Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 11-03-2006, 02:51 PM

I am going to go out on a limb (perhaps a brittle one at that) and predict that Andre Carter will collect at least one sack on Tony Romo and will get a few QB hurries. Please feel free to ridicule me if I am proven wrong.

I went back and watched this year's Redskins games to try to figure out why Andre Carter isn't collecting more sacks. I've noticed that Carter, a speedy end-rusher, has been going wide on most passing downs. Carter usually ends up going too wide. Why? Because our DTs have been getting little, if any, pressure on the interior of opposing offensive lines. Opposing quarterbacks have been able to step up into the pocket, avoid Carter, and complete passes.

With a (relatively) healthy duo of Griffin and Salave'a, I expect our DTs to get more inside pressure. Moreover, with a healthy secondary, I expect our coverage to hold up a little longer than it has in recent weeks. Although Romo is a mobile quarterback, I fully expect the presence of two health DTs and two healthy CBs to help Carter apply pressure from the outside.

11-03-2006, 02:51 PM	#1
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Expect Andre Carter to Pressure Romo I am going to go out on a limb (perhaps a brittle one at that) and predict that Andre Carter will collect at least one sack on Tony Romo and will get a few QB hurries. Please feel free to ridicule me if I am proven wrong. I went back and watched this year's Redskins games to try to figure out why Andre Carter isn't collecting more sacks. I've noticed that Carter, a speedy end-rusher, has been going wide on most passing downs. Carter usually ends up going too wide. Why? Because our DTs have been getting little, if any, pressure on the interior of opposing offensive lines. Opposing quarterbacks have been able to step up into the pocket, avoid Carter, and complete passes. With a (relatively) healthy duo of Griffin and Salave'a, I expect our DTs to get more inside pressure. Moreover, with a healthy secondary, I expect our coverage to hold up a little longer than it has in recent weeks. Although Romo is a mobile quarterback, I fully expect the presence of two health DTs and two healthy CBs to help Carter apply pressure from the outside.