skinsfanno9 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Yes, the Redskins defense looks VASTLY improved over last year. I love it! :applause: But, um, ya know, most good defenses occasionally get fumble recoveries and INTs. Some even do this frequently. Why are turnovers important you ask? (I say this due to so many comments stating that we don't really need them, nor does Williams want them, which I don't believe): 1. Stops the other team from racking up yards and scores 2. Our offense no longer has to "go the distance" each and every drive 3. They demoralize the opponent. Truly, we REALLY need to win the turnover battle if we expect a legit playoff run. Like 78% of playoff teams have a positive take-away ratio. While I see effort here, we seem to be dropping 2 INTs per game, and aren't getting enough fumble opportunities. So, is this gonna change any time soon? If not, I think our playoff chances will be dim. We'll have to come up huge on 3rd downs each and every game in order to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I think the Eagles got away with that overturned fumble call. To me, that ball was easily loose before his knee was on the ground. That would have given us 2 turnovers in as many weeks. Not a bad start. But one in two games isn't too bad. Just think if our defense is winning games without turnovers, what could we do when we finally get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishisthegreatstuff Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 well i think the biggest reason is because our pass rush still is pretty weak even though our defense is playing better. Also we have dropped a few (cough cough) smoot. hopefully they will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I would like to see a few interceptions, can be huge momentum shifters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsand521 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Yeah we were robbed on that fumble! ROBBED! The turnovers will come. The sacks are coming now. Just wait a little longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanno9 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 well i think the biggest reason is because our pass rush still is pretty weak even though our defense is playing better. Also we have dropped a few (cough cough) smoot. hopefully they will come. Agreed, without constant pressure, the opportunities for error are lower. But we did seem lots better this week over the Miami game. At least sometimes McNabb really was pressured, whereas Green had all weekend to throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatles2885 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 actually our pass rush is looking good. And we've had two dropped almost certain INT's. Landry dropped and and Smoot dropped one (I seem to remember Fletcher dropping one too but I'm not sure). So the opportunities have been there, now it's just a matter of taking advantage of them. As this team continues to gel and improve, the turnovers will come more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 They will come when our blitzes start getting more pressure on the QB. For now, we're getting along very well with our defense playing bend-but-don't-break ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 We got a fumble recovery against Miami and should have had one against Philly. Other than that, we've got five sacks and two guys who are pissed they dropped an Int (Smooooot and Landry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanno9 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Yeah we were robbed on that fumble! ROBBED! The turnovers will come. The sacks are coming now. Just wait a little longer. For much of the first half, I was wondering whether Smoot was coaching up the receivers on how to catch! Hopefully they will be coming, but I would REALLY like to see a game where we win the ratio. Perhaps with the Giants even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeTK Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 we will definitely get more turnovers in weeks to come, ESPECIALLY this weekend. this squad is too good to NOT top last years dismal amount of turnovers and the ball was DEFINITELY coming loose before his knee hit the ground. p-lo recovered that fumble fair and square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever21 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 McNabb and Green may not be as good as they used to be but they're still both veteran QB's and with how well our coverage was the last two weeks both of them didn't take any chances and so our DB's didn't really have a shot at ints (except of course Smooty). As for fumbles. I believe luck plays more of a roll into them than anything. I am not worried about our turnovers forced as long as our offence doesn't start giving it away 3 times a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 setting aside my personal bias for the skins, i thought the refs made the right call on the Philly fumble. while i have been impressed with the D's overall play thus far, their lack of turnovers concerns me for the long haul. Fumbles are pretty much a crapshoot as you never really know how the ball will bounce, but this teams inability to get INT's (especially when we drop so many) is disturbing. INT's can be huge momentum swings and we just don't take advantage. i would like to say that the turnovers will come in due time, but we've said that all season for the past two seasons. its a problem that i hope is corrected in the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashsra Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 The pass rush is definitely a big part of it. You don't force a QB into a bad throw if you can't get to him. I don't understand why our entire secondary can't catch. Landry had one go right through his hands last night. That 2 drops in 2 games, and who knows how many we had last year. I think these guys have some kind of mental block when it comes to catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryfuhl Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 a lot of INTs happen in the short passing game in which we're looking more to contain and not let a guy slip by.. you always have your long bomb INTs too, but they haven't really gone long against us to give us that jumpball availability right now I'm not too concerned since our defense is less aggressive and they're not always set to be in that type of position, though I wouldn't mind seeing an LB jump up and snag or smack away a couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 i would like to say that the turnovers will come in due time, but we've said that all season for the past two seasons. its a problem that i hope is corrected in the immediate future. Vernon Fox, INT to open the victory over Carolina. (I will admit I was in the stadium and said, "wtf, we cant do that!") Sean Taylor, INT to seal the deal over Carolina. Carlos Rogers, INT to seal the deal against the "#1 Saints offense" which proved almost completely inept against our 32nd Defense despite the best efforts of the announcers. Other than that, all I've got for you is that Smooter is embarassed and determined to catch the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinSince87 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 as long as we're winning and dont turn it over too much i dont care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris0894 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 could you imagine the momentem the defense would give our offense if they were picking passes off or forcing fumbles...not only that but the momentem the defense would give the defense the next time they are on the field to do it again!...all in all we would have one confident dominant team *edit* btw sippin on the crown royal tonight so excuse my spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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