This is interesting. I watched the YouTube video on General Neyland this weekend and Tom Siler said that the General was not married to the single wing as many people thought. But he kept it because he thought that the greatest vulnerability of a defense was the outside line gap. It was said that he cared very little about offense and thought that victory was more likely accomplished with superior defense and the kicking game. But this conclusion about the offense was due to his intense studies of the defense. Looks like the more things change, the more they stay the same after all.
It looks like the General's perception of offense, and defense, still is true today.
It looks like the General's perception of offense, and defense, still is true today.