Washington Redskins: Variety on 3rd Downs Key to Pressure

August 25, 2012   ·   James Dudko   ·   Jump to comments

Soon it will be easy to run out of superlatives to apply to the Washington Redskins' pass rush. The defense applied intense pressure against the Indianapolis Colts and notched four sacks, taking their preseason tally to 12.
As much as stellar personnel are playing their parts, better scheming and mixture is also helping create more sacks. Nowhere is this more evident than on third downs.
Coordinator Jim Haslett has expanded his repertoire and added more than a few new twists to the playbook for what some refer to as the "money down." In 2011, a lack of variety in third down packages was a source of major frustration.
Haslett was often content to rely on way too risky house blitz calls that left his cornerbacks exposed. Anyone who hurled the remote towards the television during a Week 3, Monday night visit to the Dallas Cowboys knows exactly what this author is referring to.
Thankfully, Haslett appears willing to delve much deeper into his bag of tricks this tim...

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