Hall agrees to one year deal with skins

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Hall wears #23, having bought it from Doughty.

Team - Washington Redskins

Man he's gonna be makin half his salary just from number buy outs.. unfortunately it was from 2 dudes looking for work, so maybe a smaller payout

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Doughty is #37

Doughty gave up 37 to Alexander. It appears he then gave up 23 to Hall. He's a team player when it comes to jersey numbers!

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Doughty gave up 37 to Alexander. It appears he then gave up 23 to Hall. He's a team player when it comes to jersey numbers!

You caught my ninja edit.. wasn't long until I realized my goof!

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Man he's gonna be makin half his salary just from number buy outs.. unfortunately it was from 2 dudes looking for work, so maybe a smaller payout

I wonder how much Ocho Cinco will have to pay if he gets traded to a team who already has an 85!

[EternalEnigma21]

I was wondering why daughty kept running the ball...

I read the article and hall was saying basically he didn't like the raiders system because they play a lot of man coverage.

We play a lot of man coverage as well. This concerns me. We don't have a quick enough pass rush for a strong zone defense. QBs have the time they need to find the holes.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by EternalEnigma21

I was wondering why daughty kept running the ball...

I read the article and hall was saying basically he didn't like the raiders system because they play a lot of man coverage.

We play a lot of man coverage as well. This concerns me. We don't have a quick enough pass rush for a strong zone defense. QBs have the time they need to find the holes.

Good observation. One that is not made nearly enough.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by EternalEnigma21

I was wondering why daughty kept running the ball...

I read the article and hall was saying basically he didn't like the raiders system because they play a lot of man coverage.

We play a lot of man coverage as well. This concerns me. We don't have a quick enough pass rush for a strong zone defense. QBs have the time they need to find the holes.

Which article?, because the one that started one of these 2 threads stated that he talked to our DB's coach and he liked the amount of press coverage that we play.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Angry

Which article?, because the one that started one of these 2 threads stated that he talked to our DB's coach and he liked the amount of press coverage that we play.

And that's how he gets the picks and makes plays, by jumping routes in man coverage. I haven't read that he doesn't like playing man either.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

And that's how he gets the picks and makes plays, by jumping routes in man coverage. I haven't read that he doesn't like playing man either.

Of his three picks, two were badly overthrown passes, and one was where the receiver fell down. I haven't seen D. Hall jump a route since 2006.

Of course, I didn't see him do anything in 2007 as the Falcons were never in a marquee game I was watching.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

And that's how he gets the picks and makes plays, by jumping routes in man coverage. I haven't read that he doesn't like playing man either.

Actually, I just read it in the "... Chemistry Test" article where he talked about playing so much man to man. (last sentence). The only thing that I can fathom is that he hates playing off of his man, but would rather press him instead when in man coverage. But even that doesn't sound right when you read this article.

"I just don't think it gave me the best chance to succeed," Hall said. "I like to make plays. I like to be in the end zone. I have to have the ball in my hands, and when you're playing so much man-to-man it's kind of hard to get interceptions, it's hard to make plays. I like to look at the quarterback, and when you look at the quarterback too much you get beat on comebacks and things like that. I was kind of suffering giving up those kind of plays to try to make plays."

[EternalEnigma21]

Yeah it was in the chemistry test article. Hard to link on the Blackberry. Sorry. He mentions wanting to watch the QBs eyes and make a play and talks about how much man they asked him to play in oakland.

[Lotus]

I think Hall misspoke. I think he meant to say that he didn't like the "bump-and-run" scheme in Oakland, not "man-to-man." There's a difference.

[CRedskinsRule]

From the WP Article
Redskins Welcome Hall, but Worry About Portis - washingtonpost.com

In the first team meeting after the bye, Zorn encouraged players to reach out to Hall and teach him how the close-knit squad functions. "He will," Zorn said, "have to earn his teammates' respect

Boy, I am reminded of my military boot camp experience. :smashfrea

[Swarley]

If you've seen his interview on Redskins.com he says the same thing (probably the same interview the "Chemisty Test" reporter got it from)