Why does it have to be an either / or thing? Can't both be lousy when it counts? The defense is historically bad, who is arguing different? The defense is the MAIN REASON WE ARE 3 - 6. There....it's been documented. Happy?
The defensive woes do not absolve the offense of choking when the game is on the line. The QB leads the offense. He is not getting it done in crunch time. When we have the opportunity to win the game, with the ball in our hands, we have to come through. That's what winning teams do. Conversely, if the other team has the ball in their hands, the D has to come through. Neither is. Period. So it's not a this side - that side thing, it's a team thing. However, clutch QB play can overcome a lot of evils. Ours isn't clutch. I wish that wasn't so.