Redskins Insider Archive: 3-4 defense
Baylor's Phil Taylor attracts Redskins' interest
Update: March 8: Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie said today that team owner Daniel Snyder did not attend the Redskins' interview with Phil Taylor. Original Post: The Washington Redskins were among 23 teams with scouts at Baylor University's Pro Day, which featured defensive tackle Phil Taylor last Thursday, according to Taylor's...
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Mike Jones
| March 7, 2011; 3:53 PM ET |
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Shaun Rogers meets with Redskins, signing is not imminent
Washington Redskins coaches and officials met with free agent defensive tackle Shaun Rogers on Friday, and no signing is imminent, according to a source familiar with the situation. The Redskins are in the market for a nose tackle to anchor the line in their 3-4 defense, and Rogers, an 11-year...
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Mike Jones
| February 11, 2011; 6:35 PM ET |
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3-4 defense, Albert Haynesworth
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Getting defensive
The Washington Post's Jonathan Forsythe, LaVar Arrington, Rick Maese and Dan Steinberg discuss offseason priorities for the Redskins' 31st ranked defense....
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Washington Post editors
| January 6, 2011; 11:15 AM ET |
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"Rough season" for Maake Kemoeatu ends on IR
"It's been a rough season," nose tackle Maake Kemoateu said today, neatly summing up the thoughts of many. Coming off an Achilles injury that kept him out all of 2009, Kemoeatu joined the Redskins last offseason as a bit of an unknown. Though he was able to start in the...
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Rick Maese
| December 22, 2010; 12:22 PM ET |
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Redskins' 3-4 defense will be "good challenge" for Cowboys
Although the Redskins are last in the NFL in total defense, their 3-4 scheme has presented challenges to opposing offenses this season. The Dallas Cowboys play host to the Redskins on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, and Dallas interim coach Jason Garrett has observed many impressive things on film while reviewing...
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Jason Reid
| December 18, 2010; 7:24 PM ET |
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The long road to a successful 3-4 defense
Some have criticized Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan for changing the team's defensive scheme from a 4-3 base front to a 3-4 alignment despite it being clear that the current roster was not ideally constituted to support his plan. The Redskins are last in the NFL in defense, giving up an...
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Jason Reid
| December 14, 2010; 2:30 PM ET |
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3-4 defense, Brian Orakpo, DeAngelo Hall, Jim Haslett, Mike Shanahan
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