With a veritable firestorm surrounding head coach Jim Zorn following the Redskins 19-14 loss to the Lions, it's time for him to take a long, hard look at his formula because something is obviously not clicking.
The offense has stalled at all the wrong times while the defense isn't even close to being as good as advertised. Special teams? Well at least Hunter Smith is punting.
The coaching staff hasn't been very prepared to say the least. Their psyche is anything but stable at the moment and you can see it with their conservative approach. They are so scared of blowing opportunities that they don't even create them. One thing goes wrong and the team packs up for the day.
That kind of gameplan may keep things close, but it doesn't lead to the play-offs. It leads to 8-8; or [...]
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Following an uninspiring performance from last year's number four defense in a 23-17 loss to the New York Giants, it's time for Greg Blache to take a long, hard look at his scheme.
Soft coverage on third downs kept the defense on the field while the blitz schemes were anything but imaginative. Missed tackles plagued the defense along with an average performance in the trenches.
Say what you will about the offense being at fault for the large gap in time of possession, but it was the defense that failed to force a punt in the first half. It was also the defense that allowed the Giants to convert 46% of their third down opportunities.
This defense, so highly touted coming into the season, looked downright ordinary. But Why? With all the star power it's hard to come up with [...]
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