Redskins and Titans talking trade again on Albert Haynesworth

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Originally Posted by skinsnut

Unfortunately, there are 3 other starting LB's on our team....none of which can both pass rush AND cover....even Orakpo is still learning that.

Our line is questionable with or without Haynesworth in a 3-4.
In a 4-3 we'd probably have Orakpo and Carter on the end and Haynesworth happy at DT with some other fat guy at the other....that is 3 of 4 very high quality guys playing natural positions on the line vs....1 of 3....Carriker....and we don't even know if he is any better than average.

This 3-4 shift is by far the riskiest move of the offseason, and it has shown 1 thing...complete inablility to stop the run.

For all you that think we are going to the playoffs...keep a close eye on the decline of our abilty to stop the run due to the scheme shift...watch it closely.

I think you make some good points here--I too am worried that this year's D does not have the personnel to run the 3-4. And, yes, the run D will suffer because of it. I think we'll be addressing this in the next off season in a big way--these things take time.

But I do hope there will be some upside, even this year. For one, we should be better against the pass, both in pass D and, much more importantly, pressure. Also, and here is the big hope, we'll get more TOs. If that happens, it covers up a multitude of weaknesses. So far in the pre-season, we've seen a bit of that. Let's hope it translates into the regular season.

In any event, it's going to take some time on both sides of the ball to get Shanny's system up and running. We need that thing that no skins fan (myself included) seems to have: patience.