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Originally Posted by Daseal

I'm as impressed with the Redskins as much as anyone else, but I think it's important we look at what needs improvement still.

First of all, why does it seem our defense takes forever to setup at times. More importantly, why hasn't the other team put quick snaps into their playbook to take advantage of our defensive players that seem to be lost for a majority of the play clock. Has anyone else noticed this or am I alone?

I honestly haven't noticed. It could be the scheme though, it might look like disorder but it's probably on purpose to disguise coverages. If you watch Landry he's always all over the place before the snap.

Secondly, I feel like we've dominated our last three games for the most part. There have been times when we let the opponent play some ball, but for the most part we've been in control. However, all three games were very close. We need to do a better job of putting people down. A win is a win, but if we keep playing like that we will lose a game or two to an inferior opponent. Right now our point differential is only +5. We need to finish drives in TDs.

We've had a few TD's called back on sketchy penalties that could have led to some bigger margins of victory. But it's also worth noting that the combined records of our opponents so far is 10-5. We've played some good teams with some very high powered offenses, you're simply not going to blow out teams like Dallas, New Orleans, etc.

Lastly, I'm a bit worried about a run defense. Maybe it's because we've played three heavy passing attacks in a row. But Deuce, Edge, and MB3 the like two times he got the ball, got okay yards on us. While I'm still unsure of the run defense, this is something that potentially worries me. I think we'll have a better understanding once we stop playing such pass-heavy offenses to see what we have.

MB averaged 3.3 per carry, he wasn't a factor. Deuce had 2 carries for 10 yards. Edge did have a good game but I think that was due to the gameplan, Blache pretty much said he was going to give them the run all day.

This week will be a big test for JC. That blitzing defense will put a lot of pressure on the young guy, but give us the opportunity for a lot of big plays. I'm curious to see how he handles it.

I agree, Philly's D will be a big test.