What Happened to McIntosh

I think Rocky's time here is limited. His knee problems aren't going away and he's not much of a playmaker even when healthy.

I mentioned this last summer and I'll just throw it out there again. Maybe we should look at developing Wilson as a LB.

Why did Blache take Rogers out?

if u ask me lb id a more glaring need than any ther on defense..rocky doesnt cut it, there is no depth and marcus is past his prime

The assumption that the DL is weak, I believe is a cop out for the fact that Blache never puts them in a tough situation, and when he does, we're pretty successful. We have three guys that are, individually, great in pass rushing, plus a plethora of other pass rushing options. Our DL lacks a dominating force, yes, but it's very talented.

Because of Blache's schemes though, you don't know this. That's the point. We invest a lot of resources in getting veterans who can pressure the QB, and then we blitz all day, thereby wasting all the resources we use. I don't know what else I can tell you than this. Yes, we need more youth on the DL. But the current edition should be productive. Blache, too often, doesn't let them produce, instead opting to simplify the game for a young QB. Our coverage is iffy in man, but usually top notch in zone.

How can you say this? I mean, Andre and Taylor and Griffen, I guess there all above average, but in any situation where the 'skins only rushed 4, no one even gets close to the QB. This happened in multiple games, but none as obvious as the Baltimore one.

Why did Blache take Rogers out?

Blache says it was because he missed some practice time last week due to illness and wasn't up to speed with the game plan as a result.

McIntosh's performance has been very shaky ever since the first Philly game.

Apparently his chronic knee issues (which we knew about when gave up picks to move up to draft him) have been flaring up. This is bad news. He's still very young and can't make it very far without knee problems. Even worse that we knew about it. Ugh.

From Redskins Insider:

Jim Zorn spoke briefly today about the status of Redskins corner Carlos Rogers, who lost his starting spot Sunday and battled a stomach ailment last week, and linebacker Rocky McIntosh, whose chronic knee condition is flaring up and who watched the final three quarters of Sunday's game from the sidelines.
Zorn would not commit to either player starting against Philadelphia. Defensive coordinator Greg Blache has expressed concerns with McIntosh's play, believing he is "struggling" at least in part because of his knees. Linebacker Alfred Fincher, who has performed well on special teams much of the season, took McIntosh's spot Sunday. The Redskins will likely be playing a lot of nickel defense Sunday, with the Eagles spreading the field often.