Redskins promote Greg Manusky to defensive coordinator

[calia]

Is the criticism of communication also somewhat a criticism of Compton? He's the QB of the defense. I like the guy's attitude and motor, but he's not a star, and I do not have a read on whether communications/reads is a strength or weakness. But this makes it seem a weakness.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by calia

Is the criticism of communication also somewhat a criticism of Compton? He's the QB of the defense. I like the guy's attitude and motor, but he's not a star, and I do not have a read on whether communications/reads is a strength or weakness. But this makes it seem a weakness.

I thought Compton was well regarded in this vein. I thought the communication issues were more between safety and corner than anybody else.

You had guys playing outside leverage, which clearly indicates they expect help to the inside but it wasn't there. Or playing underneath expecting help over the top and it wasn't there.

I'm reminded of the deep ball over Whitner's head where Norman was trailing in an underneath look. But Whitner was a dolt and let the guy get way behind him.

Also, Whitner. He was a problem. Manusky should have just said communication, and no Whitner.

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I thought the communication issues were more between safety and corner than anybody else.

I agree 100% but I believe there are deeper communications issues than just between the players.

I believe we can read the tea leaves a bit here, but it is (OMG) speculation without a source.

In the days after Joe Barry was fired, Cooley and Sheehan discussed multiple times about the calls coming in late from Barry to the players on the field. Cooley specifically said he heard criticism of Barry coming out of Redskins park that Barry was waiting till the last possible moment to make the defensive call to try to get a better look at what the offense was doing, rather than just basing it on the offensive personnel.

Cooley said he believed most of the pointing and yelling among players right before the snap was in part due to the calls coming in late because Barry was trying to make the perfect call rather than just a good call.

All that being said he placed the bulk of the blame on the players.

I sort of buried this in my mind till I heard one of Manusky's interviews yesterday, I can't remember if it was on Inside the Locker Room or Redskins Nation, but he said something to the effect of he is not going to be able to predict the offensive play to be in the perfect defense all the time, but everybody is going to be on the same page. (Not an exact quote, just a summation of the meaning)

I believe Cooley's discussion combined with Manusky's statement is an indicator of communication issues between the players and coaches during the games.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by DYoungJelly;1163942[...

In the days after Joe Barry was fired, Cooley and Sheehan discussed multiple times about the calls coming in late from Barry to the players on the field. Cooley specifically said he heard criticism of Barry coming out of Redskins park that Barry was waiting till the last possible moment to make the defensive call to try to get a better look at what the offense was doing, rather than just basing it on the offensive personnel.

Cooley said he believed most of the pointing and yelling among players right before the snap was in part due to the calls coming in late because Barry was trying to make the perfect call rather than just a good call.

All that being said he placed the bulk of the blame on the players.
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I remember perfectly Cooley saying that.

A few days ago he also made a good point, imo, saying the promotion from within was good from an accountability standpoint.
Like, players who didn't buy into the system, didn't play what they were supposed to play, and brought a bad energy into the locker room (in the segment you talked about he pointed out the DB room which seemed to be an awful mess) do not get a free card.

A new guy coming in wouldn't know about the player's attitude from last year. Manusky will be able to say "you acted like a selfish child last year, you better get your shit together under my watch". Well, he has to be able to do that.