Sentences with phrase «than a defense against»

We continue to hold index put option coverage under about 90 % of our stockholdings, though primarily as a «stop loss» against any major continuation, rather than a defense against moderate declines.

Not exact matches

U.S. military fighter - attack jets, bombers and drones have dropped more than 67,000 bombs since the 2014 start of Operation Inherent Resolve, the Defense Department's mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, according to information provided by Air Forces Central Command.

Development of the Iron Dome began in 2005, at the order of the Ministry of Defense, after it examined more than 20 bids for a rocket interceptor system against the backdrop of kassam rocket barrages against communities in the south.

Though he verbally defended the old New England idea, it is interesting that he defended it more on the basis of reason and human rights than on the basis of Scripture, and this defense of congregational independence later provided arguments for advocates of the revolution against England.

People such as Hitler used that claim to come to power and justify building his military, claiming it a defense against the «decadent West» (which turned out to be much stronger than him).

The government should be more concerned about military equipment than bed nets because providing for defense I emphasize defense) of the people of the US against those who would threaten our lives, liberty or property with force is one of it's primary roles; being a charity is not.

Now at a superficial glance all primitive religions are no more than a natural defense mechanism against man's ignorance, fear and insecurity.

Not just the Hindu, but also the Buddhist and the Jam, the Christian, the Muslim and the Sikh, and even earlier than these, the primal cultures of dalits and tribals provided both a defense against cultural domination and possibilities of mutual enrichment.

Toronto started ho, t but looked tight against a more active Wizards defense than we've seen in a while.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

The people arguing against you believe this is a balanced team that the defense should only be asked to keep the opponent's score low allowing the high powered offense to do its job any more than that would be a bonus.

He's been held to fewer than 4.4 yards per rush just once, against Boston College and the nation's top all - around defense.

Based on a comment from Florida DB Jalen Tabor earlier this week, you would have thought the Gators defense would have showed up a little more than what was shown during the Citrus Bowl against Michigan.

A silver lining I think is though is the Eagles have the best defensive line in the NFL against a defense that has allowed 37 sacks this season and I think the Eagles CBs match up better against the Vikings WRs than the Falcons WRs.

His post defense against Duncan, transition defense and defensive rotations were more important than any amount of points he could have scored.

Jernigan may not have had the pass rushing numbers that we expected, but he was a big part of why this line was # 1 in pressures and as you mentioned, his defense against the run game was magnificent and better than anyone expected.

Their defense also held up against the run much better than I would have thought they would.

-- and there's no guarantee that Leonard Fournette and company will find traction against a Notre Dame defense better against the run (48th in Rushing S&P +) than the pass (84th in Passing S&P +).

On one hand I understand why Arians went with Lindley over rookie Logan Thomas, because he would have to completely redesign his offense in less than a week to compete against arguably the best defense in football.

They also have Josh Gordon back, and against Dom Capers» defense, which is allowing an average of more than 84 yards per game to No. 1 receivers, that can be the difference.

If Giroud would have taken penalties instead of Cazorla then he could have had more goals than Costa... Also many of his goals were easier tap ins with terrible defense positioning helping him whereas in PL you would have to work very hard against some teams like saints, eagles, clarets, etc...

The No. 5 Badgers have allowed more than 17 points just once all season and head into Saturday's game against No. 24 Michigan with the top - ranked defense in the country, according to Def.

Adam Schefter confirmed Thursday morning that Mark Ingram (toe, questionable) is expected to play despite not practicing all week, but a limited Ingram could lead to a more Alvin Kamara than usual against Atlanta's 31st - ranked rush defense in DVOA.

Michigan found out it's hard to do a better imitation of Wisconsin than Wisconsin does, especially when running against Wisconsin's defense becomes impossible.

The Tigers have scored 10 points or fewer in all three SEC contests, managed only 19 against a poor Clemson defense and have only managed more than 20 points once, in an overtime win over Louisiana - Monroe.

The Defense did it's job with more injured players than the offense who was going against a 30th ranked dDefense did it's job with more injured players than the offense who was going against a 30th ranked defensedefense.

Ohio's offense was basically the same against everybody, and the defense found slightly more success about bad teams than good.

It took a superhuman effort from Heisman winner Johnny Manziel for an opponent to score more than 28 points against this defense, and in an era of prolific offenses, only two teams scored more than even 17.

And Brady did his part in it, dinking, dunking, darting, picking, and plucking against the Seattle defense, never completing a pass longer than 23 yards while winning his fourth Super Bowl and third MVP award.

An opening night road game against a physical opponent is likely to be more frustrating than fun, and the fact that TCU won (while its retooled defense held Minnesota's retooled offense to 4.6 yards per play) is good enough.

That the Tigers finished the Georgia game on a 13 - 0 run with Franklin out is encouraging (and a reminder that the team is more than just the quarterback), but now Mauk has to steer the ship for 60 minutes, first against Florida and its elite defense this Saturday, then against South Carolina next week.

He's solid against the run and better in pass coverage than Fletcher, and he has an excellent grasp of the defense.

In the regular season finale against Alabama, the offense exploded for more than 40 points and 600 yards, but the defense imploded in a 55 - 44 loss.

Jerick McKinnon did better against the Bison defense than anyone had all year, but it wasn't enough.

Malzahn - coached teams are always good on offense, but with Nick Marshall leaving, the defense is going to need to be better next year than it was both against Wisconsin and for much of 2014.

The only defense against their usage, truly, is a personal decision by individual players to put in the work rather than take a shortcut.

One was against the SEC's second - worst defense (Kentucky's was better than Arkansas» in 2012) and one was against probably the nation's worst defense; neither was against a bowl team, though Louisiana Tech didn't go bowling because of an incredibly petty reason.

I share in your opinion.People seem to think Arsenal signing another CB will solve our problems.We're just going to waste money on what we don't need.We'll be back here asking for another CB after next season.After siging Laca I thought Wenger would targrt a player who'd be a cross between defense and attack in the centre of the pack.But he just goes on Lemar this Lemar that.Funny thing is a lot of talents above him are not rated by some people here.We only needed two or possibly three players this window but Wenger's making it look more difficult than it is.I felt after signing them he'd apply the right tactics, combinations and mental strength to the team which quite frankly is lacking.I also felt the three back against some teams is meaningless.

Both College of Charleston, which took care of the ball better than anyone in the Colonial, and potential second - round opponent Clemson, which plays relentless interior defense despite not having a player over 6» 9», could stop the shorthanded Tigers short of a measuring - stick Sweet 16 game against top - seeded Kansas.

Team Evans Scholar SO struggled to stop anything on defense however in this game, giving up more points than their average of 51.5 points against per game this year.

um, had the defense kept a clean sheet against utd, we would have won... the key is not to fall behind, which means you are one moment of magic away from winning the match... whereas if you do nt keep a clean sheet you have to score more than once to win the game... both are important, but i think that first we must focus on getting a solid start in the game and not falling behind, hopefully with kos back we will keep a clean sheet tomoro

Jameis Winston ($ 5500) is also underpriced against an atrocious Saints defense, but his high ownership rate means that he is a stronger play in cash games than tournaments.

Florida is really struggling in the half court tonight, against a bigger, stronger Tennessee team that is daring it to drive into the teeth of its defense rather than shoot over it.

I believe we don't have the striking power to break Chelsea, RM, BM, Barca, PSG, and even Utd (after improving their side)... Giroud is too handy against big experienced CB's and Walcott can not find his spot against deep and dense defense, Welback (I have hope in this guy) needs to step up his first touch, finishing, and hold up play... we need a wc striker much more than we need DM, because when Coq is fit (doubt that the case all over the season) we are fine in that department but ST even with all fit and inform we would find difficulties to break strong defenses (not Sunderland, WB, AstonVilla.

I hope we win big today and a clean sheet At least 3 - 0 would be nice If we don't get a clean sheet I will be really worried about our match against City because they have a better offense and defense than Swansea.

Relatively speaking, the pass defense was further along than the run defense, though really, only three teams ran the ball well, and two (Ohio State and Navy, which combined to gain 658 yards at 5.9 per carry) ran well against most.

It bore down on defense, which led to a 17 - 0 run over almost six minutes, against a very quick and skilled Carondelet, who averaged more than 70 points per game during the regular season.

Every good defense that lines up against De La Salle makes stopping the run its top priority, but it's easier said than done.

With a stifling defense and the return of QB Jordan Jefferson, the Tigers are getting more than 9 out of 10 spread bets against the 3 - 2 Volunteers, even after the sportsbooks have given Tennessee an extra 1.5 points.

We started by defining an elite defense as a team allowing fewer than 18 points per game against and an elite offense as a team scoring more than 26 points per game.