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Originally Posted by donofriose
The only problem I have is from what I saw the DLine didn't really provide any pass rush last year, and Jenkins was the only player who I thought could improve from last year, as compared to everyone else who pretty much hit their ceiling. So the Redskins probably won't be worst than they were last year, but the problem is they won't be better. Which is a big problem when the opposing quarterback has 8 seconds to throw the ball.
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Agreed that Bowen and Cofield can't be expected to produce more than they already do, which is pretty damn good actually. We need more pressure from the LDE position indeed, but Rak's return will help and I still think the biggest factor is defensive scheming. We need to create pressure from several packages, ILB and corner/safety blitzes as well. London is still surprisingly effective as a blitzing ILB and our corners have been quite good.
I think if Haslett and Fletcher continue to scheme for pressure with various packages and having Rak back in the mix we'll see better pressure this year. LDE would be the cherry on top.