The defense (MERGED)

[mooby]

i disagree with you southpaw. first off, brandon noble is on injured reserve, so he's not the problem. second off, you would really give up a cornerback that we need for a pass rushing defensive end? cornerbacks are way more valuable in g.w.'s scheme than d-linemen are. we do need carlos rogers, with how banged up we are right now in the secondary. if we didn't take carlos rogers, you'd be seeing ade jimoh playing, and we all know what happens when he plays.

[Redskins_P]

By the way Pacman has been getting burnt like toast.

[Daseal]

Perhaps Crazy Cannuck could correct me, but the way it's shaping up (as far as I know, haven't paid close close attention) we freed up a lot of room next year with the release of Coles. I also believe Dwight Freeney is a free agent. It may be hard for the Colts to keep Freeney and James. We'll see who they pick.

[12thMan]

[QUOTE=Daseal]Perhaps Crazy Cannuck could correct me, but the way it's shaping up (as far as I know, haven't paid close close attention) we freed up a lot of room next year with the release of Coles. I also believe Dwight Freeney is a free agent. It may be hard for the Colts to keep Freeney and James. We'll see who they pick.[/QUOT

On the contrary, and someone correct me if I'm wrong as well, the Coles release will "count" approx. $9 mil. against our cap next year.

Not sure if Freeney is a FA or not would be nice to get him if is.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

On the contrary, and someone correct me if I'm wrong as well, the Coles release will "count" approx. $9 mil. against our cap next year.

Not sure if Freeney is a FA or not would be nice to get him if is.

I'm pretty sure we took that 9 million dollar hit this season, so that next season we dont have to worry about Coles.

[That Guy]

coles hit this season, i think we're fine on D, but we need all 3 of our corners healthy, walt is much better than carlos right now as far as awareness, and not ahving him on the field hurt us last game. I also wish marshall could shed blocks better, but right now i'm not worried.

[12thMan]

If Freeney is a FA he would cost way too much.

Probably somewhere around $8 mil a year or more!

I don't think that's within our plans.

[drew54]

Our pass rush needs addressed, as well as another solid DB. Can never have enough corners.

I think our DT's are solid. Griffin has a good drive in there and Saleve'a is a good road block.

They aren't broken, just being tempered, so they can harden for the last ten games.

[jamf]

GDUB is brilliant. he is getting his players to overachieve.

BUT

watching the seattle game i noticed a few flaws. Instead of Mixing up man and zone, we are primarily playing zone. our blitzes are coming from the same two positions(CORNER and STONGSIDE LB-washington delay blitz). We arent using taylor in an attacking mode. he was in coverage the whole game. too far from the line to make on impact on the running game.

I think williams is scared to play Harris and Rogers man to man. harris is a decent player but he looked great last year because he was facing the opposing teams #3 WR. rogers has alot of talent but is still a rookie(gave too much cusion last game). also, we are using our linebackers too much in coverage.

last game, seattle was killing us with sideline passes, engram would've been player of the month if he hadnt been injured. when we shifted our defence to cover the play(moved a linebacker in coverage), alexander started breaking runs on us.

I hope williams gets a little more exotic with his blitzes. play the corners in man to man, make them earn their money. give taylor and arrington a chance to make plays. they are 2 of the top 15 best athletes in the game. use them.

the D gave up 2 TD in the second half of the game. any good QB will be able to pick apart our defence if we stay in zone blitzing the same 2 players.

we have 1 int because we arent playing an attacking defence.

TURN THE DOGS LOOSE!!!

[12thMan]

You're right - the defense has been a little soft underneath.

I think in part because we've been juggling our secondary starters a bit. That along with very little pressure from the front four can change things.

But let's give some credit where credit is do also. Seattle's offense is no slouch - in fact, they came in with what, the number two rated offense in the league? Both of their starting receivers are in the top 5 in pass receptions, and Alexander is the leading rusher in the NFL after four weeks. Not bad!!

I think just like our offense, our defense is a work in progress. The true mastery of GW doesn't lie in how good statiscally our defense ranks, but rather how great he is at covering up otherwise deficiencies.

Who else could produce a top rated defense with two very average pass rushers on the ends, one stud of a linebacker,and a second year, hard hitting saftey who occasionally get's burned in coverages?

You put this guy in Philly and they would never lose a game.

Take heart my friend, we'll be fine! We're gonna throw some shit at Jake the Snake this week!

I think the key on offense will be to give Brunell a moving pocket to buy time against their blitzing defense - these guys can bring it from everywhere. And we have to disrupt their running early. Once we get Plummer into third downs, very predictable passing situations, we can force him to make some mistakes and force some throws.

[Paintrain]

I agree the defense has been giving up the underneath stuff the past 2 games, but against Bledsoe and Hassehback that's what you want to give up... You don't see Taylor at the line or blitzing because Glenn, Crayton, Jackson, Engram have the ability to get behind CB with consistency so it's not worth taking that risk.. I think vs. Devner since they only have one deep threat (Lelie) and Jake the Fake who's not known for making quick good decisions you'll see more attack style and Taylor making more of an impact..