Washington Football Team Defense 2021

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by MissouriSkin

So exactly how many 2nd and 3rd stringers did we actually play against last year? Fields and the guy for the 49ers. Sorry, I don’t count Dalton with him being a 10 year vet. Had a couple games where backups came in due to injury, but that happened to us too. Sorry guys, that argument doesn’t hold water to me. Our defense was pretty good. It’s ok to say it.

We beat one winning team, man.
We got absolutely destroyed by good passing teams, whatever the string of QB. Guys running free in second and third level all the time.
Our D is good. I think it will be better, experience, 2nd year same system, guys like Young Sweat continuing to gel improve, Del Rio freer to dial it up, plus additions at CB and LB and depth at DE. Also, having an O hold its own will be HUGE, our O, a then D can be much more aggressive. That being said, we play some really good teams this year. The winning teams we'll need to beat will be better this year.
I don't think it is absurd to view this D as potential top-5 in NFL, but potential must of course be realized.
Can you imagine if our O actually scored in the 1st quarter consistently? This D could be a monster. Even if it regresses a bit, it is till a solid top-half of NFL D for sure.

[Meks]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I think the D takes a step back this year - not because they won't be better, because I think they will be - but due to the competition they will face. They likely won't be facing as many 2nd and 3rd string QBs as they did last year, and the schedule is full of really good number 1s.

The offense is going to have to take a couple steps forward for this team to repeat in the NFCE.

i mean... we play the NFC East 6 times and imo the qbs are trash so

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Meks

i mean... we play the NFC East 6 times and imo the qbs are trash so

Dak isn't trash and Daniel Jones is 4-0 against us

[Meks]

Originally Posted by MTK

Dak isn't trash and Daniel Jones is 4-0 against us

I personally do think dak is trash and Jones got lucky lol but yea 4-0 is weeaakkkk sauce

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Meks

I personally do think dak is trash and Jones got lucky lol but yea 4-0 is weeaakkkk sauce

These are the QBs we face this year, and their records against us:

D Prescott - 7-1
M Ryan - 5-0
T Brady - 5-1
D Jones - 4-0
A Rodgers - 4-3
R Wilson - 3-1
T Bridgewater - 2-0
J Allen - 1-0
P Mahomes - 1-0
S Darnold - 1-0
D Carr - 0-1
J Hurts - 0-1
J Herbert (Rookie of the Year) ---
J Winston ---

A combined 33-8 against us.

We have a better defense now than we had in most of those games, but yeah, the offense is going to have to take a couple steps forward for this team to repeat in the NFC E.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Meks

I personally do think dak is trash and Jones got lucky lol but yea 4-0 is weeaakkkk sauce

Dak's last 2 starts against us, both wins

9/15/19: 26 of 30 for 269 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 5 rushes for 69 yards

12/29/19: 23 of 33 for 303 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, 3 rushes for 35 yards

Yeah straight trash

[Chief X_Phackter]

Wins: C Wentz, A Dalton/B Dinucci, A Dalton, N Mullens, B Roethlisberger, J Hurts/N Sudfeld, J Burrow/R Finley

Losses: R Wilson, K Murray, B Mayfield, J Goff, T Brady, L Jackson, D Jones (x2), M Stafford, T Bridgewater

[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Wins: C Wentz, A Dalton/B Dinucci, A Dalton, N Mullens, B Roethlisberger, J Hurts/N Sudfeld, J Burrow/R Finley

Losses: R Wilson, K Murray, B Mayfield, J Goff, T Brady, L Jackson, D Jones (x2), M Stafford, T Bridgewater

Ok....but then count the losses where the defense had no chance because Haskins was starting and unless we pitched a shut out, they had no chance to win. Defense didn’t lose the Seattle, Carolina, first Giant game, or second one for that matter. The D had three bad games last year. Detroit, Rams and the playoff game. Look at the 2019 season. We’re headed in the right direction and I’m not sure why fans of the team feel the need to bash the best part of the team. They aren’t the best D of all time or anything, but considering everything that occurred last off season and during the season, we are obviously much better.

[Chief X_Phackter]

The D was good, and like I said they will probably be better this year. It's ok to say that, and it's also ok to acknowledge this team didn't really beat a good, healthy team last year.

[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

The D was good, and like I said they will probably be better this year. It's ok to say that, and it's also ok to acknowledge this team didn't really beat a good, healthy team last year.

I’m aware. But it’s also a big step forward from losing to everyone good or bad like we have for the last several years.

[Chief X_Phackter]

The D carried this team as far as they could last year. All I'm saying is the offense has to take a couple steps forward for them to compete this year, given the schedule. Not bashing at all...

[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

The D carried this team as far as they could last year. All I'm saying is the offense has to take a couple steps forward for them to compete this year, given the schedule. Not bashing at all...

I think they will. One that can’t be much worse and we’ve made a lot of decent upgrades. We won’t be boring, that’s for sur.

[ThirdEyeSquad28]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

The D carried this team as far as they could last year. All I'm saying is the offense has to take a couple steps forward for them to compete this year, given the schedule. Not bashing at all...

Yes you are right, also keep in mind that last year was the first for a (defensive minded) coaching staff to really get to know all of its players strengths/weaknesses in THEIR system with THEIR coaching. Expect to see a giant leap and most of our star talent is young, expect MAJOR growth there...also, you can only play who your schedule allows...last year, there were games where our defense carried us single handly with an anemic offense

[ThirdEyeSquad28]

Originally Posted by ThirdEyeSquad28

Yes you are right, also keep in mind that last year was the first for a (defensive minded) coaching staff to really get to know all of its players strengths/weaknesses in THEIR system with THEIR coaching. Expect to see a giant leap and most of our star talent is young, expect MAJOR growth there...also, you can only play who your schedule allows...last year, there were games where our defense carried us single handly with an anemic offense

Also, as Ron Is building a power house defense, he’s also building a really good online, so we can play ball control football...using our speed pre-snap to run motions to help out running game too...as it makes the defense freeze for a second to make sure the WR doesn’t get the handoff as they run by

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by ThirdEyeSquad28

Also, as Ron Is building a power house defense, he’s also building a really good online, so we can play ball control football...using our speed pre-snap to run motions to help out running game too...as it makes the defense freeze for a second to make sure the WR doesn’t get the handoff as they run by

I don't know, do you draft and acquire so many small burners to play ball control? I mean you have to run well, playoffs especially, difficult to see our WR moves and not think we aspire to more old school go deep a lot kind of O. Gibbs mashed you with the run, and then when everyone cheated up to stop run, burnt you deep. Nightmare for a D. It is interesting to ask exactly what kind of O our FO envisions.