Burgold Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Sure, I know it's impossible to make an educated guess right now, but if you had to where do you think the Redskins' D will rank at the end of the 07-08 season. No hedging either. If you want to be daring you can justify your rank by further pridicting free agent moves, draft picks, and strategy shifts. Here's my wild guess: Redskins Defensive Rank = 19 The Redskins D jumps way up to no. 19 in the league. Why? Well, there's nowhere to go, but up. I think that Williams has been too successful too long to simply be a clueless one note coordinator. I think he is embarrassed and is going to figure it out. More, I think we had a perfect storm of injuries in the secondary and D line. I believe that youth will get pumped into that D line that will lead to some mistakes, but a whole lot more pressure. I suspect that Washington and McIntosh form 2/3's of at the very least a solid linebacking corp and that Rogers and Taylor recover from their slumps. Just minor improvements in the areas we know about are enough to improve us to just below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Redskins defense moves up to #14 next season..We add a CB either Clements or Samuel, Warrick Holdman is gone, Mcintosh starts or we get a FA LB to take over for Holdman..Andre Carter continues to improve like he did last season..We draft someone on the defensive line, that helps the pass rush and that improves our pass defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I see us improving one of the starters at each group, d-line, LB, and DB's. Mainly, I see a new LB and new D-lineman. Not sure about secondary, but some different depth will be brought in. I say 16th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Middle of the pack. We'll be ranked 13-16th. I believe theyll be determined from the start next year but we still will have no depth. Then again, having an offense who drives the ball w ill help alot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I say D will be top 5 next year. We will pick up key players through free agency and the draft. And our D will be stout next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 i'd say 12. if we draft Anderson or Adams they will put pressure on the QB and Anderson will also stop the run. If we rotate Griffin, Golston, and Sa'lvea at DT's then they can stay fresh throughout the game and stop the run better. McIntosh, Marcus, and homefully Fletcher would be solid and shut down the run better. Rogers will be working with DG so that should help him. Springs, it all depends on health, when he is healthy, he is a great corner, he shut down Steve Smith except for a lob, and he did great vs the Saints. With the upgraded LB core, Taylor should be able to play deep and play to his full potential, and then we have a contest at SS. If we have 1 week in the offseason where Jason goes out with our secondary and just fires ball after ball after ball at them TO TEACH THEM TO CATCH, we will get more int's... not many (if any) can throw harder than jason, so if he just fires balls at them til they catch a lot, they should learn how to catch, and produce more turnovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Top ten! GW will get this squad back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
909997 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 #1 with campbell and portis eating up all the clock our d rises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSCNZ20 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I say number 9.. if you can fall from top 10 to 31..why not go up from 31 to top 10. i'm confident we'll sure up the DL and the Secondary.. I think the LBs will be good. the back's seven's best friends are the front four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'm going to say a number between 1 and 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 17 overall. 12 against the run...20 against the pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKSkinsFan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 After we sign Fletcher, we will finally rid ourselves of keeping Holdman on the roster. Move Marshall back to weak side as we work Rocky in more and more packages to take that spot over. Resign Troy Vincent to provide a veteran presence at safety helping out Taylor, Prielou coming back is going to help also. Vernon Fox did admirable in that spot last year, but come on, he got juked out by Bruce Gradkowski, that's sad. The d-line needs 2 new starters. If we decide to draft Branch, sign Justin Smith or Bryan Thomas. If we draft Anderson, sign Sands or Redding. These improvements along with our offense going back to controlling the clock will improve our d drastically. Better d-line means better run defense, more consistent pressure, and allows our blitzes to work more effectively. I'm so tired of seeing us blitz the house and it gets picked up due to the d-line not eating up blockers. The push up front will also not let QBs sit back and pick us apart all day, and force bad decisions causing more turnovers. If we can get all of these moves accomplished, I'd like to think our D could be top 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siven Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'm going to say a number between 1 and 32. Damn, you got it. How'd you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hogg Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Top 10 takes us deep into playoff run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoBob Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 While I agree that our defense was porous - I think some of our rating was attributable to the lack of turnovers. Turnovers help with your time of possession (and consequently your opponents yards per game) quite a bit. If we had been average in our takeaways, I think our defensive rating would have gone up 5 spots or so. Not that 26th is good, but we should be able to hope for a mid 20's defense next year if our secondary can pick it up (I'm only talking turnovers, not play). From that point on, if our defense is going to improve, it's going to be from: 1) Scheme changes 2) Player additions 3) Unit cohesion The jury will be out on all those for quite some time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Reserving the right to modify based on FA and draft and injuries and reshuffling of coaching assignments and whatever else can and will happen between now and the end of next season ... here in January, my gut tells me they'll end up somewhere between 12-15. I'd like to project higher, but until we see whatever changes they make translate to the field, there's simply no way to know. GW will likely tweak the schemes some to account for the NFL having apparently "figured out" the cover two, and will probably simplify things a bit to make the unit better able to sustain itself if one or two key guys get hurt again. Meaning there'll probably be a bit of a learning curve early. If they stay even relatively healthy down the strecth though, I'm going to be surprise if they don't finish strong and with a decent overall ranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGSKINS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 17th. They finish 31st this year. I cant see them higher than than 17th next year and thats being nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 #1 vs the run, #1 vs the pass, #1 vs points against, #1 sacks, #1 INT's, #1 fumbles, #1 safties, #1 tackles, #1 passes defensed and #1 overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 #1 vs the run, #1 vs the pass, #1 vs points against, #1 sacks, #1 INT's, #1 fumbles, #1 safties, #1 tackles, #1 passes defensed and #1 overall. Why do you have to be such a pessimist? I guess my first guess of 19 looks downright gloomy in this thread, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Top 8. Don't forget we get the easy schedule next year since we finished last this year.. If we can't post a top 8 D against the powder puffs we're going to be playing we should start playing college teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 i'll got with 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Why do you have to be such a pessimist? I guess my first guess of 19 looks downright gloomy in this thread, doesn't it? eyes just messin with people. wanted to see the comments. I have no idea where we'll end up. Hopefully better than 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebster21 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Run Defense = 7 Pass Defense = 14 Overall = 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 #1 vs the run, #1 vs the pass, #1 vs points against, #1 sacks, #1 INT's, #1 fumbles, #1 safties, #1 tackles, #1 passes defensed and #1 overall. From your fingers to God's monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikido09 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I say D will be top 5 next year. We will pick up key players through free agency and the draft. And our D will be stout next year. I agree!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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