DEFENSEGURU Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 The Redskins have no 1st round pick next year. And there are really slim pickings at defensive end and tackle in free agency. So the Skins should take a strength and turn it into a stronger strength...switch to the 3-4 defense. Cornelius Griffin would be GREAT as a 3-4 defensive end. Wynn also would be okay as a 3-4 defensive end because he is heavier than most DE's. The Skins just need a huge nose tackle and an excellent interior linebackers to make the switch. Use the #2 pick to draft a nose tackle in excess of 320 pounds. Then go out into free agency with just one position in mind: the best middle linebacker available. That would give us Lavar And Chris Clemons and Lemar Marshall as outside linebackers.....and Mcune and Washington and a free agent as inside backers. At least with rotating Clemons and Lavar and Marshall from the outside, the Skins know they have the speed necessary to get to the QB. Right now we are dead in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanTaylor#21 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 How about SALAVEA At nose tackle?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Actually when Wynn came here from Jacksonville, he was a DE in a 3-4 down there. I actually think this could work well, signing a FA MLB and using that FA and hopefully McCune as ILB's, with Arrington and Washington as OLB's. Slavea and a draft pick rotating at NT. I know everyone says this requires a huge overhaul, but at this point we need that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador36 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 McCune is not as good as some think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstape Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 where does griffin fit into this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 The Redskins have no 1st round pick next year. And there are really slim pickings at defensive end and tackle in free agency. So the Skins should take a strength and turn it into a stronger strength...switch to the 3-4 defense.Cornelius Griffin would be GREAT as a 3-4 defensive end. Wynn also would be okay as a 3-4 defensive end because he is heavier than most DE's. The Skins just need a huge nose tackle and an excellent interior linebackers to make the switch. Use the #2 pick to draft a nose tackle in excess of 320 pounds. Then go out into free agency with just one position in mind: the best middle linebacker available. That would give us Lavar And Chris Clemons and Lemar Marshall as outside linebackers.....and Mcune and Washington and a free agent as inside backers. At least with rotating Clemons and Lavar and Marshall from the outside, the Skins know they have the speed necessary to get to the QB. Right now we are dead in the water. Griffin plays the interior for a reason. I don't think he'd fair well on the edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal2Washington Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 The Redskins have no 1st round pick next year. And there are really slim pickings at defensive end and tackle in free agency. So the Skins should take a strength and turn it into a stronger strength...switch to the 3-4 defense.Cornelius Griffin would be GREAT as a 3-4 defensive end. Wynn also would be okay as a 3-4 defensive end because he is heavier than most DE's. The Skins just need a huge nose tackle and an excellent interior linebackers to make the switch. Use the #2 pick to draft a nose tackle in excess of 320 pounds. Then go out into free agency with just one position in mind: the best middle linebacker available. That would give us Lavar And Chris Clemons and Lemar Marshall as outside linebackers.....and Mcune and Washington and a free agent as inside backers. At least with rotating Clemons and Lavar and Marshall from the outside, the Skins know they have the speed necessary to get to the QB. Right now we are dead in the water. 320 lb. NG that are NFL ready as rookies do not slip to the late second round. Griffin is not a DE, based on speed and is too small for the NG, so Grif would now be trade bait. Wynn and Daniels are done as far as pass rushing goes, and McCune showed nothing during the preseason, except that he's incredible ripped. The 3-4 looked great because we used it a lot against the Niners, hell everything looked great against the Niners but don't get carried away, a switch would probably mean the loss of Griffin. When we're only a pass rusher away from being a truly dominating D a complete overhaul sounds a little far fetched. :dallasuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankRizzo Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 as has been mentioned, we don't have a NT, and it's highly unlikely we will be able to obtain one. Our best bet is to have a hybrid system where we can switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 when the situation suits us like new england has done in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0mega Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 There are quite a few viable options at DE via FA. Atleast 7-8 that would instantly upgrade our pass rush (and that's not counting the guys like Freeney, who we have no chance at landing). I have to believe that DE, DT depth, and Nickle back will be top priorities heading into the offseason -- all to augment the system CURRENTLY in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I don't know if this team is really set up to run a 3-4. The most important player in a 3-4 is the nose tackle. And we don't have one. So, to go into the offense building a defense around a second-round draft pick who we don't have seems needlessly risky. I also don't think we have the inside linbackers to play the 3-4. I have always thought, however, that Lavar would be devastating in a 3-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 There are maybe a dozen NT's in the NFL right now and half of those are backups. One of the main reasons there aren't a lot of teams that play a 3-4 defense is the lack of players capable of playing NT. They don't grow on trees that's for sure and if colleges don't play a 3-4 defense then their not grooming players for the NFL at that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGS_DADDY Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 McCune is not as good as some think Oh really? Tell us all knowledgeable one; what evidence do you have to back up this statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallyVon Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 The defense isn't one of the worst in the league, so why revamp it?? You would risk getting the players disgruntled, and could easily get worse before getting better. What we need to do is use more stunts up front, and diversify our blitzing schemes. An expensive pass rush specialist would help. As I said in another thread, I really like Aaron Kampman. It wouldn't make sense to switch to a 3-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Boo to the 3-4, boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMONEY Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 McCune is not as good as some think He's athletically gifted. Maybe he can be coached up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwo40 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Who plays the 4th LB? Holdman(noty good enough to keep a starting job)? McCune?(practice squad man crush) a rookie? To run the 3-4 you need not only a NT, but 4 capable LB's. Our weakness this year-surpringly enough has been run defense...switching to a 3-4 w/o perfect parts makes stopping the run even harder. Situationally, if you wanted to try it in passing downs maybe...but the 4-3 or variations thereof have served this defense well. We just need to get healthy-especially in that secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus56 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Why not just get a new DC? We have kept this one around for 1 1/2 seasons Thats not the way we do things around here! Turnovers in the coaching department are what really matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Oh really? Tell us all knowledgeable one; what evidence do you have to back up this statement? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Not one team in the entire league thought he was good enough to make a 53-man roster at 26 years old. That is a damning as it gets. What evidence do YOU have that he is a better at football than lifting weights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 We don't need to overhaul everything, we just need to plug leaks. We are still ranked in the top 10 in the league, and that's giving up a 50 yard plus play every week. We just need to play better and coach smarter. Its that simple. This is not a bad defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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