[70Chip]

I pretend that I understand offense. I don't pretend to understand defense. Prior to Williams and Blache our defense sucked. After they arrived we learned to tackle overnight, became disciplined, and seemed to care about the game. I'll take my chances with Blache. Maybe the game will pass him by, but that is a better option than his predecessors who had never caught up with it.

Now I'll pretend to understand defense for a minute. Blache's philosophy seems to be:

1. Tie up the interior of the O-Line. Don't let them get moving. Don't get out-muscled between the tackles.

2. Let the WRs smell your stinky breath from the first snap and all day. Make the officials throw a flag. Don't assume the field belongs to them.

3. Use your LBS to attack the QB from the 3rd read side of the field. If T.O. is Wide Left, bring pressure from the Left. Force the QB into his reads. I think this is why McNabb is so often flummoxed against us. He can't throw to his first read. He then freezes and does his little dance.

4. Tackle. The Redskins immediately became a better tackling defense after Williams and Blache arrived. I also think Gibbs deserves credit here, as the whole team also became more physical.