The Defense Only Thread

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Witner may be able to tackle, he will at least hit someone. In the end this is just another band aid. Signing guys off the street mid season isn't going to solve our issues on defense.

I think replacing Bruton with Witner would certainly bring a positive change to the starting defense. But this certainly isn't a long term fix..

[calia]

I wonder whether they bring in Whitner and Pot Roast, cut Iannodis and resign him to the practice squad.


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[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by mooby

No link necessary. I trust you, random guy on the internet.

Irrefutable information

And Mike Jones

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by mooby

No link necessary. I trust you, random guy on the internet.

[Schneed10]

To the extent you buy into Pro Football Focus, Whitner graded out well last year in Cleveland and very well the year before that in San Fran. Still an effective player it seems.

But yes, not a long term solution. But if he shores up some tackling and brings some big hits that keep the defense from getting discouraged, it helps keep everyone engaged this season, which still makes a positive impact.

The thing that gets lost is there's a potential negative effect on the current roster if we just sit idle. Players like to know their front office sees what they're seeing and tries as hard as they do to get Ws in the here and now. It helps build the culture you want.

McC will have to balance that against our long term ability to build a roster.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

So, wait was it a joke or confirmed that we signed Whitner? I can't find any sources on it.

[Schneed10]

Either a joke or someone talking out of school. There's no indication that we've signed him yet - the latest we have is Mike Jones on twitter two hours ago saying Whitner was at Redskins Park.

Don't know if he's still there or not.

[skinsfan69]

It will interesting to see what they do next offseason. It would be great if most of the BPA's in the draft were on defense. We seriously need 3-4 drafted players that can contribute on defense, and maybe a FA or two.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

So, wait was it a joke or confirmed that we signed Whitner? I can't find any sources on it.

Im pretty sure we kicked the tires and moved on...

[hutch17]

VIDEO: Josh Norman and Ziggy Hood Have Hilarious On-Field Argument About Candy | 12up

This is why Josh played so much better in the second half, he was angry about his lifesavers.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Ahh, thanks Schneed and punch. While I trust Scot's drafting, I REALLY trust his FA decisions. If he says no on Whitner, I'm down with that.

[Schneed10]

Looks like he said yes. I'm eager to find out the cost.

[punch it in]

Sure does. Guess early reports were wrong.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-donte-whitner

[DYoungJelly]

I heard a really interesting proposition on Cooley's show earlier this week.

Cooley suggested the much discussed switch from a 3-4 base to a 4-3 base by playing Cravens as the weak side LB.

The suggestion was based purely on the personnel on the current roster and getting our best players on the field rather than a philosophical argument on one scheme versus the other.

Kerrigan, Murphy, and Smith rotating at ends. Baker and Hood as the starting DTs. Foster at strong side lb, Compton at MLB.

Of course, Cravens is hurt this weak and it wouldn't matter.

I just don't think Jay or Barry has the stones to make such a dramatic change in the season.

Simple question, do we want more good players on the field, or less good players on the field?

[Evilgrin]

How much do they actually line up in a base 3-4 though. I agree that 3-4 is a bit silly, because they don't have a 3-4 NT on the roster period. I don't think they run that formation very often though.