It was just like the Knicks, though, not to figure out a way to make ends meet, to make offense go with defense, and win the game.
Point being, stifling defenses have a way of making offenses look inept.
The Pats were a very effective coverage sack team as well because they had Asante Samuel and Law shutting down the passing game and making offenses predictable.
The Mets made offense their priority and favored Bay over Matt Holliday, the other premier slugging free-agent left fielder, because of his right-handed pull power and his defense.
The intricate interlock of protection, receivers, and others that makes offense might as well be invisible — nothing is more astonishing than the space between what the expert knows and what the casual fan sees in pro football.
"How do you make the offense play left-handed?
That could make the offense as a whole borderline unstoppable.
But can he make the offense dynamic by himself?
Over the course of a game, this can make an offense become very reactive.
"The way Matt was throwing out there would make any offense look flat," Washington said.
