DCsportsfan53 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 It was a part of a complete breakdown of the NFCE titled: Redskins ready to make move Washington Redskins All the pieces finally seem to be in place for Gibbs to take the Redskins deep into the playoffs, and their best offseason acquisition may not even be a player. New offensive coordinator Al Saunders is a terrific play caller with a creative offensive mind, and he will install a new scheme with three wide receivers and one running back. The personnel he will put on the field will be explosive. For the past couple of seasons, the offensive line seemed to struggle in pass protection. The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. Those problems are less evident now and the receiving trio of Santana Moss and newly acquired free agents Brandon Lloyd (San Francisco) and Antwaan Randle El (Pittsburgh) can spread the field and give this offense and Brunell big-play capabilities. The biggest benefactor may be RB Clinton Portis. He has great quickness and good vision, and now he can use his own run instincts to create seams and lanes versus a lot of soft nickel defenses -- although the patented Redskins' stretch play will still be their bread and butter. Defensively, coordinator Gregg Williams loves the element of surprise and will change up his fronts, coverages and blitzes on a weekly basis. Although the Redskins are primarily a 4-3 defense, they will show some 3-4 fronts. Although they love to play man-to-man coverage behind their blitzes, we will see some Cover 1, Cover 2 and Cover 3 schemes in the secondary. Although Arrington is gone, Washington has two new impact players on defense who will give them great versatility. DE Andre Carter (San Francisco) can line up on the edge in the 4-3 defense and can move to OLB in the 3-4 front. In both schemes he can be a terrific pass rusher. Strong safety Adam Archuleta is a great hitter and will form one of the best safety duos in the NFL with FS Sean Taylor. Because of Archuleta's toughness, look for him to play close to the line of scrimmage, which leaves Taylor to cover the middle of the field in either a "man free" or Cover 3 scheme. Taylor has the range to get it done. This will be a one-gap, penetrating defense with a lot of interchangeable parts. The Redskins have the most experienced coaching staff in the NFL. In addition to being good strategists, they are also excellent teachers. They retained 18 starters from a year ago and two of their new starters -- Archuleta and TE Christian Fauria -- are actually upgrades. The schedule is favorable, with most of the tough nonconference games at home, and remember that these Redskins posted a 5-1 record in the division in 2005. If Brunell stays healthy, Washington is a Super Bowl contender. ESPN Insider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 It was a part of a complete breakdown of the NFCE titled:Redskins ready to make move Washington Redskins All the pieces finally seem to be in place for Gibbs to take the Redskins deep into the playoffs, and their best offseason acquisition may not even be a player. New offensive coordinator Al Saunders is a terrific play caller with a creative offensive mind, and he will install a new scheme with three wide receivers and one running back. The personnel he will put on the field will be explosive. For the past couple of seasons, the offensive line seemed to struggle in pass protection. The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. Those problems are less evident now and the receiving trio of Santana Moss and newly acquired free agents Brandon Lloyd (San Francisco) and Antwaan Randle El (Pittsburgh) can spread the field and give this offense and Brunell big-play capabilities. The biggest benefactor may be RB Clinton Portis. He has great quickness and good vision, and now he can use his own run instincts to create seams and lanes versus a lot of soft nickel defenses -- although the patented Redskins' stretch play will still be their bread and butter. ESPN Insider hmm, i could have sworn we took that from the broncos. we didn't have that in our playbook in 2005 did we? or whatever year portis's first year here was. Also, thanks for the article. one of the better ones i've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 ]']hmm' date=' i could have sworn we took that from the broncos. we didn't have that in our playbook in 2005 did we? or whatever year portis's first year here was. Also, thanks for the article. one of the better ones i've read.[/quote'] yeah, I laughed at that one. Also, notice he accidentally refers to us as the Cowboys early in the article :laugh: . Maybe we run a slighty different version of the stretch play, or they are saying it's Al Saunders version of the stretch play (which was a big part of his KC offense)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 yeah, I laughed at that one. Also, notice he accidentally refers to us as the Cowboys early in the article :laugh: . Maybe we run a slighty different version of the stretch play, or they are saying it's Al Saunders version of the stretch play (which was a big part of his KC offense)? Wow, maybe we're reading it wrong, but that's just plain disgusting. Don't they have proofreaders at ESPN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 notice he accidentally refers to us as the Cowboys early in the article I feel like I need a shower after reading that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin-one Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Nice. Good article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Wow, maybe we're reading it wrong, but that's just plain disgusting. Don't they have proofreaders at ESPN? Yeah, probably the worst typo possible. I can't wait to see the hits flying around on the defensive side of the ball. I can't wait to see AA and ST running up to close a hole as some poor running back is trying to bounce through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Well the cats out of the bag now fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdarugar Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Its odd that now as the preseason inches closer the media is covering their asses? There are so many articles on so many websites that have the Skins finishing both in the cellar or being SB contenders. Its bizarre. However, I won't lie, the media love does make me happy and excites me for the upcomming season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexxskins Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Has anyone else noticed that all of these so called "editors" or whatever they are called, always fail to mention the fact that we now have one of the best offensive minds in the NFL, being Al Saunders? These experts always seem to mention how good our defense has been and that we have added a couple of new wideouts, but no one ever mentions Al Saunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappaluvacee Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 This guy is a toolbag. He has too many goof-ups in this article for me to take him serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpey42000 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Good article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Has anyone else noticed that all of these so called "editors" or whatever they are called, always fail to mention the fact that we now have one of the best offensive minds in the NFL, being Al Saunders?These experts always seem to mention how good our defense has been and that we have added a couple of new wideouts, but no one ever mentions Al Saunders. Actually, they DO mention Saunders in this part of the article: "All the pieces finally seem to be in place for Gibbs to take the Redskins deep into the playoffs, and their best offseason acquisition may not even be a player. New offensive coordinator Al Saunders is a terrific play caller with a creative offensive mind, and he will install a new scheme with three wide receivers and one running back. The personnel he will put on the field will be explosive." This was a nice article despite its errors in words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutSkins08 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Also, notice he accidentally refers to us as the Cowboys early in the article :laugh: . yea i saw that! i had to reread that line ten times before i realized he was talking about us. stuff like that should get you fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius J. Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 hmm. stretch play? Not really. We ran counters to the outside with pulling guards and similar, but never the classic stretxh play. Maybe they're calling that power toss play which was really succesful a stretch play, but I think they're worng. We've never had a tight end capable of blocking the classic stretch run by denver and indianapolis to perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexxskins Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Actually, they DO mention Saunders in this part of the article:This was a nice article despite its errors in words. :laugh: First paragraph and I missed it. :doh: But you are absolutely correct, this is a pretty good article. It is especially to me, because he actually does mention Saunders where as alot of editors fail to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafly Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 yea i saw that! i had to reread that line ten times before i realized he was talking about us. stuff like that should get you fired. The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. wtf??? The <Redskins>??? were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. OMG WTF DIE AND NEVER WRITE ANOTHER ARTICLE AGAIN. :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadskin11 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 For the past couple of seasons, the offensive line seemed to struggle in pass protection. The Cowboys were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver.[/QOUTE]yeah, I laughed at that one. Also, notice he accidentally refers to us as the Cowboys early in the article Funny he should use their name when mentioning how the offensive line has struggled. Clearly, Cowgirl inferiority is in the back of even the average sportswriter's head. I feel like I need a shower after reading that. Ain't that the truth. peace- nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I have read two publications that have finishing first in the division Pro-Weekly is one of the publications .. I can't remember the other one right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daNattyFatty Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 ok, so i haven't found this one posted yet in the stadium, breaking news, or around the nfl, so if it's already been posted, sue me http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=2487594&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d2487594 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Ah the moments I wish I was an Insider member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyansRangers Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 give it time it will come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOLhandsCOOLEY Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I hope that I am allowed to do this. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insi...%3fid%3d2487594 Washington Redskins All the pieces finally seem to be in place for Gibbs to take the Redskins deep into the playoffs, and their best offseason acquisition may not even be a player. New offensive coordinator Al Saunders is a terrific play caller with a creative offensive mind, and he will install a new scheme with three wide receivers and one running back. The personnel he will put on the field will be explosive. For the past couple of seasons, the offensive line seemed to struggle in pass protection. The Redskins were forced to use a lot of max-protection schemes, featuring only one receiver. Those problems are less evident now and the receiving trio of Santana Moss and newly acquired free agents Brandon Lloyd (San Francisco) and Antwaan Randle El (Pittsburgh) can spread the field and give this offense and Brunell big-play capabilities. The biggest benefactor may be RB Clinton Portis. He has great quickness and good vision, and now he can use his own run instincts to create seams and lanes versus a lot of soft nickel defenses -- although the patented Redskins' stretch play will still be their bread and butter. Defensively, coordinator Gregg Williams loves the element of surprise and will change up his fronts, coverages and blitzes on a weekly basis. Although the Redskins are primarily a 4-3 defense, they will show some 3-4 fronts. Although they love to play man-to-man coverage behind their blitzes, we will see some Cover 1, Cover 2 and Cover 3 schemes in the secondary. Arrington is gone, but Washington has two new impact players on defense who will give them great versatility. DE Andre Carter (San Francisco) can line up on the edge in the 4-3 defense and can move to OLB in the 3-4 front. In both schemes he can be a terrific pass rusher. Strong safety Adam Archuleta is a great hitter and will form one of the best safety duos in the NFL with FS Sean Taylor. Because of Archuleta's toughness, look for him to play close to the line of scrimmage, which leaves Taylor to cover the middle of the field in either a "man free" or Cover 3 scheme. Taylor has the range to get it done. This will be a one-gap, penetrating defense with a lot of interchangeable parts. The Redskins have the most experienced coaching staff in the NFL. In addition to being good strategists, they are also excellent teachers. They retained 18 starters from a year ago and two of their new starters -- Archuleta and TE Christian Fauria -- are actually upgrades. The schedule is favorable, with most of the tough nonconference games at home, and remember that these Redskins posted a 5-1 record in the division in 2005. If Brunell stays healthy, Washington is a Super Bowl contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Coolhands, you might want to edit that post to just the Redskins related section because, as per forum rules, we can only post excerpts, not whole articles, from other sources. Also, from yesterday, quickly found by searching "ESPN Insider" Redskins ready to make move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsinner Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Man, this is a great read. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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