Defensive line still a major issue

[12thMan]

Both Carter and Marcus Washington had sacks from the DE positions. And Rocky had a sack. That;s good to me.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Both Carter and Marcus Washington had sacks from the DE positions. And Rocky had a sack. That;s good to me.

McIntosh, Landry boost Redskins' defense - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

We have more then a 1/4 of the amount of sacks we had all last season. If our secondary can keep playing like they did in phily hopefully our line will come togather. Its still real early in the season.

[chrisl4064]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

McIntosh, Landry boost Redskins' defense - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

We have more then a 1/4 of the amount of sacks we had all last season. If our secondary can keep playing like they did in phily hopefully our line will come togather. Its still real early in the season.

again.... im not talking about our linebackers and safeties. im talking about the front four on a four man rush getting bitched everytime.

and yes, hopefully our secondary plays very well, because honestly if we go into new england with no pressure its over, brady will eat us apart. i would like to see these guys step it up.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by chrisl4064

again.... im not talking about our linebackers and safeties. im talking about the front four on a four man rush getting bitched everytime.

and yes, hopefully our secondary plays very well, because honestly if we go into new england with no pressure its over, brady will eat us apart. i would like to see these guys step it up.

Honestly, Brady is going to pretty much pick anyone apart.. Relax and enjoy 2-0

[Cowell]

I honestly don't think that our front 4 can get any pressure on there own. I think we need to bring a linebacker and when we can a safety to really get at the QB.

[dblanch66]

"brady will eat us apart. " what exactly does that mean?

[chrisl4064]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

"brady will eat us apart. " what exactly does that mean?

if we rush only 4 againsed the pats he will. brady is a good passer, im sorry a great passer and his recievers are much better than the eagles recievers who were garbage btw. brady is a great pocket passer and being that we cant force anyone out of the pocket unless we are blitzing, were gonna have problems. no doubt in my mind they will put up points on us, im just hoping gibbs works the clock well and our offense comes together and shows more life by then.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by chrisl4064

if we rush only 4 againsed the pats he will. brady is a good passer, im sorry a great passer and his recievers are much better than the eagles recievers who were garbage btw. brady is a great pocket passer and being that we cant force anyone out of the pocket unless we are blitzing, were gonna have problems. no doubt in my mind they will put up points on us, im just hoping gibbs works the clock well and our offense comes together and shows more life by then.

I have news for you. NE is a better football team than we are.

[holcknowsbest]

Originally Posted by chrisl4064

again.... im not talking about our linebackers and safeties. im talking about the front four on a four man rush getting bitched everytime.

and yes, hopefully our secondary plays very well, because honestly if we go into new england with no pressure its over, brady will eat us apart. i would like to see these guys step it up.

i think your football knowledge is stuggling. anyone who agees with you is struggling also. a four man rush hardly ever wins, ever. lets run down some teams that blitz consistently....Pitt, New England, San Diego, Philly, Ravens.....all these teams rarely rely on thier front four to get sacks, they are known as blitzing teams. front 4 pressure is overrated. creativity in the blitz game is what gets the pressure on the qb. the teams i mentioned before are tradition power houses on defense. i am not saying front 4 means nothing but i bet if you asked any good defensive coordinator if the front 4s main goal is to stop the run or rush? almost all would say they would rather stop the run with the front 4. i am sick of this argument about how we dont get pressure with our front 4, almost nobody does. the good teams rely on the blitz to do this. i am not much on stats but the stats prove it...to be honest, would our defense be any better with dwight freeny there instead of andre carter? because last year freeny only had 5.5 sacks. carter 6. this argument gets deeper but this post is already too long.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by holcknowsbest

i think your football knowledge is stuggling. anyone who agees with you is struggling also. a four man rush hardly ever wins, ever. lets run down some teams that blitz consistently....Pitt, New England, San Diego, Philly, Ravens.....all these teams rarely rely on thier front four to get sacks, they are known as blitzing teams. front 4 pressure is overrated. creativity in the blitz game is what gets the pressure on the qb. the teams i mentioned before are tradition power houses on defense. i am not saying front 4 means nothing but i bet if you asked any good defensive coordinator if the front 4s main goal is to stop the run or rush? almost all would say they would rather stop the run with the front 4. i am sick of this argument about how we dont get pressure with our front 4, almost nobody does. the good teams rely on the blitz to do this. i am not much on stats but the stats prove it...to be honest, would our defense be any better with dwight freeny there instead of andre carter? because last year freeny only had 5.5 sacks. carter 6. this argument gets deeper but this post is already too long.

Bringing extra guys is also how big plays in the passing game happen. That's why most teams send only 4 a majority of the time, and generally expect to get pressure. That's pretty elementary.

Pass pressure is just a big give-take conundrum. If you are stronger in the secondary, you blitz more to make the QB throw sooner and rely on the secondary to do their jobs. If your DL is stronger, you blitz less and allow the backers and safeties to help the corners.