vtskinfan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 why is it that for as long as i can remember we can never seem to get any pressure on the opposing qb when we blitz? we had several plays against the lions were we sent 7 or 8 and they picked it up easily. its been the same way for years and i dont understand it. i dont really think its a personnel issue because if you're sending that many on a blitz it shouldnt really matter who is coming, you'd think somebody ought to be able to get through. luckily our secondary has been playing lights out this year and has been able to prevent the big play on these failed blitzes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTight Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 agree! Lion O is the worse in the NFL and we absolutely had no pass rush. This is alarming and will be an issue down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley's "rootin" Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 This is a huge problem and I agree futher on in the season it will be a bigger problem, teams dont go far in the post season without a pass rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Rob Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 golston was getting a pretty decent push today, played well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 i've noticed this in other games as well. it seems to me our blitzes aren't creative enough. Blache is way too predictable when he does decide to blitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien1191 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 We have no pass rush. It doesnt help that Griff was out and Taylor is hurt, but its still a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 we don't blitz our best blitzers other than our front 4, i think our best blitzers are Horton, Landry and Rocky Horton was out, Landry stayed deep, and Rocky was sent a few times i think we will improve as Taylor and Griffin get healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinknKoolAid Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 This is an easy one. Go back and look at the game. Every time we were bringing the safety blitz or any kind of blitz we gave it away before the snap. Lions QB would change the count and the guys coming on the blitz would be noticed immediately. Then he would simply change the protection or call a different play. I think they scored a TD on one of those scenarios. Don't fret. When we have Springs, a healthy Washington (he's not anywhere near 100% no matter what anyone says), a healthy JT, and Horton back we will be able to create a better pass rush. Actually, a 6-2 record with little to no pass rush is impressive. :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilsu Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Blitzing works best when they have to respect the front four and ignore the blitzers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinned Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Amazing how the Giants presented matchups that allowed Kiwanuka to come unimpeded to the QB twice that I can remember, and the Skins don't seem to show anything different that could confuse the O-line. Our Defensive scheme seems to work in the long run since we are 6-2, but it sure could make life easier on the secondary if we could dial up some much needed pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Orlovsky threw to the check down receiver all day today and we just let him. Its not like was was standing in the pocket and throwing it downfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 the Redskins best blitzer is Shawn Springs off the corner. He sells it well and comes in at a good angle UNDER CONTROL. Chris Horton will be an excellent blitzer once he learns not to sell out and come in out of control to make the hit. Horton was in position to sack both Marc Bulger and Derek Anderson but missed high and allowed his speed to be used against him as these qbs were able to get away and roll out to complete passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 This is a problem. Our best blitzer, it seems, is Springs. He's not in there. They don't blitz Landry because they use him to cover during a blitz, but he's a really good blitzer. Fletcher comes every now and then. Agree, when they bring pressure, they need to get there more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleSkinsFan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 The Skins don't have much of a pass rush. They haven't Since Gregg Williams came to town. His Defensive schemes have always been very stingy and tough to score against but have never been good at sacks/pressure or takeaways. He was like this in Buffalo, he was like this in DC, and now Jacksonville is suffering the same issues. Blache has continued this same type of scheme in general so it should be no surprise that sacks and turnovers are not a big part of the Redskins D. Many of us have been talking about this for years here. I did a study last year, the result of which showed that the teams that rank high in sacks consistently make it deep into the playoffs, the teams that don't produce sacks consistently get high draft picks. It wasn't a subtle stat, it was blatant with the only exception being the year that Indy won the SB. The next closest thing to an exception was Washington 05 who ranked 20th in sacks and made it to round 2 of the playoffs. According to NFL.com Washington ranks 26 in sacks this year, (16th in 07)(32nd in 06)(20th in 05) Jacksonville ranks 29 in sacks this year (9th in 07)(15th in 06)(3rd in 05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMonk Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I noticed this also, two years ago I commented in a thread that we show our blitz, the opponents make their adjustments and we don't adjust. When we see this before the snap why cant our blitzers just drop into zones or make another quick adjustment. I absolutely hate to see one of our blitzers just get picked up while I know the coverage has to be perfect. Its frustrating, I think making some changes here would take our defense from very good to great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampSkinsFanatic Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've seen Ben Roethlesberger(sp) get destroyed by the blitz of Philly and the Giants. t would suck if we gave him all the time in the world when his weakness is right on film this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meskeet21 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 our defense is great without a pass rush. we shouldnt have to blitz when we have carter and taylor on the edge. they just cant ever seem to dip their shoulders around the tackle and make it to the qb. i cant seem to figure out why carter cant get any pressure when he had 10.5 sacks last year. waht gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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