Keep punching em in da mouth, keep em honest, don't cover your face or hold your head down and wait for the clock to stop ticking. Take the fight to em to the end or submission.
JJ's "optimal" team at Hawaii was probably 2006, even though it lost a few games. His stated philosophy was for the defense to quickly get the ball back for the offense -- and that's by either forcing a punt, getting a turnover or or giving up a score. JJ said as long as his offense gets one more possession than the other team, his team will win.