McIntosh & Landry

I'm with Schneed on this one.

Landry is our safety net, We don't want him to have to make every tackle.
He is going to get the majority of his picks when teams are forced to come from behind.
Unfortunately, The redskins havent had a double digit lead all year.

McIntosh has played strong side linebacker, He is often jamming the TE at the line and then dropping off in coverage or attacking the run. Either way, His first priority is the TE.

I was actually thinking about starting a Landry thread about the same thing basically. He's not a playmaker at the FS position. I think he's better suited to be a SS where he can help in run support and get after the QB more. Having him as a FS in coverage most of the time doesn't do much for us because he's not enough of a ballhawk, and if he was, his hands are comparable to Carlos Rogers'. I'm sure someone will say he's been effective in taking away the deep ball. Yeah, maybe, but his playmaking ability is closer to the line of scrimmage where he can get a lot more tackles, force fumbles, and sack the QB. I think we need a real FS.
what?

Yeah, we need a real FS like Sean Taylor. =(

I dont see it. Landry isn't playing close to the line like Horton, so you are going to see horton making more plays on the RB and shorter passes. Landry is the deep safety roaming the field. He has the speed to cover so much ground it would be silly to have him play as Horton is playing. As far as Rocky goes, remember he is coming off the knee injury, so his speed and explosiveness we have seen may not quite be there. They didn't plan on him coming back until midseason anyway, so the fact that he is out contributing says alot to me. I have seen the guy make plays all season. I think what teams are doing is attacking Marcus more than Rocky. You want to talk about someone not being very productive....lets start with Marcus Washington. The last couple of years have not been very stellar...or marcus washington like. He has been injured, but honestly he is more of a liability to me. He has no speed now, no strength to rush the passer or quickness. He may give us a play or two, but overall....he just isn't all that good anymore.

I'm really finding a hard time bitching about anyone on our D right now that's not up front on the line. If our line play was better we'd probably be the top D in the league. I think Landry has been asked to guard against the deep ball in many situations and does so pretty well, as evident by the lack of big plays against our D. I think whenever our D deviates from leaving him back there in the zone, QBs notice and pick their passes accordingly. Horton plays closer to the line, so you see him more... I did see Landry make a couple of tackles where dude was flat out flying. He's not ST, but he's a good safety.

As far as McIntosh, I think he's a good starting LB, but not a pro bowler YET.

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I don't agree at all. Our D has been great all season. LL makes virtually every play that comes to him. RM is not a PB yet but has played solidly. Don't understand this thread.

i hate to admit that rocky's play has left something to be desired. however, he is coming back from a major knee injury and has been playing WELL, though not great. just b/c carlos is back w/ a vengeance already, doesn't make it fair to expect that of rocky right away.

but landry. LANDRY??? our defense's stats would be VERY different if he were not there. the difference in how offenses attacked us would be CLEAR AS DAY.

the fact that you DON'T notice landry is a testament to the success he is having.

Yeah, we need a real FS like Sean Taylor. =(

Sean Taylor is irreplaceable, but to suggest that "we need a real FS" is just plain ignorant. Landry is a top tier free safety. He's had a few miscues, but so did Taylor, early on in his career.

Sean Taylor is irreplaceable, but to suggest that "we need a real FS" is just plain ignorant. Landry is a top tier free safety. He's had a few miscues, but so did Taylor, early on in his career.

I wasn't trying to make an ignorant statement. I was more or less just saying how much I miss Sean Taylor. He is irreplaceable, and I think Landry is a great safety. But I think Taylor was the best safety to ever step foot on an NFL thus far.

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