Quote Originally Posted by DancingRabbit View Post
I would think the opposite. We were middle of the pack in scoring defense, but near the bottom in total defense. Our defense couldn't get off the field. The old bend don't break defense keeps your own offense on the sideline.

While not appearing to be in full hurry-up mode, our offense always played with pace. Some of the HUNH offenses race to the line, but then look to the sideline, fart around and then run the clock down.
Actually I think you will find that teams who ran the most plays offensively also had some of the highest defensive plays as well. Part of a higher paced offense is you have quicker scores and some three and outs that doesn't run a lot of time off of the clock. Thus extending the game and requiring your defense to play more.