Wednesday, November 28, 2007

No Shit


Oh hi

There is so much to report on, there is more to come tonight as major print outlets publish their Remembering Sean Taylor pieces. I am still nowhere near ready to start talking about football again but like the team I will have to be there by the weekend.

In the meantime I wanted to share a piece from the masters of the obvious at Fox Sports, headline:

Redskins not likely to find another Taylor

The Redskins defense had come together strategically. 2004 was adrenalin alone, a bunch of guys coming together in the first year and being professionals. 2005 validated the scheme as the defense remained dominant. 2006 was hubris, Gregg Williams thought he had solved the complex calculation that is NFL defense and it showed. Sean looked out of place, the linebackers froze on every play, the corners gave too much cushion.

2007 learned from the mistakes of 2006 without forgetting the lessons of 2005. Sean was a solid free safety and his presence affected every opponent that touched the ball. Even with LaRon Landry an excellent if raw strong safety and Reed Doughty going to be a workable free safety the Redskins will weaken in defense as opponents realize there is no coverage/closing/tackling threat in the deep defensive backfield, at least not of the same caliber.

It's early and it's still all raw. Football does not go away and that does not disrespect Sean. Reed and LaRon, make us proud.



Sean Taylor reintroducing himself to Reggie Brown on Monday Night Football, game two, 17 September 2007, Chris McGrath / Getty Images from here.

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