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Monday, September 23, 2013

Redskins vs Lions Notes: Defense

The defense played better in this one but really hurt themselves with missed tackles and penalties.

1. The defense really did make some plays and stopped the Lions on their first drive then got a pick 6 on the second.

2. Hall played with a lot of heart against the best receiver in the game in Calvin Johnson. To his credit Hall forced Johnson off his route on the interception play which threw off the timing and led to the pick. He also made a nice play on a pass that would have been a touchdown. But Johnson got the better of Hall and the rest of the Redskins defense often. Johnson seemed to make plays whenever the Lions really needed one.

3. Just too many missed tackles. The problem is it's not just one player missing tackles it's the whole team. On Bell's td there were three or four missed tackles. Orakpo specifically really needs to improve in this area. There were multiple times when he was in position to stop a play for a loss or no gain and ended up giving up 5 or more yards. Even on the touchdown to Calvin Johnson late in the game Brandon Meriweather went high on Johnson going for the ball but in that situation the tackle was more important and the better play to make.

4. Early in the first half the Redskins made a stop on 3rd down which should have led to a field goal but instead there was a penalty and the Lions ended up scoring on the drive. Just too many unforced errors for this unit.

5. Amerson had a much better game and broke up two passes. He made a couple tackles and for the most part was solid in coverage. He made some mistakes as well but that is to be expected from a rookie getting the kind of playing time he has. He took a big risk going for a pick or pass defense on one play but missed which led to a big gain for the Lions. Overall, I'm really impressed with him and think he has a lot of potential moving forward.

6. I still love Ryan Kerrigan he seems to be the most consistent player on defense with Perry Riley second. Nick Barnett showed why Fletcher needs to be on the field more than not. Barnett was really unimpressive in the plays I saw him involved in. I actually think the defense deserves some credit for having a solid game but it still gives up too many yards and big plays.

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