LeedsLurch wrote:
It seems to have escaped everybodys attention on here that our defense hasn't been as passive the last couple of weeks. It isnt massive aggresive in your face but it has been moving up and giving away less yards than previously. Seems like everyone is on the "Get rid of passive defense" bandwagon without watching what is actually happening
Exactly that. Just because John Wilkin blathers on about it on SKY doesn't mean it's true. Our defence, by and large, has been very good all season. It's the volume of it (largely the result of silly errors) that has been the problem. It does seem like some want us to mirror the high pressure 5 drives and a kick stuff that is fashionable around the game, notably at Hudds and Wigan. But ask yourself how our approach has fared in direct opposition to those teams? Pretty well I'd suggest. I'd much prefer us to try and stick with some good football while endeavouring to reign in some of the sillier high risk stuff. As I said in a previous post dry weather will help tremendously in that regard.
