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We've seen one good defensive effort and one not so good. 14 more of these to go, let's hope he gets the average above .500.

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Its just terrifying watching this team play... 20+ years it nevet fails

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;941293]It's been 3 years and he still can't adjust (example; Danny Amendola).[/quote]

Or Joe Webb last year for the Vikings. Very true, but I prefer his style of defense to Blaches conservative defense.

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[quote=Ruhskins;941282]Morris ran the 4-3 in TB.[/quote]

Who cares, Morris would still be better and now has 3-4 experience and still would be an upgrade.

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My concern is that if Danny Amendola can light us up, what are we going to do against a GOOD WR? That was the softest zone I've ever seen. I'm not jumping off a bridge today like after most Skins losses considering RGIII played like a beast again, but damn if another player on the other team set a "personal best".

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I miss Richie Petitbon.

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[quote=CultBrennan59;941284]First game fans reaction "Yeah Haslett did a great job! We have a hell of a defense. I for one loved Haslett as our DC"

Second game fans reaction "Fire Haslett!!! His defense is awful! I've always thought he was a bad D-Coordinator"

Ya'll need to chilllll[/quote]


:lol: So true.

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[quote=skinsguy;941349]I miss Richie Petitbon.[/quote]
LOL , I had the same thought . Richie would have put his top corner on him . Atleast dallas got beat bad .

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Overreaction thy name is Skins Nation.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;941371]Overreaction thy name is Skins Nation.[/quote]

Doesn't take long to know if you have an average DC or an excellent one. Haslett is average at best, kinda like RGIII; it took 2 games and people are convinced he is the next great QB and he is. The redskins can do better at DC and I think Morris is that guy.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;941329]Who cares, Morris would still be better and now has 3-4 experience and still would be an upgrade.[/quote]

Hey you asked, I answered.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;941371]Overreaction thy name is Skins Nation.[/quote]

63 points allowed in two games is probably not overreaction though. The defense did some good things today, but ultimately, it's Haslett's job to make adjustments. Can't expect to win a lot of games giving up 30+ points per game. Going against Drew Brees, you give him a pass. Going against Sam Bradford? Ehhhh....no, he needs to take some blame.

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Perhaps Haslett, like me, kept waiting for the front 7 to start dominating like they should have. They should have had Bradford on his ass all day long. Our front 7 did not show up for the game.

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For me, it was the lack of adjustment. It wasn't like we were content to play zone and tackle them after a five yard pass, we decided to let them complete a ten yard pass then go make the tackle. I mean, I'm not huge football mind, but wouldn't the zone defense be against a team with beast WRs that can outrun you and make plays down the field? The Rams are definitely not that.

Not only that, Bradford's STRENGTH is beating the zone and being accurate on the short stuff. Don't know why we didn't change it up earlier.

Anyway, speaking of accuracy, how about that deep bomb to Hank?! Awesome. Felt like it's been years since we last saw that.

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[quote=Lotus;941391]Perhaps Haslett, like me, kept waiting for the front 7 to start dominating like they should have. They should have had Bradford on his ass all day long. Our front 7 did not show up for the game.[/quote]

You know I thought that, but the Rams had a solid game plan. Shift the pocket some and do quick drops. We didn't even have time to get there...

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[quote=Lotus;941391][B]Perhaps Haslett, like me, kept waiting for the front 7 to start dominating like they should have.[/B] They should have had Bradford on his ass all day long. Our front 7 did not show up for the game.[/quote]

True, but maybe when Danny F*cking Amendola racks up 130 yds in the first half, maybe he should have made changes.

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Haslett called an amazingly bland and predictable game today. It was so frustrating, especially because the answers seemed so obvious to us. No adjustments made either.

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[quote=Lotus;941391]Perhaps Haslett, like me, kept waiting for the front 7 to start dominating like they should have. They should have had Bradford on his ass all day long. Our front 7 did not show up for the game.[/quote]Bottom line.

This isn't a good front seven when Orakpo is on the sideline. He makes the difference.

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[quote=Ruhskins;941396]True, but maybe when Danny F*cking Amendola racks up 130 yds in the first half, maybe he should have made changes.[/quote]If not for that one 50 yard catch and run, the entire 15 play series of throws to Amendola would have been a giant waste of time. If you excuse that one as poor execution, there was no reason to change anything because of Amendola.

16 targets for Danny Amendola is more about the state of the Rams offense than the Redskins defense.

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[quote=Ruhskins;941396]True, but maybe when Danny F*cking Amendola racks up 130 yds in the first half, maybe he should have made changes.[/quote]

I'm not sure what adjustment can be made when defensive players who should be winning their match-ups don't do so.

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I thought the line did a fine job honestly. I mean when he's getting the ball out that quick, there's not much you can do. It's the fifteen yard cushion we were giving to EVERY receiver that I had an issue with.

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[quote=Kindoy;941397]Haslett called an amazingly bland and predictable game today. It was so frustrating, especially because the answers seemed so obvious to us. No adjustments made either.[/quote]

One of the things that surprised me was the announcers brought up 2 or 3 times Bradfords quote about having an answer for everything the Skins did on defense. Yet they forgot to put two and two together in that McIntosh was probably the one that gave them those answers, in spite of the fact that they also pointed out during the broadcast that McIntosh was a former Skin.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;941417]One of the things that surprised me was the announcers brought up 2 or 3 times Bradfords quote about having an answer for everything the Skins did on defense. Yet they forgot to put two and two together in that McIntosh was probably the one that gave them those answers, in spite of the fact that they also pointed out during the broadcast that McIntosh was a former Skin.[/quote]Good teams make adjustments every week. If Rocky was able to give the Rams good intel, shame on us if it was effective.

Shame on rocky if he gave them our playbook.

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[quote=Lotus;941406]I'm not sure what adjustment can be made when defensive players who should be winning their match-ups don't do so.[/quote]

Going from a zone and giving up a huge cushion for the Wes Welker clone and not switching up and playing more man and bumping the guy at the line. They let him go and he burnt the defense. Regardless of the refs and the bonehead move of Josh Morgan, ultimately, the defense has to keep the other team off the scoreboard. That's what lost the game of us.

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I will say this, the one thing I do hate about our defense is how we line up. What do I mean? Well for example, when the steelers-- who run the same defense as us-- line up, they put their DLineman over the center and the ends are either over the guard or the tackle. The LBs are moving all over the place never stuck in one spot. The secondary is lining up all over the place either some pressed, some far away. Our defense is so 'plane(?)' and always stays in one spot. Like when it was first down or second down today we're staying in one spot, in a pretty base defense. When its 3rd down were doing what I like which is moving around our LBs. We need to do more pre snap movement.

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Wow, it didn't take long for the defense to play like a vagina. Same game as last year...seems they didn't learn anything.

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[quote=skinsguy;941426]Going from a zone and giving up a huge cushion for the Wes Welker clone and not switching up and playing more man and bumping the guy at the line. They let him go and he burnt the defense. Regardless of the refs and the bonehead move of Josh Morgan, ultimately, the defense has to keep the other team off the scoreboard. That's what lost the game of us.[/quote]

I agree with the idea that we should have been more physical with Amendola at the line.

That said, whether playing man or zone, we still would have gotten burnt with our front 7 exerting so little pressure against a lame-ass Rams line.

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[quote=HailGreen28;941420]Good teams make adjustments every week. If Rocky was able to give the Rams good intel, shame on us if it was effective.

[B]Shame on rocky if he gave them our playbook.[/B][/quote]

Why wouldn't he? Right now he's employed by the Rams. It's in his best interest to make sure the Rams are successful. Plus there are no rules against former players providing intel on former teams.

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Ugh this board is so frustrating to browse after losses. Fire this guy, bench this guy... just give it a rest!

The earliest Haslett could possibly be fired is after the season anyways, let's talk about it then. Danny Smith is a little more worrying considering we've been having kicks blocked consistently for a while now, but he's not going anywhere until the offseason too.

My takeaway from this game was that our defense played soft (physically and mentally), and the referees absolutely ruined the game for both teams - the rams were rewarded for being chippy the entire game. An efficient performance by bradford is what gave the rams the win.

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The under-the-radar failure of the defense against the Rams was their inability to stop the run. Jackson and Richardson combined to average 5.9 YPC against this front-7. That is not good enough in any way. Yes, Amendola lit us up, but it was the running game that carried the Rams in the second half.

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[quote=GTripp0012;941399]Bottom line.

This isn't a good front seven when Orakpo is on the sideline. He makes the difference.[/quote]

... and Carriker.

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I just want Hasslettusdown to get that dumbarse look off his face. He just stands there showing no emotion or anything while the Lambs are screaming up and down the field, Amendola should buy Hassletusdown's trip to Hawaii

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[quote=Dirtbag59;941473]Why wouldn't he? Right now he's employed by the Rams. It's in his best interest to make sure the Rams are successful. Plus there are no rules against former players providing intel on former teams.[/quote]

It would be the first time somebody holding that particular playbook understood what any of it meant. Trust me, i've met him.

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Skins need to sign Chris Carr or another CB for depth.

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[quote=saden1;941446]Wow, it didn't take long for the defense to play like a vagina. Same game as last year...seems they didn't learn anything.[/quote]

Don't give Vagina a bad name.

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[quote=firstdown;941594]Don't give Vagina a bad name.[/quote]
:lol:

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Whatever happened to jamming a guy on the LOS? The TD pass to Amendola at the 1 yard line was a take 3 steps forward and turn around post up move. Easy as pie! Hit em in the mouth and bust up the timing at least!

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I think they found a way to take a bad secondary and make it worse. I think Raheem Morris's new placement of the corners has mad them suck more. They need to get Griffin out and put Craford in the slot and move DeAngelo to the outside.

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No Deangelo to the outside please. I understand there is a lack of depth and talent all around, but I think D-hall has to remain inside. He looked as lost as ever yesterday when he was outside.

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[quote=scowan;941664]Whatever happened to jamming a guy on the LOS? The TD pass to Amendola at the 1 yard line was a take 3 steps forward and turn around post up move. Easy as pie! Hit em in the mouth and bust up the timing at least![/quote]

seriously............these guys are overthinking very simple concepts and it is making my blood boil.