Malapropismic Depository Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 The defense this year cannot use the excuse of injuries like they did last year. Even though we've been ridiculously decimated by injuries this year, even moreso than last year, the defense has come out virtually unscathed, injury-wise in 2018. We need a change at DC, and it should either be Tomsula or Gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allskinz Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Anyone else notice how embarrassingly slow and out of shape Mason Foster is? We'd be better off putting a lineman in his spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinscub Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 21 hours ago, Leonard Washington said: The defense went to 💩 when we signed Clinton-Dix. Maybe he will get better as time goes on, but right now he does not seem to be very athletic, he runs like he is constipated and seems to do what he has to, to avoid hitting someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Redskinscub said: and seems to do what he has to, to avoid hitting someone That was exactly the knock on him, and exactly how Packers fans described him. Back to the coaching firing thread, I noticed the Vikings board has just as many threads to fire one of their coaches, as we do, on the first page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allskinz Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said: That was exactly the knock on him, and exactly how Packers fans described him. Back to the coaching firing thread, I noticed the Vikings board has just as many threads to fire one of their coaches, as we do, on the first page. And the Vikings took action today.. What did the Redskins do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_HOG Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 1:59 AM, Malapropismic Depository said: or Gray. Why? What has he done to deserve a promotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anselmheifer Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/09/gregg-williams-wont-be-back-in-cleveland/ https://redskinswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/09/bringing-gregg-williams-back-could-be-exactly-what-washingtons-defense-needs/ It would be a huge win for this team to bring back Gregg Williams. I think there is probably bad blood and it won't happen, but I'd love for Snyder to open his checkbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Anselmheifer said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/09/gregg-williams-wont-be-back-in-cleveland/ https://redskinswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/09/bringing-gregg-williams-back-could-be-exactly-what-washingtons-defense-needs/ It would be a huge win for this team to bring back Gregg Williams. I think there is probably bad blood and it won't happen, but I'd love for Snyder to open his checkbook. This has been discussed in many other threads. No way Gregg will come here. He already lived through the dumpster fire of Snyder management and probably sees the desperation on the faces of the current staff who are itching to get the hell out of Dodge and wants no part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinzplay Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I don't thing Gregg would come, either. And though I like him, I'd prefer that he didn't. He deserves better than working under the dark clouds at Ashburn. He'll have plenty of better options, whether for this year or next. And as far as Manusky goes, it's clear he should be replaced, but just like with Barry, they'll wait so long to make moves that (a) all the really good candidates will be off the board, and/or (b) only stinkers will be left, like somebody already on staff, like Manusky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 he's an idiot and should not be retained The moves so far this offseason give me hope that someone can be hired to replace him and bring competent D to this team again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Stupid Loser Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'm fine with getting rid of Manusky. But it won't make any difference at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The Manusky situation is interesting. They want to replace him, but it's not an attractive opportunity. I thought about it, and the Redskins couldn't convince me to leave my job to work as their DC and I love the team. It's going to be very tough to attract an elite DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSurrender Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 12/5/2018 at 4:24 PM, 757SeanTaylor21 said: If anybody id promote tomsula. That is one body (the d lineman) that has shown constant progress and no regression. Even dbs regressed. Norman, dunbar...the complete lack of db tackling. I cant believe that danny Johnson (i believe)had the tackle wrapped up short of the first on 3rd down but went for the strip to allow the first down on the eagles first drive. While allen, payne, matty i, settle showing something now...that they are getting bettee and better. I agree about Tomsula and the D-line but I saw NO regression in Dunbar. I thought we was playing very well and I love his mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny21 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 So here’s something that’s been bugging me: For the most part, people point to our ILB play as pretty poor this year. I’d argue our corner play was lackluster. Most have bemoaned the play of Dix. Smith had a down year and a lot of people think he isn’t anything special and we should let him walk (though our financial situation plays heavily into that). My point is... is all of that taken into consideration when judging Manusky? Because it almost seems like the two (coaching and personnel) are being treated as separate entities. I’m not defending Manusky here persay, I’m just wondering - what was the expectation? Tied into this, looking at the numbers (and I know ‘stats’ aren’t the be all/end all), with the exception of Smith (and maybe Norman), our good players performed quite well - Swearinger, Kerrigan, Ioannidas, Allen, Payne. Our not so good players got picked on - Foster, Johnson, Stroman, Haha (missing tackles and such), and Brown. Moreau showed his inexperience as did, to a lesser extent, Nicholson. Anderson and McPhee were ok, and Settle looked pretty good. Foster and Brown are particularly interesting. Last offseason, the consensus was that we had a solid duo. Fast forward, and they’re getting lambasted. Was this change more a result of coaching issues (like not using personnel to their strength)? Was it because our now stout dline couldn’t be blamed for the run game failures? Is it that our dline caused teams to attack us in different ways than before (off tackle runs and throws to the flat)? What about losing Breeland and Fuller? Did that impact our ILBs? Or impact Manusky’s play calling? My overall point - we were 15th in points and 17th In yards... is the expectation that a better DC (even if we don’t improve the personnel) significantly improves those numbers? Is the expectation that better ILBs, and some additions to the secondary (even if Manusky stays) significantly improves those rankings? Is it both? Bottom line, our rankings were pretty decent, our good unit (dline) and good players performed well, so I’m not convinced Manusky is a big part of the problem. I’m also not convinced he isn’t a big part of the problem. It’s pretty apparent he isn’t the problem though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Maybe I’m just an old school Skins fan but I say we keep Manusky and hire Bill Arnsparger as a defensive consultant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 hours ago, mojo said: Maybe I’m just an old school Skins fan but I say we keep Manusky and hire Bill Arnsparger as a defensive consultant. and Sherman Lewis as offensive consultant ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I didn't pay attention to the Browns defense this year, but did they run a 3-4? Though Williams was a 4-3 guy which would mean we would have to switch. I'm not opposed to that but would mean some big changes, specifically 2 OLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anselmheifer Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, MisterPinstripe said: I didn't pay attention to the Browns defense this year, but did they run a 3-4? Though Williams was a 4-3 guy which would mean we would have to switch. I'm not opposed to that but would mean some big changes, specifically 2 OLB. Our base defense is actually a nickel, which is 4-2-5. The league is going more and more in that direction. San Diego just played 7 defensive backs against Lamar Jackson. We would have to change almost nothing in terms in terms of personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysaskin Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Hue Jackson was fired watch this clown show pick him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Burgold Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I kinda figured Manusky would stay and it makes sense if Jay is staying. What guy with a star ascending is going to attach himself to a lame duck HC on a team with no starting QB? They're better off staying put. It's far easier to wreck a rep than to make one. At any rate, this staff needs to prove itself or get out. Manusky's D looked really good early on, but couldn't overcome the loss of Dunbar (how strange is that sentence!) and the exposure of Foster in coverage. Can Manusky figure it out? Can Gruden? Can Bruce? My guess is no. In any case, I don't want a band aid or an excuse. If they're good enough to be retained, they need to be good enough to win and win big immediately. The Eagles, Rams, and others have proven if you have the right people... it doesn't take 10 years to turn around a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 We've been asking the wrong question all along. The right question was: Why terminate Manusky when you can retain him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The key question for me is are we going to use our players differently? Even more, i wonder if we're going to draft any players like Lavar. Not saying anything about him as a player, but the rumor was that he would freestyle when he thought he needed to. Not sure if this is the best option either but if we're in one coverage and getting abused, somebody needs to know to change things. And if DJ wasn't that guy who will be? I guess the alternative is just to get better players like more depth at corner, guys that are better at man, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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volsmet Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 12/5/2018 at 12:44 PM, SavetheSkins said: Thoughts from those that know NFL defensive schemes/adjustments better than I? A few basic observations: 1) Too much run blitzing. Can cause disruption by D-Line shifts and stunts vs. blitzing. 2) Poor in game adjustments and substitutions. 3) Unwillingness to bench starters not performing. Prime example Ha Ha Dix. Poor angles and afraid to hit and tackle. Nicholson playing special teams, so he's healthy. I'd take my chances with him. At least he's aggressive, and a big hitter. Also, why not play JHD or even Zach Vigil who are better against the pass, and have better sideline to sideline speed vs. Mason Foster? Welcome to the forum, DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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