Redskins promote Greg Manusky to defensive coordinator

As a Tech fan I know he has the college pedigree, but we'll see what kind of adjustment it will be. He has had a lot of success and VT has had a lot of secondary players turn out good in the NFL, so that bodes well.

Just like any job in the world, you can't get NFL experience until someone gives you the chance to get some. His pedigree seems great, he's been successful every where, no reason to think he won't be here. I like it. HTTR!

Gray coached current Redskins cornerback Kendall Fuller, a third-round draft choice last spring, at Virginia Tech. Ten Hokies coached by Gray were drafted in the NFL, including Seattle safety Kam Chancellor, corner Brandon Flowers and former Redskins safety Kyshoen Jarrett. Four of those players were drafted between 2014-16

That is pretty stout, also three of the four DBs from FL rated high this year. This is legit.

I listened to Greg Manusky on Cooley and Kevin (03/16 show http://www.espn980.com/cooley-and-kevin-with-chris-cooley-and-kevin-sheehan-podcasts/ ).
He said some interesting things, 3 caught my attention :

-When asked about what he's expecting from Breeland, he said "he needs to listen", said that listening is the number one quality a player must have "if you don't have it you're garage" ! Man that DB room must have been a REAL mess last year... Sounds like Breeland was a big part of it.

-He said he was a big believer in bringing pressure. That should make some of us happy.

-When discussing playcalling he said he didn't care that much about the call, most importantly he wants players to be on the same page, it drives him crazy hearing a player say "I didn't get the call".


Overall he sounded like somedy trying to sound nice on radio but who wasn't going to be nice at all in the locker room, wasn't willing to accept any kind of the crap that happened last year.
And I LOVE that!

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I listened to Greg Manusky on Cooley and Kevin (03/16 show Cooley and Kevin with Chris Cooley and Kevin Sheehan Podcasts | ESPN 980 (http://www.espn980.com/cooley-and-kevin-with-chris-cooley-and-kevin-sheehan-podcasts/) ).
He said some interesting things, 3 caught my attention :

-When asked about what he's expecting from Breeland, he said "he needs to listen", said that listening is the number one quality a player must have "if you don't have it you're garage" ! Man that DB room must have been a REAL mess last year... Sounds like Breeland was a big part of it.

-He said he was a big believer in bringing pressure. That should make some of us happy.

-When discussing playcalling he said he didn't care that much about the call, most importantly he wants players to be on the same page, it drives him crazy hearing a player say "I didn't get the call".


Overall he sounded like somedy trying to sound nice on radio but who wasn't going to be nice at all in the locker room, wasn't willing to accept any kind of the crap that happened last year.
And I LOVE that!

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If you look at Sacks and Turnovers...these were never really he problem. We did a decent job there.

Its getting off the field on 3rd down and run defense. We get blasted when in the nickel against the run. And to me, its alllllll about the call 3rd down which lead to our terrible ratios. We need to make adjustments...communication is key.

Sounds like Perry Fewell really had our secondary in shambles.

-When asked about what he's expecting from Breeland, he said "he needs to listen", said that listening is the number one quality a player must have "if you don't have it you're garage" ! Man that DB room must have been a REAL mess last year... Sounds like Breeland was a big part of it.

-When discussing playcalling he said he didn't care that much about the call, most importantly he wants players to be on the same page, it drives him crazy hearing a player say "I didn't get the call".


Yeah, not sure what was happening in locker room, but from bunch of reports it seems like there was clear mutiny / people freelancing / people not on same page. Ultimately that comes down to the coach, but likely involves the type of players you have. Maybe people weren't listening to Joe Barry because the calls were just late to come in / bad calls? Maybe just a few players who were causing it -- wonder if Baker / Jean-Francois were part of the mutiny..?

Hoping it will be better with Manusky. He's an internal candidate, so technically he was part of blame last year, but could be better now that he's in charge.. You can talk tough in the offseason but just need to see results.

Breeland- just needs to play. Get the feeling the talent is there but he's been holding himself back because of lack of focus. Bet he was really offended when Norman started to travel because Bree screwed up with #1 WR - and Breeland never recovered after that..

I worry Breeland will be Amerson for us. He seems ultra frustrated and it's obvious the talent is there. Just can't see us extending him.

Breeland is a head case..I'm not sure he will ever reach his potential.

If you look at Sacks and Turnovers...these were never really he problem. We did a decent job there.

Its getting off the field on 3rd down and run defense. We get blasted when in the nickel against the run. And to me, its alllllll about the call 3rd down which lead to our terrible ratios. We need to make adjustments...communication is key.

Sounds like Perry Fewell really had our secondary in shambles.

I've never seen a defensive secondary so confused in my life. It was as if none of the defensive backs knew where their positions were on the field or what the call was.

I've never seen a defensive secondary so confused in my life. It was as if none of the defensive backs knew where their positions were on the field or what the call was.
Yeah. Would be fun (and extremely sad) to know how many huge plays we allowed just because of blown assignments.

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Yeah. Would be fun (and extremely sad) to know how many huge plays we allowed just because of blown assignments.

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No doubt! And it wasn't always Breeland. Norman had looked lost at times as well, although he was probably expecting safety help.