Fletcher to Start against Steelers

[skinsfan69]

I'd try and get Robinson in there on obvious passing downs and leave Fletch in there on run downs.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I'd try and get Robinson in there on obvious passing downs and leave Fletch in there on run downs.

I'd tend to do the same. From everything I heard from people at Redskin Park this week Fletch must have had an unbelievably miraculous recovery the past two days. I just hope we don't regret this down the stretch. I think if we won last week he may not be playing today.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'd tend to do the same. From everything I heard from people at Redskin Park this week Fletch must have had an unbelievably miraculous recovery the past two days. I just hope we don't regret this down the stretch. I think if we won last week he may not be playing today.

Why would that make a diff?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by 44ever

Why would that make a diff?

4-3 against a non-conference opponent, maybe you rest him.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

4-3 against a non-conference opponent, maybe you rest him.

Yeah, I agree there.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Don't be surprised if London Fletcher ends up having 2 INTs and 18 tackles.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Don't be surprised if London Fletcher ends up having 2 INTs and 18 tackles.

Yeah that wouldn't surprise me either.

[44ever]

He can play. Trust me, Im a doctor...

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[CultBrennan59]

When I hear that he's playing, has balancing issues, for some reason this comes to mind...hopefully he doesn't move like Ash today.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Why is the 3-4 being referred to as an experiment? It's not. It's out defense. We have personnel for a 3-4

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Why is the 3-4 being referred to as an experiment? It's not. It's out defense. We have personnel for a 3-4

Because it's just one more axe to grind for the anti-Shanahan crowd.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Because it's just one more axe to grind for the anti-Shanahan crowd.

This. If anything, the legit gripe would be the coach he brought in to run the 3-4 scheme, not blaming the scheme itself. If people are going to bitch, at least bitch about the correct issue...lol I would have liked to see his list of coaches he preferred over Haz. Even so, we still lacked the talent on this D and having 4 starters out is crucial. Not too many D's (or offenses) will hold up losing that many starters.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Why is the 3-4 being referred to as an experiment? It's not. It's out defense. We have personnel for a 3-4

No. Wrong. We don't have the personnel for the 3-4, which is why our pass rush is practically non existent. And if you say injuries killed our pass rush, then we never had the depth to maintain the 3-4, and that again is just proof we don't have the personnel for it.

But all of that is moot. Our starting squad wasn't, isn't and won't be best suited for the 3-4. We don't have a dominant NT on the roster who can eat up space and consistently collapse the pocket like the Ravens and Steelers do, or successfully shoot the gaps like Ratliff in Dallas. Carriker and Bowen are ok starters, but neither is dominant. And our LBs are not great at coverage, which is an absolute necessity in the 3-4.

But take that same group and switch it to a 4-3 and you're at least middle of the pack. Better run defense, and way better suited to put pressure on the QB. Cofield inside and the next best d tackle. Lots of rotation possible too.

Right now, we'd need pro-bowlers across the secondary to compensate for the near total lack of pass rush. Change the front 7 and the secondary will look average, instead of bottom of the league. But it requires better coaching too. On far too many occasions we see our secondary just flat out of position. Williams was on the Manning to Cruz TD. Other games our DBs are leaving a 10 yard cushion and giving up everything underneath.

With the exception of Carriker, every guy on defense is far better suited for a 4-3 scheme.

[MTK]

The 3-4 isn't the problem right now. It's the secondary and the lack of talent there. It doesn't matter what type of front you play when you can't cover. Plus injuries have hurt the front seven and their ability to bring pressure. Between Orakpo and Carriker they combined for 14.5 sacks last year. Tough to replace that type of production.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The 3-4 isn't the problem right now. It's the secondary and the lack of talent there. It doesn't matter what type of front you play when you can't cover. Plus injuries have hurt the front seven and their ability to bring pressure. Between Orakpo and Carriker they combined for 14.5 sacks last year. Tough to replace that type of production.

They combined for 16.5, last season.