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The 5 O’Clock Club: Who let the DHogs out?
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31.10.2018 03:15
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The 5 o’clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season Cheap Jonathan Allen Jersey , and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.Even the beat writers are a little giddyThe Alabama Wall and IoanManThe Redskins have, perhaps, the youngest crew of game-wreckers at interior defensive line in the entire NFL:Daron Payne is 6’3” and 319 pounds.He is 21 years old.Jonathan Allen is 6’3” and 294 pounds.He is 23 years old.Matt Ioannidis is 6’3” and 305 pounds.He is 24 years old.When the Redskins are in their base defense, this is the interior line that the opposing offense has to face. While Allen and Ioannidis were both on the roster in 2017, Allen was lost to a Lisfranc injury in Week 5, and Ioannidis missed some games and played several more with a club after breaking his hand just prior to mid-season. When they were playing together before injuries hit, the Redskin defense was giving up just 88 rushing yards a game.Daron Payne was, of course, the Redskins’ first round draft pick in April.With his addition to the middle, the Redskins now have what they have lacked for years — large, strong, athletic interior defensive linemen who can play three downs, stop the run, and wreck the passing game of the opposing team.Against the Packers on Sunday, the Redskins sacked Aaron Rodgers 4 times.In past years that would have meant a good day’s work for Ryan Kerrigan, Preston Smith or maybe Junior Galette.This week against the Packers Shawn Lauvao Jersey , the stat line read:The Packers rushed for a grand total of 100 rushing yards in the game, with no rushing TDs.Payne and Allen combined for 7 solo tackles — two more than ILBs Brown and Foster collected.I’ve heard it suggested that Brown and Foster may be amassing fewer tackles than last season because fewer ball carriers are getting free at the second level.I don’t know if that’s true, but I thought for comparison’s sake, I’d take a look at the defensive stats from the Redskins 2017 beatdown of the Raiders, which was probably the team’s best defensive performance in 25 years.Last year, against the Raiders:Interior DLJon Allen has no solo tackles, 2 assists and one sack.Matt Ioannidis had one solo/one assist, and a half of a sack.Not bad, but nothing like the production against the Packers this week.How about the OLBs and ILBs?ILBZach Brown 5 solo/6 assistsMartrell Spaight 3 solo/6 asssistsOLBRyan Kerrigan 4 solo, 1 sackPreston Smith 2 solo, 1 sackRyan Anderson 2 soloJunior Galette 1 assist, 0.5 sackWhat I see in these numbers is that the defensive production in terms of the tackling business has shifted from ILBs collecting tackles and OLBs collecting sacks in 2017, to interior DL collecting both in 2018.While there’s still plenty of tackling to be done by everyone on the team, the interior defensive line — which had been a weakness for so long in Washington that its status as a badly underperforming unit had simply become gospel by the 2016 season — the interior defensive line is now arguably the strength of the team.And when I say strength, I mean it.Watch what Matt Ioannidis did to Bryan Bulaga on Sunday:“Young, physically gifted Deshazor Everett Jersey , motivated, dynamic”The rest of the NFL doesn’t know it yet, but the Redskins have, over the past three drafts, built a bully in the middle of the defense.The Packers know it now.The rest of the NFL will find out one week at a time.The DHogsIn the comments section of an article I wrote about these three players following the Week 1 victory against the Cardinals, Natty Bo suggested that this unit be given a new nickname:dark moon rising picked up that idea and ran with it:That sounds good to me.This unit looks to be the 2018 defensive counterpart to the big uglies that were once the most feared blocking unit in the NFL, the Hogs.I second Natty Bo’s proposal. Allen, Payne and Ioannidis, backed by Settle, Brantley and the other guy are now — at least in 5 o’clock club articles — the DHogs!This week, playing the Packers and the greatest quarterback of all time, Aaron Rodgers, who is known for creating penalties by quick snapping the ball while the defense is trying to substitute, Allen and Payne were on the field for 65 and 64 snaps, respectively, while IoanMan had a relatively light day with just 18 snaps.Asked about that Cheap Preston Smith Jersey , Gruden had a snappy reply:Here’s the longer version:Personally, I think that the reference to other guys not playing as much has two layers: (i) I think the DL rotated less in week 3 because of Aaron Rodgers; and (ii) I think it is Ziggy Hood, Brantley and Settle who will see their snaps limited (Hood didn’t get on the field agains Green Bay).When Payne or Allen need a blow — and these 300 pound behemoths will need a break from time-to-time — I’m sure that IoanMan will be the first choice to spell them.All 4 sacks, narrated by Brian BaldingerSome Redskins defensive ranks after three weeks:Total yards given up - 2ndTotal points given up - 2ndPassing yards allowed - 5thTotal TDs allowed - 5th (tied)Fumbles recovered - 6th (tied)Rushing yards surrendered - 8thRushing TDs allowed - 9th (tied)Interceptions - 9th (tied)Receiving TDs allowed - 10th (tied)Washington Redskins vs Denver Broncos Schedule, TV, Radio, Online Streaming, Odds, and more We're ready for the 3rd preseason game of the 2018 season for the Redskins, and Jay Gruden has a new toy to play with tonight. The Redskins are down 4 RBs over the last two weeks, so enter Adrian Peterson into the mix. The former All-Pro will make his debut in the Burgundy and Gold against the Denver Broncos tonight, and should see a healthy number of carries so the team can see what he's got left to offer. Peterson signed a 1-year veteran minimum deal, but wants to compete for the starting job that is up in the air after Derrius Guice's season-ending ACL injury two weeks ago. Rob Kelley has been the lead dog so far, and Samaje Perine's ankle injury last week hasn't helped his chances to win the position. Is a 33 year old Adrian Peterson better than a "Fit Rob" Kelley? Jay Gruden has already ruled out Chris Thompson, Jordan Reed, Samaje Perine Cheap Ryan Kerrigan Jersey , Byron Marshall, Maurice Harris, Cam Sims, and Brian Quick. He said Trent Williams should play and Jamison Crowder will warm up and attempt to play. Alex Smith should get more than the one drive he got last week, and will have Josh Doctson and Paul Richardson to throw to(along with a handful of Mason/Brennan hopefuls). Zach Brown has reportedly also said he will not be playing tonight.Matchup: Washington Redskins(1-1) vs Denver Broncos(0-2) Date/Time: Friday, Aug. 24 | 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: FedExField (82,000) | Landover, Md.TELEVISION: NBC4/NBC Sports Washington Kenny Albert (play-by-play)Joe Theismann (color)Clinton Portis (sidelines)RADIO: Redskins Radio Network Larry Michael (play-by-play) Chris Cooley (analysis) Rick “Doc” Walker (sidelines)Live Streaming: NFL.com Game Pass, fuboTVOdds: Redskins -3, Over/Under 43.5Series history, news and notesPrediction: Redskins 20 - Broncos 16Enemy Blog: Mile High Report |
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