It can't happen now in mid season and it may not happen as long as Shanahan is here period, but for the Redskins to be successful consistently a complete change in approach is needed.
On offense priority number one has to be to protect the qb. That means moving away from fielding an interior line of essentially three centers and finding NFL-size performers that can hold up in pass protection and open holes in the run game.
I am sick of the OL being Trent Williams and four other guys. You can't win with the current talent.
As for the apologists that look to Morris' rushing stats, my response is don't you think Morris has the vision and power to be successful in another system where we have an OL that is built at least in part on PP skills?
Many offenses have incorporated elements of zone-blocking but we are the only team that clings to the notion you can field undersized linemen and get by with that over 16 games.
One of the reasons we didn't win yesterday is like SD we decided at the goal line to throw the ball after Helu was stopped on first down because the confidence in the OL to block Kevin Williams and Griffin inside wasn't there.
On defense, this 3-4 is a sham. Shanahan's defense has been average to poor over the last 4 years.
The 3-4 was supposed to bring flexibility in moving guys around to attack the edge or interior on the rush.
But we don't move guys around. You never see any interior pressure from this defense. Orakpo and Kerrigan stick to their sides of the D and we rarely if ever see Riley or Fletcher come upfield and rush over the center/guard gaps.
The secondary is awful and the outside linebackers are a liability in coverage.
Kerrigan would be better suited at 6'4 and 263 to being a rush end in the 4-3. He has the strength to play on the line.
Cofield is a natural 4-3 DT. Jenkins projects well I think as an interior player rather than a DE.
Baker to me is another player lost on the outside.
Finally I think there is the realization that Brian Orakpo despite his athleticism seems to have hit a plateau below that of a top rusher.
One has to question spending big dollars to bring him back to play OLB.
When you look at it, the Redskins got only one sack and precious few hurries against a Vikings OL that was without TWO starters as well as starting TE Kyle Rudolph.
On offense priority number one has to be to protect the qb. That means moving away from fielding an interior line of essentially three centers and finding NFL-size performers that can hold up in pass protection and open holes in the run game.
I am sick of the OL being Trent Williams and four other guys. You can't win with the current talent.
As for the apologists that look to Morris' rushing stats, my response is don't you think Morris has the vision and power to be successful in another system where we have an OL that is built at least in part on PP skills?
Many offenses have incorporated elements of zone-blocking but we are the only team that clings to the notion you can field undersized linemen and get by with that over 16 games.
One of the reasons we didn't win yesterday is like SD we decided at the goal line to throw the ball after Helu was stopped on first down because the confidence in the OL to block Kevin Williams and Griffin inside wasn't there.
On defense, this 3-4 is a sham. Shanahan's defense has been average to poor over the last 4 years.
The 3-4 was supposed to bring flexibility in moving guys around to attack the edge or interior on the rush.
But we don't move guys around. You never see any interior pressure from this defense. Orakpo and Kerrigan stick to their sides of the D and we rarely if ever see Riley or Fletcher come upfield and rush over the center/guard gaps.
The secondary is awful and the outside linebackers are a liability in coverage.
Kerrigan would be better suited at 6'4 and 263 to being a rush end in the 4-3. He has the strength to play on the line.
Cofield is a natural 4-3 DT. Jenkins projects well I think as an interior player rather than a DE.
Baker to me is another player lost on the outside.
Finally I think there is the realization that Brian Orakpo despite his athleticism seems to have hit a plateau below that of a top rusher.
One has to question spending big dollars to bring him back to play OLB.
When you look at it, the Redskins got only one sack and precious few hurries against a Vikings OL that was without TWO starters as well as starting TE Kyle Rudolph.
