]

60 minutes, it takes an all team effort to win games. So picking a side to do it all, in today’s NFL, with rules geared for offense, is just a matter of opinion.

[Formula 21]

Both running games were weak. The running game sinks further into history. Get your qb and throw the ball.

[sonorajim]

Totally disagree. The Rams defense was the deciding unit in that game and if the Rams hadn't been able to score on that last drive, the Bengal's defense would have been the reason for their win. Good defense still wins the big games.

I agree, the best defense usually wins. Great offense only dominates if the other guy can't score. If they can, it's a shoot out and sooner or later a defense makes a great play.

[dmac_bolt]

Because of today's rules, there is no such thing as great defense....... (All the great defenses in history have been able to hold, abuse, and rough up receivers and QB's but that is not allowed today) ....the best a Defense can do today is keep you in the game....clutch QB play wins championships...... bad OL's (and bad coaching decisions) make great QB's look less than great and cause them to lose.... Defenses do not win you championships but bad defenses can lose you championships and usually keep you from making the playoffs, especially when they cannot stop the run.....

Its fair to say the key difference in QBs yesterday was the difference in pressure and sacks. Poor Joe didn’t have much of a chance.

So … RT or DL? Hmmm. I’m back in the trench, baby!!!

[Boltjolt]

Both running games were weak. The running game sinks further into history. Get your qb and throw the ball.

Mixon had 72 yards rushing averaging 4.8 per carry. Rams had next to nada.

Defense wins championships and 7 sacks did it.

[Boltgang74]

Unless you build a stout O line to protect an amazing QB like Herbert.Then....

[jamrock]

Mixon had 72 yards rushing averaging 4.8 per carry. Rams had next to nada.

Defense wins championships and 7 sacks did it.

Bengals blew it on 3rd and 1 at the 49 yard line by running Mixon’s back up. That was just dumb. 4th and 1 call not much better

[wu-dai clan]

Aaron Donald 6" offside.