Ynot Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I would love to see the Prevent Defense improve, as we gave Dallas 150 yards of there total at the end of the first half and at the end of the game. Saw the same against Saints and Cardinals. Pass Rush will help, but when you drop 8 and rush three and guys are that wide open? We are definitely a better pressure and man to man defense. Would like to see more exotoc defenses to mix it up. But Hey got to like that we are using this as we have the lead! Loving the ball control offense and the possibility of the big play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Who cares about stats? The only stat that matter is the win column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 It may make our stats look bad, but it helps make our win column look good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I didn't agree with the prevent defense before halftime but it was ABSOLUTELY the right call in the 4th quarter. All we had to do was get the clock under 2 minutes, and the game would (at worst for us) come down to the onside kick. That being the case, I think we did the right thing. Prior to halftime however, we allowed them to grab some momentum back by getting 3. Again, it wasn't awful because we basically guaranteed they wouldn't get 7, but I still think you play straight up in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Just wish our defense was dominate, like the Ravens and Steelers at times. Of course we need the pass rush for that. Hopefully Taylor will make a difference when he gets healthy. Yes the Win column does look great! Not much to complain about I guess! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 "Why" is a good question. Stats have nothing to do with it. It doesn't work. Why not just use the same defense we use all game? You know, the one that actually stops the opposing teams offense from moving the ball and scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Just wish our defense was dominate, like the Ravens and Steelers at times. Of course we need the pass rush for that. Hopefully Taylor will make a difference when he gets healthy.Yes the Win column does look great! Not much to complain about I guess! ;-) My problem is that we definitely get zero pass rush from our 3 man line in our prevent defense. At least with our 4 man line we get some pressure. I just don't understand a defense that automatically takes three players out of the equation on each down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana_4_prez Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 It may make our stats look bad, but it helps make our win column look good... True story. Can you imagine the momentum swing if TO would have scored on a long bomb just before half time. Only giving up 3 points, instead of 7 was huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooley4President Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The defense they played at the end of the game was smart and well played. They conceded one score knowing 2 things: first that they would have to get an onside kick and another quick score, which wasn't likely, and second that they could make them drain clock while working for the score. Not to sound like a broken record here, but who cares about stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Just wish our defense was dominate, like the Ravens and Steelers at times. Of course we need the pass rush for that. Hopefully Taylor will make a difference when he gets healthy.Yes the Win column does look great! Not much to complain about I guess! ;-) We've played some of the best offenses this league has to offer. All things considered our defense did just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyburd Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 You also have to look at the offenses we have played against. We still held all for teams to their lowest scoring total this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Only stat that matters is the ending score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meskeet21 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 **** man its called the prevent defense for a reason :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelarkascend1ng Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 ......... 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Only one stat I care about...WINS! Stats are for crap teams to be like "looke we are number one in this and that." Then you just go, "Yeah, but we are 3-1." Look at the teams that have won the Super Bowl. They're stats haven't been great. Most fall in the middle of the league. Its about winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilsu Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 True story. Can you imagine the momentum swing if TO would have scored on a long bomb just before half time. Only giving up 3 points, instead of 7 was huge. Or how about the momentum swing if the Redskins had held the Cowboys to a 54 yard field goal attempt that had the possibility of missing... Or how about the field goal at the end of the first half versus the Saints that gave New Orleans the lead.... I suppose these things were reasons the Redskins won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The point of the prevent defense late in the game was to force Dallas to go over the middle instead of throwing long. Blache said in his interview with Johnson that Dallas is a quick-strike offense, and won several games last year, and this year, through quick scores late in the game. Blache out-schemed them by forcing them to eat up the clock late in the game when they were already out of time outs. And the result? Dallas did score a TD, but they were still obviously down (otherwise we wouldn't have run the prevent) and unless they got the onside kick (something that doesn't succeed as often as it fails) there was only 1:44 left on the clock, allowing us to kneel down and get the win. Instead of simply hating on the prevent D because it allowed the opponent the opportunity to move the ball, try understanding WHY we did it, and the strategy involved, Blache called a great game, so making an assumption that he switched to prevent for "no reason" or "cuz he was scared" or whatever other reasoning that is based on assumptions rather than strategy is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilsu Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Only one stat I care about...WINS! Stats are for crap teams to be like "looke we are number one in this and that." Then you just go, "Yeah, but we are 3-1." Look at the teams that have won the Super Bowl. They're stats haven't been great. Most fall in the middle of the league. Its about winning. Well actually... RANK TEAM OFF DEF 2007 NYG 16 7 2006 IND 3 21 2005 PIT 15 4 2004 NE 7 9 2003 NE 17 7 2002 TB 24 1 2001 NE 19 24 2000 BAL 16 2 1999 STL 1 6 1998 DEN 8 11 1997 DEN 1 5 1996 GB 5 1 1995 DAL 5 9 1994 SF 2 8 1993 DAL 4 10 1992 DAL 4 1 1991 WAS 4 3 1990 NYG 17 2 1989 SF 1 4 1988 SF 2 3 1987 WAS 3 18 1986 NYG 10 2 1985 CHI 7 1 1984 SF 2 10 1983 LA 7 4 1982 WAS 7 4 1981 SF 13 2 1980 OAK 16 11 1979 PIT 1 2 1978 PIT 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilsu Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The point of the prevent defense late in the game was to force Dallas to go over the middle instead of throwing long. Blache said in his interview with Johnson that Dallas is a quick-strike offense, and won several games last year, and this year, through quick scores late in the game. Blache out-schemed them by forcing them to eat up the clock late in the game when they were already out of time outs. And the result? Dallas did score a TD, but they were still obviously down (otherwise we wouldn't have run the prevent) and unless they got the onside kick (something that doesn't succeed as often as it fails) there was only 1:44 left on the clock, allowing us to kneel down and get the win.Instead of simply hating on the prevent D because it allowed the opponent the opportunity to move the ball, try understanding WHY we did it, and the strategy involved, Blache called a great game, so making an assumption that he switched to prevent for "no reason" or "cuz he was scared" or whatever other reasoning that is based on assumptions rather than strategy is silly. The prevent defense was the right move at the end of the game. Anything else would have been stupid. What I don't get are the free points the defense gives up at the end of the first half. We saw it with the Saints... And we saw it with the Cowboys. I mean, yes, 3 is better than 7, but 0 is better than 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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