Defensive line still a major issue

Well all I have to say is, we are winning, the Defense is ranked #16th after week 2, ranked #9th against the run, so our Defensive line is doing a good job in that aspect. Anyone that knows a Greg Williams Defense knows he uses Defensive Line to stop the run and adds QB pressure with LB's and Defensive Backs. SO far I am happy with the Defensive play, even though I feel we should be playing better against the pass. But I feel we will get better in that area as the season progresses.

Hail to the Redskins!!!!!

donovan had all day unless we were sending blitzing. i was pissed the entire game at that. every time there was a sack or any pressure at all i would see landry or rocky or washington in there. same thing with the dolphins game. i honestly think this may hurt us in the long run. i mean seriously was anyone else not screaming at the TV when Donovan would drop back and just casually look around for an open guy? good thing he sucks and our corners stepped up this week.

i know its too late to do anything about now, but we have to fix this in the offseason. and what the hell kind of tackle was that when evans hit westbrook before he took off for a 30 yard gain, disgusting.

I am right there with you. The only sacks we got were because our coverage in the secondary was outstanding. No sacks were generated from a pure rush...that is a huge concern and needs to be addressed next year.

Major issue??

I guess we already forget about last year. That defensive line was a major issue.

DL still sucks. safeties - maybe the best depth in the league (4 starters), CB - 4 starters and what looks like a quality reserve. LBs - 4 starters and a young guy (blades). DL - 1 and three .5 starters with a decent 3rd DT... some minor age issues there too.

I mean, Griffin is good when healthy, but the rest of the DL is average at best, and that might be being nice. I like evans and the two young guys as depth, but we're missing an A1 DE right now.

I mean, we'll be around the 14th best D this year at this rate, and that's pretty good, but an aaron kampman/jason taylor or some such could really help (monster tackler/sack guy).

I too would like to see more pressure from the front 4, but they are much better this year at stopping the run. Getting pressure from the front 4 is important against all teams, but against the Giants and Lions coming up, it will be especially so.

again.... im not talking about our linebackers and safeties. im talking about the front four on a four man rush getting bitched everytime.

and yes, hopefully our secondary plays very well, because honestly if we go into new england with no pressure its over, brady will eat us apart. i would like to see these guys step it up.

Honestly, Brady is going to pretty much pick anyone apart.. Relax and enjoy 2-0

I honestly don't think that our front 4 can get any pressure on there own. I think we need to bring a linebacker and when we can a safety to really get at the QB.

donovan had all day unless we were sending blitzing. i was pissed the entire game at that. every time there was a sack or any pressure at all i would see landry or rocky or washington in there. same thing with the dolphins game. i honestly think this may hurt us in the long run. i mean seriously was anyone else not screaming at the TV when Donovan would drop back and just casually look around for an open guy? good thing he sucks and our corners stepped up this week.

i know its too late to do anything about now, but we have to fix this in the offseason. and what the hell kind of tackle was that when evans hit westbrook before he took off for a 30 yard gain, disgusting.

Whoa, disgusting? Probably time for you to get off the warpath with that kind of negative reaction to, what by any measure, was a great Redskin WIN! And you were watching a different game when you say that the front four did not change how McNabb was playing the game. Did you even see the throws he missed? Do you think he misses those throws if there's no pressure?

You might want to find something better to scream at your TV about...

And to pick a single missed play by a second string defensive end on one of the shiftiest and best runners in the game is ludicrous. Just sit back, think about the game and tell us that this was not an outstanding defensive effort by a TEAM. Isn't 12 points evidence enough?

We would all like to bring in the next DL stud when he becomes available. But remember that there's a 53 man roster, and cap money (and affordable talent) is in limited supply. So far, the choice the Redskins made to stand pat with the DL is just fine with me. Can we improve? Sure! But tell me what team can't...

Time to adjust your attitude and let's hear some positive vibes from you if you want to call yourself a true Redskins fan.

I think our D line did OK on MNF, didn't nail McNabb as much as they should have, but they did have somewhat of a rush going, just didn't get a hold of him. Someone in the game chat was right though, at times the linemen looked lethargic in their pursuit of Donovan. We should have had 6 sacks just due to the coverage. I like how Carter did get a sack, but the other guys need to get in on the action.

donovan had all day unless we were sending blitzing. i was pissed the entire game at that. every time there was a sack or any pressure at all i would see landry or rocky or washington in there. same thing with the dolphins game. i honestly think this may hurt us in the long run. i mean seriously was anyone else not screaming at the TV when Donovan would drop back and just casually look around for an open guy? good thing he sucks and our corners stepped up this week.

i know its too late to do anything about now, but we have to fix this in the offseason. and what the hell kind of tackle was that when evans hit westbrook before he took off for a 30 yard gain, disgusting.

Are you surprised or something? You knew going in we needed DE help. At least we are not getting gashed on the run like last year. It looks like Montgomery, Goldston and Griff are holding down the middle pretty well. You can't fix everything in one year. We are 2-0. Be happy instead of finding the negative.