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In the coach's defense, playing more conservatively with a lead was the correct thing to do on the strong Blackcat teams earlier this decade. Those defenses were -on balance- better than the offense. When that's the case, it's usually better to cut back the offensive aggressiveness, leaning on the defense.

However... this P-burg team may be the opposite. It looks better with the ball. The defense has been good, don't get me wrong, it just allows a lot of yards. But so far, it has been VERY good when it's back up in the red zone, fortunately. The rubber band type of defense is hard on fans, though... :eek:

Here's hoping Coach can adapt his playcalling style to what his team makeup dictates...

I don't doubt that a bit, but I was referring to the Belfry games when they went into the half with a lead and changed the entire game plan and lost in the last minutes.