Getting Defensive About the Redskins Defense

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Published: November 11, 2009

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... of writing about it. So I'm going to rant about the defense for a while.

Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache gets a lot of credit for a job well done on defense due to his high rankings (see below) on defense.

But should he?

The Redskins rank sixth overall in yards allowed per game, sandwiched between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. Pretty good company. Washington also tops the NFL in passing yards allowed per game. They’re also near the top in most red-zone categories.

The flip side here is the team ranks 25th overall in rushing, only a few yards ahead of juggernauts like Cleveland, Buffalo and Kansas City, allowing an eye-popping average of 126.4 yards per game.

Why the differential?

The fact of the matter is these stats exist because Blache is scared to death of allowing the big play. At the same time, the team loaded up on pass rushers in the front seven specifically so the team could produce more sacks....

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