Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be

MTK · 03-25-2010, 10:09 AM

Sounds like a 3-4 base isn't necessarily set in stone

Redskins Insider - Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be

rbanerjee23 · 03-25-2010, 10:21 AM

Nice sidestepping of the question without really saying anything new about Haynesworth....love that he is, at face value at least, trying to adapt the scheme to the personnel though

53Fan · 03-25-2010, 10:49 AM

"Until you actually know what your personnel is, I think it's a little premature." :thumb:

KI Skins Fan · 03-25-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 53Fan

"Until you actually know what your personnel is, I think it's a little premature." :thumb:

What? Adapt your defense to better fit the personnel you have? Unheard of in D.C.!

What will they think of next? Doing the same thing on offense? Nah. Too radical.

GridIron26 · 03-25-2010, 11:39 AM

Seems like we are going to do hybrid style, just like Arizona's? If we actually are going to use 3-4, I really hope the transition would go smoothly, just like Green Bay did last year..

Edit: at the ending, Shanahan sounded like if Redskins coaches will create their own version of 3-4 style..

CultBrennan59 · 03-25-2010, 11:48 AM

Believe me its 3-4, shanahan just doesn't want coaches around the league to start planing for it. It's been known for a while, he's just trying to throw you off or think of something else to get you to think "Ohh maybe its going to be a 4-3 instead"

BigHairedAristocrat · 03-25-2010, 11:56 AM

i agree that shanahan has no reason to admit we're switching to a 3-4 right now. however, i also agree that he'd be a complete moron to switch to a base 3-4 with the current personnel we have in place. As of right now, the only prototypical 3-4 player we've added to our defense is a NT who can't even pass a physical. we had a shortage of good linebackers when running the 4-3 - there's no way we can switch to the 3-4 without acquiring alot more talent. free agency is dwindling down. we only have 5 draft picks and, by all appearances, we won't be drafting anyone before the 4th round who doesnt play offense. there's plenty of time before our 53-man roster is finalized, but unless/until we do a significant overhaul of our defensive front 7, i think the chances are we'll be keeping a base 4-3 for another year.

Longtimefan · 03-25-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

i agree that shanahan has no reason to admit we're switching to a 3-4 right now. however, i also agree that he'd be a complete moron to switch to a base 3-4 with the current personnel we have in place. As of right now, the only prototypical 3-4 player we've added to our defense is a NT who can't even pass a physical. we had a shortage of good linebackers when running the 4-3 - there's no way we can switch to the 3-4 without acquiring alot more talent. free agency is dwindling down. we only have 5 draft picks and, by all appearances, we won't be drafting anyone before the 4th round who doesnt play offense. there's plenty of time before our 53-man roster is finalized, but unless/until we do a significant overhaul of our defensive front 7, i think the chances are we'll be keeping a base 4-3 for another year.

Good analogy....plus the idea of moving players currently on the roster to positions they're not acquianted with is an experiment that's going to take time to materialize if at all. Players like Lorenzo Alexander, Andre Carter and Jeremy Jarmon are good players at the positions they play, but talk of moving them to the LB position requires more than just a notion. I agree with those who say personnel is the key to whether we switch to a 3-4 as the base defense.

It's good to see Shanahan is not giving up any definitive answers to the question, no need to give the opposition a head start in preperation.

JoeRedskin · 03-25-2010, 11:58 AM

Adapt the defense to fit the personnel??

Holy crap!!! I just saw a flying pig.

NYCskinfan82 · 03-25-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Adapt the defense to fit the personnel??

Holy crap!!! I just saw a flying pig.

Are you sure that was a pig i thought it was a cow jumping over the moon.

GMScud · 03-25-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Adapt the defense to fit the personnel??

Holy crap!!! I just saw a flying pig.

LOL. Seriously. I don't think "elaborate" is the right word.

To paraphrase: Are we a 4-3? Maybe when camp comes around we'll realize we're more of a 4 man front kind of team. Or maybe we're a 3-4. Will we be more like Pitt, Dal, NE, or SD? Who really knows? You can't really make those decisions until you see how your personnel plays.

Shanahan talked for a while and basically said nothing.

Hog1 · 03-25-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Adapt the defense to fit the personnel??

Holy crap!!! I just saw a flying pig.

..........That'll never work.........

BigHairedAristocrat · 03-25-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

..........That'll never work.........

i knew greg blache had an account here!

SmootSmack · 03-25-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

i knew greg blache had an account here!

Not anymore he doesn't

freddyg12 · 03-25-2010, 12:47 PM

I think he wants teams to believe that we still might nab Suh or G. mccoy, thus giving us some leverage for trades. Or maybe takings one of those guys is a real possibility?

03-25-2010, 10:09 AM	#1
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03-25-2010, 10:21 AM	#2
rbanerjee23 The Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,440	Re: Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be Nice sidestepping of the question without really saying anything new about Haynesworth....love that he is, at face value at least, trying to adapt the scheme to the personnel though __________________ "Tough times don't last but tough people do" -Mike Shanahan HTTR

03-25-2010, 10:49 AM	#3
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03-25-2010, 11:39 AM	#5
GridIron26 Playmaker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Age: 37 Posts: 3,589	Re: Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be Seems like we are going to do hybrid style, just like Arizona's? If we actually are going to use 3-4, I really hope the transition would go smoothly, just like Green Bay did last year.. Edit: at the ending, Shanahan sounded like if Redskins coaches will create their own version of 3-4 style..

03-25-2010, 11:48 AM	#6
CultBrennan59 Pro Bowl Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,526	Re: Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be Believe me its 3-4, shanahan just doesn't want coaches around the league to start planing for it. It's been known for a while, he's just trying to throw you off or think of something else to get you to think "Ohh maybe its going to be a 4-3 instead" __________________ "Anyones better than Madieu Williams"

03-25-2010, 11:56 AM	#7
BigHairedAristocrat Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,712	Re: Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be i agree that shanahan has no reason to admit we're switching to a 3-4 right now. however, i also agree that he'd be a complete moron to switch to a base 3-4 with the current personnel we have in place. As of right now, the only prototypical 3-4 player we've added to our defense is a NT who can't even pass a physical. we had a shortage of good linebackers when running the 4-3 - there's no way we can switch to the 3-4 without acquiring alot more talent. free agency is dwindling down. we only have 5 draft picks and, by all appearances, we won't be drafting anyone before the 4th round who doesnt play offense. there's plenty of time before our 53-man roster is finalized, but unless/until we do a significant overhaul of our defensive front 7, i think the chances are we'll be keeping a base 4-3 for another year. __________________ Dolphins get good press for saving drowning humans.But we only hear about the swimmers theyve pushed ashore.You know who we havent heard from: all the people theyve pushed out to sea.Dolphins dont know what theyre doing-they just like pushing things.

03-25-2010, 11:58 AM	#9
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03-25-2010, 12:47 PM	#15
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Mike Shanahan elaborates on what Redskins' defense will be I think he wants teams to believe that we still might nab Suh or G. mccoy, thus giving us some leverage for trades. Or maybe takings one of those guys is a real possibility?

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