Why the 2007 defense will be in the top 10

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

That's a ridiculous question.

Question, who will be better against the run: Taylor or Landry?

Seriously though, something tells me that Landry is going to be the player we all THOUGHT ST was supposed to be. That's unfortunate, but we COULD do worse than to have an awesome safety and a great one.

[GiantsSuck703]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Seriously though, something tells me that Landry is going to be the player we all THOUGHT ST was supposed to be. That's unfortunate, but we COULD do worse than to have an awesome safety and a great one.

Could someone please explain to me when Sean Taylor all of a sudden became this average player. Im so sick of hearing people bash this guy, he was stuck by himself in the Defensive backfield last year, our depth was horrible and for christ sakes we had Vernon Fox, Mike Rumph and Kenny Wright in our backfield at one point. Nor Brian Dawkins or Ed Reed could make up for that poor of talent surrounding him, stop bashing the best player on our defense, and he is probably the most talented player we have had in years. "The player we all thought ST was supposed to be" some times I wonder about Redskins fans, because im sure by the start of the season you will be arguing with some cowboys fan about how awesome Sean Taylor is.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by GiantsSuck703

Could someone please explain to me when Sean Taylor all of a sudden became this average player. Im so sick of hearing people bash this guy, he was stuck by himself in the Defensive backfield last year, our depth was horrible and for christ sakes we had Vernon Fox, Mike Rumph and Kenny Wright in our backfield at one point. Nor Brian Dawkins or Ed Reed could make up for that poor of talent surrounding him, stop bashing the best player on our defense, and he is probably the most talented player we have had in years. "The player we all thought ST was supposed to be" some times I wonder about Redskins fans, because im sure by the start of the season you will be arguing with some cowboys fan about how awesome Sean Taylor is.

I think 90 days sounds right. See you in 3 months...

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by GiantsSuck703

Could someone please explain to me when Sean Taylor all of a sudden became this average player. Im so sick of hearing people bash this guy, he was stuck by himself in the Defensive backfield last year, our depth was horrible and for christ sakes we had Vernon Fox, Mike Rumph and Kenny Wright in our backfield at one point. Nor Brian Dawkins or Ed Reed could make up for that poor of talent surrounding him, stop bashing the best player on our defense, and he is probably the most talented player we have had in years. "The player we all thought ST was supposed to be" some times I wonder about Redskins fans, because im sure by the start of the season you will be arguing with some cowboys fan about how awesome Sean Taylor is.

On a team that finished the season with a 5-11 record, and the defense bearing the brunt of the critisizm for it's failures, the bashing is bound to begin and it seems no one is exempt. With so few talented players in the secondary last year, Taylor found himself trying to do too much, and in so doing, there were aspects of his game that suffered.

Comparing last years defense to the previous two years when we were ranked in the top ten can be misleading. We did not get the individual effort from players counted on to make plays, and the overall team tackling was not very good, the games against the Giants, and the one against the Rams stand out the most when I think of "team tackling". Improvement in that one area alone will go a long way towards the overall success of the defense.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by GiantsSuck703

Could someone please explain to me when Sean Taylor all of a sudden became this average player. Im so sick of hearing people bash this guy, he was stuck by himself in the Defensive backfield last year, our depth was horrible and for christ sakes we had Vernon Fox, Mike Rumph and Kenny Wright in our backfield at one point. Nor Brian Dawkins or Ed Reed could make up for that poor of talent surrounding him, stop bashing the best player on our defense, and he is probably the most talented player we have had in years. "The player we all thought ST was supposed to be" some times I wonder about Redskins fans, because im sure by the start of the season you will be arguing with some cowboys fan about how awesome Sean Taylor is.

Brian Dawkins and Ed Reed would both do their jobs even if the rest of the team sucked around them and you know it.

Failure of those around you does not explain failure for yourself. If the team was losing and Sean Taylor had been playing well, we'd cut him slack. But one of the big reasons for the losing was that he wasn't playing well. Like, at all.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Brian Dawkins and Ed Reed would both do their jobs even if the rest of the team sucked around them and you know it.

Failure of those around you does not explain failure for yourself. If the team was losing and Sean Taylor had been playing well, we'd cut him slack. But one of the big reasons for the losing was that he wasn't playing well. Like, at all.

so wat ur saying is if we traded every defensive player form the redskins to the ravens and eagles with the exception of taylor reed and dawkins they would outperform him i doubt in his rookie season he had 4 picks great year and we were 3rd in the league dont say it is all him

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

so wat ur saying is if we traded every defensive player form the redskins to the ravens and eagles with the exception of taylor reed and dawkins they would outperform him i doubt in his rookie season he had 4 picks great year and we were 3rd in the league dont say it is all him

You don't like to use punctuation, do you?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GMScud

You don't like to use punctuation, do you?

not in this kind of typing takes up time

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

so wat ur saying is if we traded every defensive player form the redskins to the ravens and eagles with the exception of taylor reed and dawkins they would outperform him i doubt in his rookie season he had 4 picks great year and we were 3rd in the league dont say it is all him

Well, of course they'd outperform him. From the safeties standpoint, nothing would be different.

Now, the Redskins defense would be a whole lot better off than it is now of course, but ST would still be ST, Dawkings would be Dawkins, and Reed would be Reed. That much wouldnt change.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Well, of course they'd outperform him. From the safeties standpoint, nothing would be different.

Now, the Redskins defense would be a whole lot better off than it is now of course, but ST would still be ST, Dawkings would be Dawkins, and Reed would be Reed. That much wouldnt change.

u spelled dawkins twice in the same sentence

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Well, of course they'd outperform him. From the safeties standpoint, nothing would be different.

Now, the Redskins defense would be a whole lot better off than it is now of course, but ST would still be ST, Dawkings would be Dawkins, and Reed would be Reed. That much wouldnt change.

i really doubt that