This is more a gut feeling, not really consulting with statistical proof...
It just seems like the team has never consistently put a good offensive unit and defensive unit together on same year. It's usually one or the other. I'm confident with Ty Detmer running the O and KS/Tuiaki running the D that we can be special on both sides of the ball. That's what needed to get to the next level, or to at least have a "special" season here and there.