I think the Redskins should Go to A 3-4 Defense.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Meks

^ i cant agree with not upgrading both THIS off-season.

both lines need some kind of help O more than D but still... you do NOT flat ignore the front 7 right now.

I'm not sure there's a whole lot to do w/ the d-line this year. First off, as GTripp has suggested our d-line is basically set up to stop the run more than anything, and we do that extremely well. I'm saying it doesn't really appear our d-tackles are expected to get to the QB all the time, though it would be nice, instead we see them plug gaps first and then push toward the QB if it's a pass. That leaves the ends and honestly I think we all we're a little disappointed this season. AC had 10 or 11 sacks in '07 but just a few in '08 - that really surprised me. Obviously Taylor was disappointing and then Evans really seemed to slow down in the second half of the season. However, i'm not sure there's much to be improved at the DE position either. AC is set at his position, hopefully he can have another "up year" in '09. Evans is still young enough, and still gaining more experience through playing more, than maybe we can expect and bigger year from him too. But basically there isn't some amazing DE on the market to solve all our problems. It's a high demand limited supply position this year which means Peppers will command big dough and my best guess is we could do better spending our FA money elsewhere to help the d... at SLB. A badass on the strong side will do more for our pass rush than a DT or DE IMHO. Remember Marcus provided sacks and QB pressure before he slowed down. A nice upgrade to replace him, like Suggs, would be awesome.