We'll have to agree to disagree. It's ok though, you're allowed to be wrong.
Case in point. The amazing comeback against Houston. 7 straight TDs and it didn't matter what the Houston offense did. They weren't keeping up with that.
2nd case in point, our D was giving it up against the titans. It wasn't until Mahomes and Co went off that the Tits were forced out of their gameplan in the 2nd half. Hell the king only had a couple carries in the 2nd half. That wasn't great defense, although there's no doubt they played very well. Vrabel was forced out of his gameplan by Mahomes, not the defense.
Fear of Mahomes forces teams to take chances and do things they're not comfortable with.
Now that said, I'm really not belittling Spags and the D. Hell I was one of the few around here that loved the hire at the time. And there's no doubt they have made near miraculous strides over the last 8 weeks.
But let's pause here and remember that last year, we were a coin flip and a dee ford brainfart from making the superbowl with literally no D to speak of.
Did this defense make a difference? Maybe. I don't think a huge difference. Our path this year was easier than last year is the biggest difference. The Tits taking out our 2 biggest roadblocks certainly helped.