The Defense Only Thread

It is time to find another defensive coordinator. If the team is dead last!

I disagree. If you go through High School, College and one NFL training camp and you still can't tackle well, you just plain suck at tackling.
As a kid I learned to to tackle playing tackle football with no pads and playing rugby. By the time I put pads on in High School for the first time, I was one of the best tacklers on my team. Learning to tackle with out pads and a helmet makes you learn the proper technique because if you don't you will get hurt.
I think this new generation sucks at it because they go for the big hit instead of using technique. I think NFL Football and NBA Basketball has moved away from basics and technique and are all about showboating and trying to make your opponent look bad. Sad.

I agree 100% with you on that!

I never watched the game to see "big hits". Sure I like the fact it's a physical game, I player CB so I appreciate the courage and will it takes to lower your shoulder to tackle a guy twice your size. But I don't care seeing a guy get destroyed, and probably concussed... I can watch UFC for that.

But a lot of people do, not knowing a lot about football, watching big hits highlights and stuffs... And maybe it influences players into thinking they're gonna be famous if they KO opponents... Wrap 'em up, true fans will appreciate !

Redskins just cut Kendall Reyes. Making room for Knighton?

Tackling was a lot worse against Cleveland than it was in the first two games; someone pointed out that Cleveland has the top running game in the NFL. That will always make a defense look bad at tackling; a lot of the "missed" tackles are guys desperately throwing their arms out because they're late to the spot and not in position to make the tackle.

I'm not as worried about the tackling as I am about this team's inability to stop third and long. We're making enough tackles on first and second downs to force third and longs, and then we're surrendering 10, 15 yard completions.

Redskins just cut Kendall Reyes. Making room for Knighton?

Too me this is a strike against Barry too...because that's why he is here. He was fucking terrible too.

Redskins just cut Kendall Reyes. Making room for Knighton?

Whitner is my guess

Too me this is a strike against Barry too...because that's why he is here. He was fucking terrible too.

Barry probably recommended him, however Scott signed him. And Scott drafted no help on the D line.

Where are all the "experts" who said they do not need a NT because the NFL is a passing league.

Report: Redskins on the verge of defensive signing? (http://was.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Redskins-on-the-verge-of-defensive-signing-48018076)

Whitner is my guess

I definitely think it's a DL solution. Golston was always the goalline monster and he's out. Without him, you saw how Alfred Morris and Crowell both just absolutely waltzed into the end zone on those goalline plays.

They still like Everett, he makes for the fourth safety. I think they've discovered that Ionnidis is not ready, and they know that Ziggy Hood would be much better as a DE.

Reading the tea leaves I'm pretty sure this means Knighton is coming.

Report: Redskins on the verge of defensive signing? (http://was.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Redskins-on-the-verge-of-defensive-signing-48018076)

Well there you go, I could be quite wrong. We'll see.

Still think they need a DL solution. Having a rotation of only 6, with Ionnidis and Lanier being 2 of the 6, that's just inadequate.