Ayestunod Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I'm unsure about a few things involving the Redskins. Yes I know how awful Snyder has been as an owner. The signing of Shanahan (other than bringing Gibbs back) is probably one of the best things he has done. Letting Shanahan and GM Allen make the decisions is also great. Now my questions... We all know that Shanahan loves zone blocking and can make something out of low grade rbs. Does anyone do zone blocking anymore, consistently? I think I remember hearing last year that the Lions did but it didn't really seem to be effective. Also, if your Oline is as scary as ours is, wouldn't this be a long process to teach them? Is it possible an Oline can mesh vastly during camp and preseason? Normally it seems to take half a season or so for the line to get to know each others instincts. I noticed we signed Artis Hicks from Vikings but I'm unsure if Vikings used zone blocking? I'm just hoping I don't have to wait 2 to 3 years for an Oline to develop. The good thing is I guess, Clinton Portis is familiar with the zone blocking. Marko Mitchell.. seriously, why hasn't he been playing in any games really? I noticed towards the end of the season they finally threw him in some, but geeze. The guy is huge and has great hands.. so my question here is.. Is it better to have a fast wr at the slot such as Moss or a tall wr such as Marko? I'm not comparing Moss WR abilities to Marko, just Moss's speed and Marko's height in the slot, which do you all think is better? Speaking of height... what happend to the Bills WR James Hardy? Haven't heard from him in awhile I don't think. Do you think the Redskins should run a 3-4 defense or a 4-3 defense based upon the players they have on the roster now? They just signed DT Maake Kemoeatu and resigned Philip Daniels. No more smoot, and maybe Rogers is staying but he seems to want to leave. I'm just curious to how both the offense and defense are going to be put through changes.. this really doesn't look good IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Sure, a handful of teams still use the zone scheme. The Seahawks tried and failed, and now are going to bring in Alex Gibbs (the man who gets the credit for the popularity of the scheme) and try again. It typically will take some time, some teams longer than others. What I have noticed is that it still comes down to the talent of the linemen. The zone blocking scheme can't mask bad linemen, like originally thought. Good players will perform well in the scheme, subpar players will still struggle to create running lanes. I tend to give the Broncos of yesteryear more credit for having good lineman than for simply having a great scheme. Can't really help you with the rest. Orapko seems like he would be a good fit in the 3-4. Haynesworth would probably be a decent nose. Do you have big enough DE's and physical enough LB's? Who is the defensive coordinator? Does he have experience with the 3-4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayestunod Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Sure, a handful of teams still use the zone scheme. The Seahawks tried and failed, and now are going to bring in Alex Gibbs (the man who gets the credit for the popularity of the scheme) and try again. It typically will take some time, some teams longer than others. What I have noticed is that it still comes down to the talent of the linemen. The zone blocking scheme can't mask bad linemen, like originally thought. Good players will perform well in the scheme, subpar players will still struggle to create running lanes. I tend to give the Broncos of yesteryear more credit for having good lineman than for simply having a great scheme. Can't really help you with the rest. Orapko seems like he would be a good fit in the 3-4. Haynesworth would probably be a decent nose. Do you have big enough DE's and physical enough LB's? Who is the defensive coordinator? Does he have experience with the 3-4? Jim Haslett is DC and likes the 3-4.. as for as big enough DE"s we have Andre Carter and Philip Daniels which are both good sizes but Andre could possibly line up as a LB because he isn't quite as big. Our LBs are at best, OK with being physical. London Fletcher probably the most physical. Thanks for breaking down the zone scheme question for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Yeah, most 3-4 DE's nowadays are about 295 lbs., Carter would get himself killed, but could very well be a good rush OLB. The only problem with that is that Orapko probably already has that position locked down. Maybe they could both play opposite sides, but Pittsburgh is really the only 3-4 defense that blitzes both OLB's pretty much equally. Most use one as a run/cover guy and the other as the primary blitz specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Shanahan the younger was awesome here in TX and we will miss him. I think the Foreskins offense could have a resurgence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayestunod Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Shanahan the younger was awesome here in TX and we will miss him. I think the Foreskins offense could have a resurgence. Foreskin and resurgence in the same sentence just isn't right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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