Merged: The Pass Rush... & turnovers...

I'm not going to sit here and be worried about the D again this year.

If we are all to worry, worry about the Oline and offense. But I think we are going to be a Playoff team for sure again. The guys look good. They remind me alot of the 05 team.

Turnovers and sack will come week one against the Fins and Trent Green.

will it be improved to the level we need it too?

our defense should shine this year but alot of professional opinions is that we have a non-threatening pass rush and will still finish last in the division..
IMO that's completely falase, I see Andre Carter doing big things, as well as our LB's and other blitz pacakges..

thoughts? expectations..

we finished with a pathetic 19 sacks last year...

turnover turnover turnovers .... killed us .... horrid +/- ratio...
again... expectations... thoughts?

I feel like we'll get plenty of turnovers, but only coming from the fumbles from sacks department. Our DBs should be in place to grab INTs, but someone mentioned that GW's system is to prevent the long gain and allow underneath passing (high percentage stuff). I'll be happy if we can improve upon the sack totals, hopefully leading to the QB dropping the ball.

I personally think you'll see more pressure off the edge with a stronger secondary. Springs and Smoot on the blitz, picking up blockers and letting guys like Carter and McIntosh through to make plays. I think GW will feel more comfortable applying heavy pressure with Landry and Taylor playing center field.

I don't anticipate a big rush from our front four but you would like to see some improvement. Not that many teams in the league get great pressure with four , so I don't get into a twist about it. The key is you have to be able to lock down the receivers with the other seven. This is the area where we failed last year and where we need to improve the most. We must get better secondary play. Springs being healthy is the biggest help there

Also, I anticipate a better yield from our blitzes because of better, healthier personell. Landry blitzes well. Ditto Godfrey. And Washington and Pray-Low will both be healthy(soon) and they are fantastic blitzers.

Turnovers are something that happen because you are doing other things well. I think once we break the seal in that regard, it will be Katey bar the door as the great Ken Beatrice used to say.

I'll make a bold prediction for the year: Landry leads in sacks.

Not that bold, but I bet we'll have quite a few sacks, but Landry will lead the team with 8-9. I think Carter and Daniels will get some pressure, but mostly just to occupy blockers leaving Landry wide-open.

here is my bold prediction....we will lead the nfc in total defense and give up fewer points than the bears. and will have the number 1 defense against the run this year. thats my extremely bold prediction.

our lb corp should be a billion times better this year. you can't overstate the improvement from holdman -> fletcher/godfrey/mcintosh. that guy was beyond bad.

our dbs are much better now, since we're 4 deep with starters at cb and 3 deep at safety. our nickel/dime/quarter packages will be beast.

our dline still sucks though. griffin is amazing, if he's not hurt. the rest are okay, but none of them are above average.

I don't anticipate a big rush from our front four but you would like to see some improvement. Not that many teams in the league get great pressure with four , so I don't get into a twist about it. The key is you have to be able to lock down the receivers with the other seven. This is the area where we failed last year and where we need to improve the most. We must get better secondary play. Springs being healthy is the biggest help there

Also, I anticipate a better yield from our blitzes because of better, healthier personell. Landry blitzes well. Ditto Godfrey. And Washington and Pray-Low will both be healthy(soon) and they are fantastic blitzers.

Turnovers are something that happen because you are doing other things well. I think once we break the seal in that regard, it will be Katey bar the door as the great Ken Beatrice used to say.
Well said 70chip. I think that a front four that can apply preasure and cause mad havoc with assorted bodies flying all over, will do much to create confusion. And confusion equals turnovers.

Hope for a much better pass rush and many more turnovers:

The Cover 3 | postgameheroes.com (http://www.postgameheroes.com/?p=424#more-424)

Here is an analysis of the new Cover 3 scheme that the Redskins are employing this season. The author suggests it fits the personnel of the Redskins very well. He's got a personal problem with Carlos Rogers, and probably exaggerates about him unfairly. (Where he talks about "Rogers' patented cushion" it was 2nd and 16 and you would think he would give him a substantial cushion). However, it is overall an informative piece to me.