Breakdown: Redskins-Eagles

Good job, GTripp0012. Must have taken some time and effort to do this analysis. I felt compelled to post this opinion- since the last disagreement with you got a little too heated.

Good job, GTripp0012. Must have taken some time and effort to do this analysis. I felt compelled to post this opinion- since the last disagreement with you got a little too heated.Thanks for the props man.

I thought we kept it pretty civil and I even commented at the time as such. Passion is a good thing on these boards. I don't feel like either of us overstepped our bounds.

Great read. Thanks!

Let me clarify: when I said the offense was "all good", I didn't literally mean 100% effective all of the time. I mean relative to the expectations they've set for themselves, and the worries we have for them, it appears all is pretty well. No major gaping insurmountable problems.

I apologize for the confusion.
I know, after I made that post I thought how stupid it was after you went to the time to do such a great job of breaking it down for us. Thanks and it was a great read.

I was disappointed to hear that Rabach has been playing so poorly. I haven't broken down any film, but to hear he has been our worst guy up front is a surprise. He's been so good since he came here from Baltimore. I wonder how much of that has to do with the groin injury.

As far as Campbell is concerned, I think we should go no huddle more often. I'm worried that our D is going downhill. We're not getting the pressure we were a month ago, and obviously our secondary is decimated again. Time to put up some points. With our run blocking steadily improving, I hope to see Cooley get more involved in the coming weeks too.

Great breakdwon Tripp, as usual.

All I can say is WOW, that must have taken a tremendous amount of time to breakdown.

Nice work.

Thanks GTripp. Excellent as always.

Your breakdown over the last 2 weeks of the O-Line makes me wonder how much different the season would be (if at all) if Jansen and/or Thomas was healthy.

I was disappointed to hear that Rabach has been playing so poorly. I haven't broken down any film, but to hear he has been our worst guy up front is a surprise. He's been so good since he came here from Baltimore. I wonder how much of that has to do with the groin injury.
I should clarify Rabach. It's not like he's been sticking out like a sore thumb and the rest of you just haven't seen it. That's not what I'm trying to say. I'm just pointing out that on the running plays that weren't successful, Rabach was either getting driven back, or was getting caught in a double team with Kendall, and neither of them making it to the second level. This, as far as I can tell, has been an issue for him all his career, not just these last three games or his time here in Washington.

On the plays that have worked, Rabach has done his job very well. He's just inconsistent at a position where you need a consistent effort.

Two illegal contact penalties made the defensive effort look a lot worse than it was. These things had nothing to do with the plays, and will not be repeated going down the stretch.

The defensive issues are few and far between, but just schematic and strategic holes that the better offensive teams are exploiting, while the worse offensive teams are missing.


Great breakdown. A couple of thoughts:

The first illegal contact call on Smoot was really iffy... There's far more contact on just about every passing play in NFL, and Smoot was obviously trying to turn and run; not impede the receivers progress. That call set the tone early, because the Eagles scored on that drive and gained momentum. It would've been a different game without that call.

I agree that there are not(at least not before Taylor went out) a ton of issues with the defense, but the one major weakness is glaring. The middle/intermediate area of the field is wide open. London Fletcher is a beast, but it seems like he's responsible for the entire middle area of the defense, from the line of scrimmage to 15 yards deep. Even someone with his ability can't be expected to cover all of that real estate. I'm afraid to see what happens with Taylor out this week...

Nice work Tripp. Must have taken a lot of your time and effort, which leads me to ask..."How are your grades son?"