The Official Defense Has Major Issues/Fire Jim Haslett Thread

[MTK]

Redskins Insider - Phillip Daniels believes the 3-4 can work

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Redskins Insider - Phillip Daniels believes the 3-4 can work

Good comment from that article:

If not for the defense, and Hall in particular, the Skins start the season 0-1 to the hated Cowpies. The defense scored more than the offense against the Pies.

So let's [say] defense won the first game and lost the second.

Yesterday, if EITHER the defense or offense stepped up, it's a winnable game. Again, 1 for 10 on 3rd down ain't gonna win many games. Three times deep in the Red Zone, and coming away with 9 points ain't gonna win many games.

Blame the defense sure, but blame the offense too. 1 for 10 on 3rd down against the Rams? Zorn could have done better.

Posted by: Alan4 | September 27, 2010 2:42 PM | Report abuse

[Monkeydad]

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Buster

Oh if only this could be an avatar. LOL.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Oh if only this could be an avatar. LOL.

[over the mountain]

Hall is a good cover corner
Rogers is a good man corner
Orakpo is a good rush outside linebacker
Fletcher is a good middle linebacker
Landry is a good SS
Carriker appears to be decent at end

thats 5 starting defensive players that IMO fit their positions in the 34.

of course we need a NT, which I think will be a priority this offseason as well as more linebackers.

next year we add a NT and some more pieces.

in 2 years, we should be ready to roll out our true version of the 34.

its not going to happen in 1 season, particularly the first 3 games.

[over the mountain]

IDK man, all we heard from the media, experts etc is that success of the 34 is dictated by having a true NT.

We dont have one, Ma'akke is not holding up so far, not that he cant later in the season since he didnt play last year and Ill give him a full season before handing out report cards.

[skinsfan69]

let's see how they do next week. not ready to fire anyone since this isn't a playoff team anyway. but i want to see some adjustments.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Go catch play with Donovan??

[Monkeydad]

It's as serious as the thread...Fire Haslett? Great idea!

[rbanerjee23]

Defense needs work but I think so does special teams -- I don't know how Danny Smith still has a job, the ST was pretty bad last year and it has been a huge liability this year with missed field goals, bad kicking etc.

[12thMan]

The 49ers fired their OC today, so it's not that far out. Shoot, we basically fired our OC last year and brought in Sherm Lewis mid season and kept humming.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by mooby

Just getting a head start on it. No Haslett wasn't responsible for that McNabb pick, but we already knew the game was over. I know the offense has problems, but I've seen enough of the offense to know it's not anything that can't be corrected. The rushing game started to come around today before we abandoned it, and the passing game is good enough and will only get better if McNabb keeps gelling with his receivers.

The real issue at hand in this thread is our defense. I was willing to give a pass for getting gashed by the Texans offense, but letting a rookie quarterback missing a Pro Bowl running back in the backfield look like he did today is unacceptable. I don't believe the players are at fault as much as the scheme is, and the scheme sucks.

The players aren't made for it. The majority of the players on our defense were damn good at being in a 4-3, and while some players have emerged in this scheme, namely Orakpo and Landry, I just don't believe that Haslett's defense will be successful in this league. We're not even 4 games into the season and the secret is out, and everybody knows it. Our offense isn't to the point yet where we can get into shootouts and win, and the more I see of this defense the more I think our offense is going to have to keep putting up more and more points on the board if it expects to win games.

All we heard all offseason was about how the majority of our defensive players would have an easy transition to the 3-4. Well our defense has looked historically bad so far, and honestly I do believe next season we would be better off going back to a 4-3. I understand making the transition to a 3-4 from a 4-3 isn't easy, but we shouldn't be this bad this early in the season. Jim Haslett's defense is trash, and I just don't believe that if he can't make adjustments this early in the season then he won't ever be successful here in Washington. Instead of throwing away the majority of the players this offseason we should just go back to the defense they are comfortable with.

Btw congratulations St. Louis. We just gave you your first September win in 4 seasons, and your second overall win in your last 29 games.

It's a 3-4 in practice...sadly we should be 3-0 right now...this is BS losing at home to the HT, then against STL??? Wow, give me a break. Can we just give the division to PHI???

[Ruhskins]

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Can I use your sig? Full credit goes to you.