Loss of DeAngelo Hall Could Be a Back-Breaker for Washington Redskins

September 23, 2014   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Early this season, the Washington Redskins defense has quite frequently surpassed expectations. It entered Week 3 ranked tops in the league—albeit on a soft schedule—and that stellar front seven is surrendering only 2.8 yards per carry, which is tied for first in the NFL.
However, a pass defense that has given up 7.0 yards per attempt and a passer rating of 95.4 is still a problem which can't be fully masked if the 'Skins don't generate enough takeaways to make up for it.
That's why the loss of veteran cornerback DeAngelo Hall hurts so much. The 30-year-old isn't just that unit's best player in pass coverage, but he's also its top playmaker on that side of the ball.
Dating back to 2010, 26 percent of the interceptions recorded by the Redskins have come from Hall, but 0 percent will this season because Hall has been placed on injured reserve due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.
This was already a paper-thin secondary. It just went from cardboard to tis...

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