Defensive game plan vs. Eagles

Chief X_Phackter · 09-11-2007, 02:39 PM

I would like to solicit some ideas on how we will defend against Philly on MNF. I think it is paramount that we play solid defensively, because we can't count on our offense to do great things against a division rival in their house with their crowd.

Who starts at the CB positions and who comes in on nickel? Personally I think Springs and Smoot should start, and Rogers should be the third.

How will we get pressure on McNabb? GW has got to dial up some disguised blitzes. I think he will, and I tend to believe he was holding back some against Miami knowing we have a division game the following week.

I'm confident we can contain the run.

Discuss!

mooby · 09-11-2007, 02:44 PM

Springs and Rogers should be starting, and we should not be playing the Cover 2 if we don't have to. Philly lit us up when we played in the Cover 2 last year. And more blitzes, where the hell was the blitz in Sunday's game?

LaRon + Sean = Hell 4 U · 09-11-2007, 02:45 PM

Blitz McNabb and test that knee make him move he can't throw well on the run. He say himself he is like 75% great coverage with the secondary we will dominate.

dmek25 · 09-11-2007, 02:46 PM

their wide outs are terrible. lets play man to man, and have everyone else up at the line of scrimmage. lets have someone other then Michael Westbrook beat us

MTK · 09-11-2007, 02:47 PM

Westbrook will eat us up underneath if we give that up the short stuff like we did last week.

70Chip · 09-11-2007, 02:50 PM

I would start Springs and Rogers. Carlos does a lot of things well. I'm sorry he's not a lockdown CB but it is what it is. I can't give him the hook quite yet.

I think the one player we need to stop is Westbrook. If you can nuetralize the screens and draws you take away a lot of first downs. The next thing they look to is the TE over the middle, so I would continue to play Cover 1 or Cover 3 a lot. In terms of pressuring McNabb, the most important thing is to contain him. If we can keep him in the pocket and make him make plays with his arm and not his legs, we will win our share of those situations. He was 15/33 last week.

But, I think the most important thing we can do is establish the running game. The Eagles love to get a lead and then blitz like mad when you have to try to catch up. We need Portis and Betts to control the clock and keep the game manageable. I think we showed Sunday, that if we can keep game close to the point where we can continue to run the football late, we will eventually when the war of attrition up front.

The Zimmermans · 09-11-2007, 02:51 PM

RUN THE CRAP OUTTA THE BALL, and contain McNabb, keep him in the pocket = win

TheMalcolmConnection · 09-11-2007, 02:51 PM

Blitzes, blizes and more blitzes. Hearing that crap about how Trent is the check-down master pisses me off. Unless we're playing some rookie QB, ALL NFL QBs are going to be able to check down effectively for the most part.

We need to get some pressure in his face to win this one.

redsk1 · 09-11-2007, 02:53 PM

1. Start Springs...

2. Laron meet B Westbrook

RMSkins · 09-11-2007, 02:54 PM

Springs and Rogers need to be starting to have success in this game, if it's Smoot and Rogers we are going to be in for a long night. I don't think the Eagles run game will be much of a factor, as I think the Eagles will do a lot of dump passes, and screens to Westbrook, and exploit the holes between our LB's and DB's with their WR's like the Dolphins did. We definitely need to get to McNabb early in the game with some blitzes, to rattle his confidence. I think if we can take Westbrook out of the game, and contain McNabb and make him force throws to his WR's then I think we will have a good shot at doing well against their offense.

Hog1 · 09-11-2007, 02:59 PM

GET MC'NABB,
In the past, we have allowed him to shop the field until someone opened up. if we continue to do that, he will continue to KILL US

Concrete shoes
Cyanide
T.N.T
Done dirt cheap
Ooo, neckties
Contracts
High voltage

DGreene28 · 09-11-2007, 03:04 PM

I think Landry should shadow Westbrook and take him out of the game. We make the Eagles have to beat us offensively without their most dangerous weapon

12thMan · 09-11-2007, 03:04 PM

This game is going to boil down to time of possession, I believe. The Eagles won't throw anything at the Redskins we haven't seen in the past two or three years. Their core parts and approach are essentially the same. A new wrinkle here and there, but basically the same old Eagles.

We have to get an early jump on them, control the clock, and keep them in third down passing situations - that's it. I tell you who's going to be critical to us winning this game; Derrick Frost. If we can keep the Eagles on a long field as opposed to a short one like we did last year, I think we have a really good shot.

I don't know how effective blitzing will be to honest with you, and we can not give them those cushions underneath as has been pointed out.

Chief X_Phackter · 09-11-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DGreene28

I think Landry should shadow Westbrook and take him out of the game. We make the Eagles have to beat us offensively without their most dangerous weapon

Shadowing a player just doesn't work. All you do is take a top player on the defense out of 90% of the plays because it isn't too hard for the offense to catch on to that.

Landry just needs to play within the scheme and he will make plays.

firstdown · 09-11-2007, 03:19 PM

Maybe its me but I have the feeling that our D is going to shut down McNabb and Westbrook. JC, Cooley, and Moss will click in this game then add El, Portis, Betts, and its a big time win. Oh, and I forgot that Laundry & Taylor will be all over the field and we will hear their names allot this week.

09-11-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
Chief X_Phackter Pro Bowl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 5,472	Defensive game plan vs. Eagles I would like to solicit some ideas on how we will defend against Philly on MNF. I think it is paramount that we play solid defensively, because we can't count on our offense to do great things against a division rival in their house with their crowd. Who starts at the CB positions and who comes in on nickel? Personally I think Springs and Smoot should start, and Rogers should be the third. How will we get pressure on McNabb? GW has got to dial up some disguised blitzes. I think he will, and I tend to believe he was holding back some against Miami knowing we have a division game the following week. I'm confident we can contain the run. Discuss!

09-11-2007, 02:44 PM	#2
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,356	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Springs and Rogers should be starting, and we should not be playing the Cover 2 if we don't have to. Philly lit us up when we played in the Cover 2 last year. And more blitzes, where the hell was the blitz in Sunday's game? __________________ Hail to the Football Team

09-11-2007, 02:45 PM	#3
LaRon + Sean = Hell 4 U No new threads for you Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Moneytown Posts: 127	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Blitz McNabb and test that knee make him move he can't throw well on the run. He say himself he is like 75% great coverage with the secondary we will dominate.

09-11-2007, 02:46 PM	#4
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 62 Posts: 10,672	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles their wide outs are terrible. lets play man to man, and have everyone else up at the line of scrimmage. lets have someone other then Michael Westbrook beat us __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

09-11-2007, 02:47 PM	#5
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,430	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Westbrook will eat us up underneath if we give that up the short stuff like we did last week. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

09-11-2007, 02:50 PM	#6
70Chip Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manassas Age: 53 Posts: 3,048	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles I would start Springs and Rogers. Carlos does a lot of things well. I'm sorry he's not a lockdown CB but it is what it is. I can't give him the hook quite yet. I think the one player we need to stop is Westbrook. If you can nuetralize the screens and draws you take away a lot of first downs. The next thing they look to is the TE over the middle, so I would continue to play Cover 1 or Cover 3 a lot. In terms of pressuring McNabb, the most important thing is to contain him. If we can keep him in the pocket and make him make plays with his arm and not his legs, we will win our share of those situations. He was 15/33 last week. But, I think the most important thing we can do is establish the running game. The Eagles love to get a lead and then blitz like mad when you have to try to catch up. We need Portis and Betts to control the clock and keep the game manageable. I think we showed Sunday, that if we can keep game close to the point where we can continue to run the football late, we will eventually when the war of attrition up front. __________________ This Monkey's Gone to Heaven

09-11-2007, 02:51 PM	#7
The Zimmermans Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Woodley Park, Washington DC Age: 39 Posts: 937	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles RUN THE CRAP OUTTA THE BALL, and contain McNabb, keep him in the pocket = win __________________ Dan Snyder is a Cancer, Joe Gibbs is the Cure

09-11-2007, 02:51 PM	#8
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 42 Posts: 19,218	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Blitzes, blizes and more blitzes. Hearing that crap about how Trent is the check-down master pisses me off. Unless we're playing some rookie QB, ALL NFL QBs are going to be able to check down effectively for the most part. We need to get some pressure in his face to win this one. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

09-11-2007, 02:53 PM	#9
redsk1 The Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,351	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles 1. Start Springs... 2. Laron meet B Westbrook

09-11-2007, 02:54 PM	#10
RMSkins The Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Harrisburg, PA Age: 35 Posts: 1,066	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Springs and Rogers need to be starting to have success in this game, if it's Smoot and Rogers we are going to be in for a long night. I don't think the Eagles run game will be much of a factor, as I think the Eagles will do a lot of dump passes, and screens to Westbrook, and exploit the holes between our LB's and DB's with their WR's like the Dolphins did. We definitely need to get to McNabb early in the game with some blitzes, to rattle his confidence. I think if we can take Westbrook out of the game, and contain McNabb and make him force throws to his WR's then I think we will have a good shot at doing well against their offense.

09-11-2007, 02:59 PM	#11
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles GET MC'NABB, In the past, we have allowed him to shop the field until someone opened up. if we continue to do that, he will continue to KILL US Concrete shoes Cyanide T.N.T Done dirt cheap Ooo, neckties Contracts High voltage __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

09-11-2007, 03:04 PM	#12
DGreene28 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 335	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles I think Landry should shadow Westbrook and take him out of the game. We make the Eagles have to beat us offensively without their most dangerous weapon __________________ Optimism can make you look stupid, but cynicism always makes you look cynical. - Calum Fisher

09-11-2007, 03:04 PM	#13
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles This game is going to boil down to time of possession, I believe. The Eagles won't throw anything at the Redskins we haven't seen in the past two or three years. Their core parts and approach are essentially the same. A new wrinkle here and there, but basically the same old Eagles. We have to get an early jump on them, control the clock, and keep them in third down passing situations - that's it. I tell you who's going to be critical to us winning this game; Derrick Frost. If we can keep the Eagles on a long field as opposed to a short one like we did last year, I think we have a really good shot. I don't know how effective blitzing will be to honest with you, and we can not give them those cushions underneath as has been pointed out.

09-11-2007, 03:19 PM	#15
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Defensive game plan vs. Eagles Maybe its me but I have the feeling that our D is going to shut down McNabb and Westbrook. JC, Cooley, and Moss will click in this game then add El, Portis, Betts, and its a big time win. Oh, and I forgot that Laundry & Taylor will be all over the field and we will hear their names allot this week.

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