Need Production from D tonight

[MichaelWinicki]

Originally Posted by AMERICAS_FAN

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The Redskins' counter play (Excerpt From DMN)

This is Washington's signature play. RB Clinton Portis takes a false step to the left or right, depending on the direction of the play, and waits for a pulling tackle and guard to open up a big hole for him. The Cowboys are a fast, aggressive defense, especially at linebacker, and these plays are designed to take advantage of those types of defenses.
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[View Full Quote]It is with this counter play that the Skins can do some damage on us. If successful, this play can establish their running game. In our first two games this season, quite often our front 7 have been out of position, and if we continue that vs. the Skins then they will run on us quite easily - killing us with that counter play. And if that happens it will open up their whole offense.

By staying in their gaps is how our D-front-seven can help control this game. The Skins WRs don't scare me. So if I'm Zimmer, I play man-up on their wideouts with singel-safety help on the strong side; I have our front 4 play gap assignments (i.e. hold their lanes and don't overpersue or over-rush the QB); I have our linebackers cover underneath zones and use the other safety (i.e. Roy Williams) to come up in the box for the running game (i.e. shield Portis wherever he goes) and be the blitzer on sure passing downs (I would interchange safeties and linebackers for this). This scheme will shut down the Redskins offense - because it will shut down their counter play, thus hindering their running game - and win the game for us.

AF

Nice analysis AF. Very well done. No reason to zone much for the Skins... They aren't likely to try too many deep passes. I think Newman can handle either WR without any problem.

[SkinsandTerps]

Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

Nice analysis AF. Very well done. No reason to zone much for the Skins... They aren't likely to try too many deep passes. I think Newman can handle either WR without any problem.

Zone is still going to be played. The Redskins are not likely to be matched up one on one very well.

[blindzebra]

Originally Posted by Nors

Throw everything at Brunnell. Gibbs is going to try and grind us with Portis.

We won't blitz a lot when Portis is in the game. It would be a big play waiting to happen. We need to control the LOS against them and not over pursue.

[lkelly]

Originally Posted by SkinsandTerps

The Redskins O is not just the Counter trey. after seven games played I would think some of you would have realized that by now.

Yes, the Skins' offense is also about fumbles, interceptions, sacks, and dropped balls by the wideouts.

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

Nice analysis AF. Very well done. No reason to zone much for the Skins... They aren't likely to try too many deep passes. I think Newman can handle either WR without any problem.

Thanks! I think the Skins will take some shots deep to try and draw a PI flag. Yes, Newman can handle any of their WRs one on one. That's why I would line him up on the weak side. That way Hunter can cover the strong side with deep help feom Dixon/Scott. So there will be quite a bit of zoning going on there. Also, with Newman playing man-up, we can cheat R. Williams up in the box, and depending where we position him, we can free up the weakside linebacker to drop back in space to cover the open field undereath Newman. Of course this is not what we'll see on every play, but I anticipate this will be the base defense that Dallas implements, especially on sure running downs.

AF