Worst Defense in the NFL

i don't need any of those stats to remind me how much we have sucked defensively this season

At least you have your head on straight. I think a few people still blame Brunell - just wanted to straighten that out ;)

Anyone know where we rank in # of turnovers by the O? I know we're one of the best in the league had holding on to the ball. While that doesn't mean our offense has been highly effective, it further shows how much our D let us down - they couldn't stop or take the ball away, while for the most part our offense has at least not lost many games for us.

It is definitely due to the loss of such players as Pierce, Smoot, Ryan Clark, Arrington (hate to say). Despite being better players at their positions than what we have now, they also had fire, attitude and leadership qualities. We all have bitched and moaned about Lavar's attitude ad naseum, but I remember when he was the spirit of the team. When that fades and ultimately becomes acrimonious, the team will suffer and it has. The Redskins have absolutely NO identity on defense. On offense, we had Santana and Clinton. But with CP's injury, we lost the lynch pin and spirit of the O. There is more to the game than just physical talent. The Redskins have no IDENTITY. That's what needs to change in order to have success next year.
Dallas Sucks.

i don't need any of those stats to remind me how much we have sucked defensively this season

This pretty much says it all. If anyone thought our D was good, they are either not a Skins fan, or their head is in their ass.

Anyone know where we rank in # of turnovers by the O? I know we're one of the best in the league had holding on to the ball. While that doesn't mean our offense has been highly effective, it further shows how much our D let us down - they couldn't stop or take the ball away, while for the most part our offense has at least not lost many games for us.

We're 2nd best in the league for giveaways with 15 (1 more than San Diego). Unfortunately we're worst in the league in takeaways.

Means the offense has done an excellent job NOT turning it over, and that's with a young, inexperienced QB and a backup RB. The defense, on the other hand, can't force a turnover to save it's life.

The D has sucked this year but the O has not helped them very much this season. With alot of 3 and outs. I wonder if there is a stat for teams and how they rank with 3 and outs.

We're 19th in the league in 3rd down conversion percentage (37%). We're also 19th in the league in 3rd down attempts with 200.

Not exactly stellar, but I would say it's hard to attribute the worst defense in the league to the 19th ranked offense in 3rd down conversions.

At least you have your head on straight. I think a few people still blame Brunell - just wanted to straighten that out ;)

You are right Brunell was not the problem, actually, his stats are better than Campbell's

You are right Brunell was not the problem, actually, his stats are better than Campbell's

Brunell WAS a problem for the offense. Do we all forget the fact that he did not throw down field at all and was Mr. Screen Pass? We needed him to take the riegns and throw the damn ball, and he didn't. Our offense is not designed for short throws, it needs to be opened up, he refused, he sits the bench...plain and simple.

You are right Brunell was not the problem, actually, his stats are better than Campbell's

There goes the thread :Flush: . It is now officially about Brunell.

Lest anyone doubt that this defense sucks big time:

"Overall, the defense ranks 30th in yards allowed per game, 32nd in yards allowed per pass, 22nd in rushing defense, 29th in passing defense, 32nd in interceptions per pass play and 32nd in sacks per pass play. It is tied for 24th in points allowed and has a scoring differential of minus-63, also 24th in the league. Opposing quarterbacks have thrown 29 touchdown passes against Washington and just six interceptions -- the worst ratio in the NFL -- and have a 99.4 passer rating, a mark that also puts the Redskins last in the league."

Source: A Record-Breaking Season, at Bottom - washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600799.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email)

In trying to take the optimistic approach to our defense...

We have the same defensive coordinator that we had the last 2 seasons when the defense was very good and if it only took a few player departures to get us in the position that we are in now, maybe just maybe, a few good aquisitions can turn the defense back around.