Redskins @ Titans Thread

[MTK]

Also liked what I saw from Minnifield and Crawford.

[donofriose]

Jenkins looked good at FSU. I was glad that he fell and hopefully he stays healthy. He definitely allows the coaches to be more creative, will be interesting to see if they find a way to play Rob Jackson (when he returns), Orakpo, Kerrigan, and Jenkins all at the same time.

Unlike the safeties the young corners were impressive last night. Amerson looks like he can turn into a solid corner and looks to have extremely long arms, which is a huge advantage against the bigger receivers, like Dez Bryant or Hakeem Nicks.

[Chico23231]

Crawford, Amerson, and Minnifield could be our future at CB...all starting next year.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Crawford, Amerson, and Minnifield could be our future at CB...all starting next year.

Let's not get carried away.. Crawford's ceiling is probably a very good dime or nickel back, maybe a spot starter.. Minnifield could be a starter someday but his health will always be a concern.. Amerson has stud potential though..

[JoeRedskin]

I liked Jenkins too. It got me thinking - After game 4, on 3rd and long: Rak, Kerrigan in a 4 pnt stance with Jenkins and Jackson standing up. Cofield and Bowen slide into the tackles.

The only thing given in that scenario is the inside rush. Bring four and drop Kerrigan and Rak into coverage. Bring 4 leaving Jenkins and Jackson in coverage. Bring 5 dropping one of the four in coverage. Bring all 6. If Jenkins keeps improving and can work on coverage and plays in space - that has the potential to be a scary nasty 3rd down package.

[JoeRedskin]

Really, outside of O-Line and ILB, you have to love the depth on this team.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Really, outside of O-Line and ILB, you have to love the depth on this team.

I think the Redskins still have a lot of unanswered questions at safeties and DLine in terms of pass rush, but I agree with the other positions.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by donofriose

I think the Redskins still have a lot of unanswered questions at safeties and DLine in terms of pass rush, but I agree with the other positions.

I almost included safety but think we will be okay there, not great but good enough a lot depends on Merriweather. If he comes in healthy, that makes a huge difference. If Merrieweather comes in healthy AND T.Jax comes back. Well, we're good to go.

As for the D-Line and pass rush, I am just not worried about it. Rak's back and that will be HUGE. Even if he doesn't get the sacks, his presence opens up soo much. Add in Kerrigan, Jackson and possibly Jenkins, we will consistently generate sacks with a 4 man rush.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I almost included safety but think we will be okay there, not great but good enough a lot depends on Merriweather. If he comes in healthy, that makes a huge difference. If Merrieweather comes in healthy AND T.Jax comes back. Well, we're good to go.

As for the D-Line and pass rush, I am just not worried about it. Rak's back and that will be HUGE. Even if he doesn't get the sacks, his presence opens up soo much. Add in Kerrigan, Jackson and possibly Jenkins, we will consistently generate sacks with a 4 man rush.

I'm not concerned about the d-line and the pass rush either. Let's not forget Cofield did not play yesterday, and I think the pass rush and definitely the run defense will improve when he plays.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Really, outside of O-Line and ILB, you have to love the depth on this team.

It has to many times been the.....unsung hero of the Shanahan/Allen regime

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Really, outside of O-Line and ILB, you have to love the depth on this team.

I was trying to find how many starters the Titans held out/were out due to injury. Remember that we had 6-8 day one starters sitting out. Our depth is really very good, and that will be critical as the season goes on.

[skinsfaninok]

Lance Lewis was everywhere it seemed.( only had one catch but still) Hopefully he continues to play good. I saw moss catch a slant, what a gamer, dude always plays No matter pre season or not. Love that dude

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Lance Lewis was everywhere it seemed.( only had one catch but still) Hopefully he continues to play good. I saw moss catch a slant, what a gamer, dude always plays No matter pre season or not. Love that dude

Yeah, Moss is a baller. He's getting older, but he can still play.

Right now the guy I'm most concerned about is Brandon Meriweather. I hope he can come back healthy and play as well as he did at the start of last season(in the little bit he played). Just having him back would significantly improve the defense. And with the good things I'm hearing about Amerson, Minnifield, and Crawford, our secondary should be good to go.

[MTK]

Rak looked like he's worked on some new moves. Loved how he dipped and got low on his sack.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Rak looked like he's worked on some new moves. Loved how he dipped and got low on his sack.

I saw that move, too. It was perhaps the most exciting moment of the whole game for me. In the past that was the move Rak needed to make but didn't. With that low move Rak not only will be more effective, he'll also get held less.

This could be the year that Rak advances from "very good" to "elite."