[Beemnseven]

If you have to lose, you might as well lose to an AFC team. That said, there are a number of people on this thread who refuse to assign blame to anyone. I'd have to disagree. You can't make excuses either.

For one, opposing teams seem to be impervious to committing turnovers against the Redskins. This has to stop. While we're getting better committing turnovers on offense, (down to one a game), at some point the defense must do more to force fumbles or something. The -5 differential will catch up to this team.

Then there's special teams. Is it really too much to ask for our special teams to at least set up a long return so the offense can get a short field just once a game? I'm not asking for a TD return, though it sure would be nice. Betts simply finds a pile to run into on his returns, while Thrash's only positive is that he's less likely to fumble. Anybody secretly wondering why we let Chad Morton go?

Even if Springs and Harris were in the lineup, one has to wonder whether they would have made any impact on corner blitzes, because even those don't seem to be effective anymore in hurrying the quarterback. I guess it's also too much to ask for some pressure from the defensive line, isn't it?

The lack of a pass rush, and the inability to force turnovers are the main weak spots of this defense. If these issues aren't resolved, along with better special teams play, reality will start catching up to the Redskins in a hurry.