Defense

Does it really benefit a weak offense to play passively on D and repeatedly concede first-down yardage, even if it doesn't give up huge plays?  One could argue that a weak offense really would benefit from a defense that is designed to make big plays itself and force turnovers and 3 and outs, to give the offense better field position to work with.  As it is, we force very few 3 and outs, and when we do manage to force a punt, we're regularly backed up very deep in our own territory.  We also force very few turnovers (especially interceptions). 

Regardless of whether it makes sense in theory, in actual games our defensive schemes result in our opponents repeatedly going on long, clock-eating drives that regularly end in points (or else short drives that also end in points), and opposing QBs consistently having career days.  Anyone think the Purdue kid will perform anywhere near that level the rest of the season?