2009 Season

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

You made alot of good points, but i have to strongly disagree with this one. When have either of our DEs been double-teamed consistently? It just hasnt happened. Did you watch the San Francisco game? Jason Taylor couldnt get by underachieving TE Vernon Davis for petes sake! Jason Taylor cant get by a TE, let alone ONE offensive lineman - no ones been doubleteaming Taylor since week 1. A big DT is NOT going to singlehandledly solve our pass-rush problems. Thats the biggest myth some redskins fans seem to want to beleive.
We DO need a bigger DT, but we also need upgrades at BOTH OLB positions. Better OLBs will free up our DEs to focus solely on rushing the passer. We also need upgrades at BOTH DE positions, although we realistically cant expect to see that anytime soon. Suffice to say, one DT is not going to solve our pass-rush problem or generate many more sacks. We're 3-5 players away from seeing any real improvement there.

I could be wrong, but in many defensive situations this is what I saw...both DEs rush the QB, but the DTs don't make any push, allowing the QB to stay in the pocket and the o-lineman safely pushing the DEs away from the QB. Griffin is old and injury prone, and both Montgomery and Golston don't seem to be doing that great. As I've said before, a lot of good defensive teams have strong DTs (Haynesworth in Tenn., Tuck with NYG, the Williamses in Minny). Now, I'm not saying that we should get Haynesworth, but an upgrade at the DT position wouldn't be that bad.

With that say, I don't think the team should be racking their brains about the defense before they do something about the offense.