Sentences with phrase «than the offense as»

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It can be interpreted as an offense, rather than politeness.

Seattle's defense played heroically as they helped the Seahawks win last week despite having more penalty yards than total yards on offense.

Good defense is more important than good offense not just on the football field, but on the investing field as well.

Indeed, anger-wise, things are probably a bit better at the moment than they have been for a while, but ours is certainly not the offense - avoiding society briefly glimpsed via Freewheelin's liner notes, just as it was stepping aside.

When we operate on the assumption that our language must constantly be trimmed so as not to give offense, to stroke the psyche rather than to place it under attack, it will of course gradually decline to the level of greeting - card sentimentality.

However, many bloggers such as yourself, David, Frogist, NL, etc. seem not to have any interest in learning from religion (which makes me wonder why you're here in the first place, no offense) other than to incite the Christian community which, for the most part, overwhelmingly disagrees with ordaining openly gay pastors.

They take its publication as an important event in the life of the church, and they note particularly its enthusiastic reception by the laity as a sign that they may have a theological vocation in the church after all, in spite of the fact that their writing has up to now given more ecclesiastical offense than they expected.

Doubtless to think of offense without thinking the offended man is not so impossible as to think of the music of the flute without thinking the flute - player; but after all even thought must admit that offense even more than love is an unreal concept which only becomes real when there is an individual who is offended.

I guess I want our kids to be exposed to more than I was as a child (no offense campbell's) and learn difference flavours and textures (even if they are fussy right now I'm not giving up).

I understand the concern about defenders playing off of him at the 3 - point line, but they do that to TJ as well, and Fultz's offense off the bounce is certainly more of a threat than TJ's strafe - runs under the basket.

With less than five minutes to go in this game with the 2 - 0 Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum, with the Raiders ahead 16 - 3 and the Cleveland offense looking as inept as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers», the Browns are about to go 3 - 0.

And if the defense struggles, we've seen down the stretch that the offense is more than capable of scoring as many points as it needs to win.

I would say that as the highest paid running back in the NFL and a player who is depended upon much more than any TE in the Falcon's offense, that his mistakes are much more serious and need to be addressed.

West Virginia averages more than 41 points per game, ranking them as the seventh - best offense in the country.

As long as it has been since Florida had a good offense, it's been even longer since the Gators had a less - than - elite defensAs long as it has been since Florida had a good offense, it's been even longer since the Gators had a less - than - elite defensas it has been since Florida had a good offense, it's been even longer since the Gators had a less - than - elite defense.

Purdue's line stats were better than that of the offense as a whole.

Given the makeup of Chicago's roster and its implementation of the triangle, this was probably Pippen's maximum offensive output, as he peaked in offensive load at 43 (96th percentile) while the Bulls posted a respectable +2.2 rORtg when healthy, better than any offense Michael Jordan led before Phil Jackson arrived.5

Things like overall record (without looking into if there is mitigating circumstances), Total defense (trash stat that doesn't take into account quality of offenses played), Total offense (same as total defense), scoring average (much less telling than points per possession), etc..

For however bad McConnell is on offense and Okafor is overall, they both were better offensive players as starters than as bench players.

If Aaron Rodgers and the Packers» offense falters for a second straight week, there might be a bigger concern here that the injuries they've sustained to their receiver group is a greater problem than we might've thought, and that they aren't as much of a favorite in the NFC after - all.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

It will be interesting to see if Shell's offense, which seems to fit Jackson perfectly, will be more productive as well as more ground - oriented than that of his two predecessors.

On the more pressing issue we really need that central midfielder as Cazorla replacement and perhaps a stronger box - to - box player than Ramsey with the ability to defend and cover when the wing - backs are caught in offense.

I share your concerns... running between the tackles 20 times a game is a different experience than being used as a swiss army knife in a college spread offense.

The Yankees are giving up too much offense as a team, as they're also struggling to produce at third base (where Chase Headley and Friends have been significantly worse than average) and in center field whenever Jacoby Ellsbury is the one patrolling it.

While the Huskers had the better defense (they didn't allow more than 17 points in any other game), OU's offense was as good as it got in the 1970s.

If Kyasky, injured again last week, can remain whole for the better part of the season the team that led the nation last year in total offense as well as rushing may be scarcely less potent than a year ago.

If we luck out and get this guy and he's as good or better than Ronnie and somehow manage to get gesicki in the second it would set this offense off you give Joe time in the pocket and a gronkowski like TE and our offense will be one of the best in the league.

Millichamp, indeed, is one of the few Welshmen who look upon salmon poaching as somewhat more serious than a parking offense.

Collins» Temple will probably look a lot like Rhule's come Saturday — pro-style on offense with spread as needed, and a defense that's he's shifted from small colleges to the SEC with no real overlying schematic theme other than fearlessness and a penchant for blitzing.

Obviously Georgia's offense is better than Florida's (especially when mostly healthy, as it was for that game).

Wilson keeps the Seahawks» offense on an even keel, and that's more than enough when the defense is as dominant as it was Sunday.

Because of the opportunities that KSU both created and botched, it's easy for this result to take on an «Auburn was lucky» or «KSU handed the Tigers the game» tone, and while that's true to a certain degree, let's not lose focus of the simple fact that Auburn didn't make the crippling mistakes KSU made and that, for the game as a whole, Auburn's offense was more steady and successful than Kansas State's.

The defense has some GLARING needs, but offense should be more than ok to roll forward as is.

Unless newly signed Moe Williams produces a lot more than the 195 yards he amassed in five seasons as a Minnesota Vikings reserve, the Ravens will have to rely on five - and 10 - yard tosses from Grbac to move the chains, even when the offense wants to kill the clock.

Commodores quarterback Kyle Shurmur's two - yard run with less than nine minutes left proved to be the winning score, as Vanderbilt broke through with an upset thanks to a stellar defensive effort against Jesse Ertz and the Wildcats» unconventional offense.

Though many football people acclaimed him as a genius, and everyone accepted him as a man of integrity, no one would dare hire him in the big time, because Bull Cyclone sure as shooting wasn't going to be a football assistant for any mother's son.It's apparently true that Norm Van Brocklin, an old pal of his, did once ask him to take over the Atlanta Falcons» offense when Van Brocklin was head coach, but Bull Cyclone declined, saying, «Now, Norm, why should I come up there and work for you when I already know more football than you do?»

The 30 - year - old big man will benefit the Seahawks» offense as a blocker more than anything.

After a dominating performance in Week 1, Team Delts SO (Brandon Barthel) came back down to earth in Week 2 as they struggled to get it going on offense against their fellow housemates, netting almost 30 fewer points than their total from Week 1.

I'd rather he focus on his FT percentage than his 3s especially if this offense is not going to be letting it fly from 3 as much as it did this past season.

As used by Kelly, the read - option provides an offense with a multitude of advantages: It's easier to read a defender than it is to block him, the reads become built - in misdirection as the defense doesn't know who has the ball, and, as Kelly pointed out, a QB who is a threat to run alters the fundamental arithmetic of footbalAs used by Kelly, the read - option provides an offense with a multitude of advantages: It's easier to read a defender than it is to block him, the reads become built - in misdirection as the defense doesn't know who has the ball, and, as Kelly pointed out, a QB who is a threat to run alters the fundamental arithmetic of footbalas the defense doesn't know who has the ball, and, as Kelly pointed out, a QB who is a threat to run alters the fundamental arithmetic of footbalas Kelly pointed out, a QB who is a threat to run alters the fundamental arithmetic of football.

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.

Switzer made less of an impact than Lucky Whitehead on offense, but he showed his value as a return man, with a TD return against Washington, and several other returns that gained Dallas valuable field position.

As might have been expected, the power of Wisconsin's offense was more than Marquette's defense could withstand.

Either way, the combination of Falque and Iturbe should benefit both players and Garcia's offense as a whole, as they will each serve a separate and defined function, rather than being carbon copies of one another.

Working seamlessly with Marshall in the middle, Evans slid to the right and supported the wing, as Mears played more offense than we've seen lately.

The point is, why is it more acceptable to take offense at breastfeeding than it is at bottle - feeding, being as mother's milk and breastfeeding are so much healthier than formula and bottle - feeding?

(C) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission into the United States for purposes of the immigration laws unless the alien --(i) has abandoned or relinquished that status, (ii) has been absent from the United States for a continuous period in excess of 180 days, (iii) has engaged in illegal activity after having departed the United States, (iv) has departed from the United States while under legal process seeking removal of the alien from the United States, including removal proceedings under this chapter and extradition proceedings, (v) has committed an offense identified in section 1182 (a)(2) of this title, unless since such offense the alien has been granted relief under section 1182 (h) or 1229b (a) of this title, or (vi) is attempting to enter at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers or has not been admitted to the United States after inspection and authorization by an immigration officer.

We spoke during a press conference Thursday outside Gracie Mansion in which Dietl criticized the City's switch to treating public urination as primarily a civil, rather than a criminal, offense.

The bill as it stands now would remove the need for prosecutors to prove that underage victims of trafficking were coerced into prostitution; elevate penalties for patronizing underage prostitutes to the level of statutory rape; and require that anyone under 18 arrested for a prostitution offense be tried in family court rather than criminal court.