Week 13: Redskins vs. Giants Gameday thread

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I think the 3-4 is responsible for some of our pass rush woes, because it puts three non-pass rushers on the field in the down linemen sets and since you can't have those players in coverage, you're rushing three non-pass rushers every time they drop back.

The design of the 3-4 is to use those players positively to break down blocking schemes and create runs on the quarterback. We never try to do that. We just send a fourth rusher with those three and never get close to quarterbacks.

On the positive side, this is a much better zone coverage team than it was earlier in the year. But with no significant amount of pressure on quarterbacks via the blitz, its difficult to play pass defense.