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Time to do it then

 

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Skins Stats & Snaps: Falcons @ Redskins (Defense/ST)

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images


Snaps- Washington defensive coordinator Greg Manusky used 19 of his 25 defenders over 68 defensive snaps against the Falcons. The six who did not see the field on defense included 2 inactives (Adonis Alexander and Kenny Ladler) and four players who worked exclusively on special teams (Tim Settle, Caleb Brantley, Shaun Dion Hamilton and Zach Vigil).

QB Pressure- The defense extended their streak of games with a sack to 15 by taking down Matt Ryan behind the line of scrimmage twice. However, both plays came on a single Falcons’ touchdown drive. They were able to pressure Ryan on 30% of his dropbacks, but he lit them up to the tune of 296 yards and 4 touchdowns when not pressured.

Yards- The Redskins allowed season highs in both total yards (491) and yards per play this week. This was the second-worst showing in both categories by Washington’s defense in the last three seasons. They only allowed higher numbers in the 2017 overtime win against the Saints (535 yards and 8.1 yards per play).

Big Play Day- The Skins’ defense was gashed for seven plays that gained 20 or more yards, which is tied for their most such plays allowed this season (at New Orleans). Of the 30 plays they’ve surrendered 20 or more yards on, 14 of them (46.7%) have come against the Saints and Falcons.

Somehow, Washington still ranks seventh in the league in terms of the fewest number of 20-yard plays allowed.

Points- A total of 70 points were scored against the Redskins in their five wins this year, but they’ve given up 102 points on their three total losses, 81 of which came in their last two losses (vs. Saints and Falcons).

The Redskins are one of three teams that have both a winning record (.625) and a negative point differential (-12). The Dolphins and Bengals join them with this distinction. The ten other winning teams in the NFL have an average point differential of 57.9.

3rd Down- Washington’s defense on third down was absolutely atrocious in this game. Atlanta went 8-for-8 on third down to start the game and moved the sticks 2 of their final 5 third downs.

In all, the Falcons posted an insane 76.9% success rate on the money down against the Redskins (10-for-13), which is the highest conversion rate allowed by the Redskins in recorded history (data goes back to 1991). This figure is also tied for the eighth-highest conversion rate allowed by any team since Jay Gruden took over as head coach in 2014.

What’s perhaps even crazier is that Matt Ryan and company needed to gain 6 or more yards to move the chains on seven of their conversions (70%). Of Atlanta’s 491 yards, 202 or 41% of them came on third down. Wow, that is about as un-clutch as you can get.

Red Zone- The Falcons scored touchdowns on two of their three trips to the red zone and it only took them four plays to do so. They averaged 8.3 yards per play in the red zone and gained 9 yards or more on three of their four snaps inside Washington’s 20-yard line.

Takeaways- The defense’s only takeaway of the day was a Quinton Dunbar interception in the first quarter. The team has forced at least one turnover in each of their past 12 games. With the Seahawks failing to register a takeaway against the Chargers this past week, the Redskins now have the longest active streak of games with a takeaway in the NFL.

Tight End Defense- Austin Hooper was the only Atlanta tight end targeted in the game, but he caught all three of the passes thrown his way for 41 yards and a pair of 20-yard-plus first downs.

Rushing Defense- The Alabama Wall crumbled on Sunday, and yes, it already feels cliche to say that at this point. Say and spin it any way you like, but the Redskins’ run defense against the Falcons was horrendous.

Tevin Coleman, Ito Smith and Calvin Ridley combined to run the ball 24 times for 154 yards, a 6.42 YPC average, 6 first downs and a touchdown. The yardage total is 50 higher than the defense’s previous season high (104 yards vs. Indianapolis), and the YPC average is over a half a yard higher than their previous 2019 worst (5.88 YPC vs. Green Bay).

This was also quite an outlier for the Falcons, who had only gained more than 92 rushing yards or averaged more than 4.11 YPC once all season coming into the week (170 yards and 5.31 YPC vs. Carolina).

The same can be said for Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith. Smith set new career highs in rushing yards (60) and YPC (6.0), while Coleman put up either his first or second-best numbers in both categories himself (88 yards and 6.77 YPC). No player had rushed for more than 61 yards against the Redskins prior to Sunday and only two of them had gone over 43 yards (Jordan Wilkins with 61 yards and Mark Ingram with 53 yards). Sure all of those numbers were put up in losses, but those players only averaged 12.3 carries in those games (high of 16 carries).

You might consider this sacrilegious, but I don’t think it’s crazy to wonder if the vaunted Alabama Wall might be something of an illusion. Sure the total yardage numbers are still great (5th in rushing yards per game allowed), but it’s worth noting that the Redskins’ defense ranks 28th in rushing-first-down percentage (27.6%), 29th is rushing DVOA (2.8%) and 29th in success rate (52%). Those are all very similar statistics, and maybe they are misleading, but I’m certainly not ready to dismiss them after this disastrous performance

 

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Matt Ioannidis- Ioannidis’ 72% defensive snap rate in Sunday’s game was a new season high and the second-highest playing-time clip of his three-year career.

The Ion Man tied for the team lead in both total pressures (3), tackles (7) and stops (5). His 6 solo tackles, 7 total tackles and 5 stops were all new career bests. He bested his previous personal record by two in all three of those categories.

One of Ioannidis’ pressures in this game was a sack. This was the fifth time in his career and since the start of last season that he’s recorded a sack in back-to-back contests. His 6.5 sacks this season are the most on the team and the second most among all interior defenders; Aaron Donald, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is the only ID with more sacks in 2018 (10).

The only Redskins interior D-lineman who have ever put up more sacks in a single season are Dave Butz (11.5), Darryl Grant (8) and Dan Wilkinson (8).

It seems crazy to say relative to where they were all selected in the draft the past few years, but Matt Ioannidis just might be the best defensive lineman on the team right now.

Jonathan Allen- This was, at the very least, one of the worst games of Allen’s as a pro. The former Alabama star and Virginia native was unable to generate a single pressure on his 30 pass-rushing snaps. This was just the second time he was both unable to register a single pressure and record multiple pressures in his 13-game career.

He also committed a penalty for the first time in the NFL. His neutral zone infraction gave the Falcons back the 5 yards they lost to a false start on the previous snap. The Falcons went on to score a touchdown two plays later.

On a positive note, Allen tied a career high with 3 solo tackles, two of which were counted as stops.

All in all, this was far from the type of game we’re used to seeing from Allen. His 36.7 PFF grade ranked second-to-last on the team and was the lowest grade of his career by a margin of approximately 20 points.

Daron Payne- Daron Payne led all Washing D-linemen in snaps played for the second consecutive week and for the third time this season.

His 56 snaps in the game were the second most of his career, but yet, he somehow only parlayed his increased reps into new season lows in both tackles (1 assist) and defensive stops (0). Payne also notched just one pressure (a hurry) on his 32 pass rushes. The rookie first-round pick had recorded at least 3 tackles and 2 pressures in each of his last five games prior to this past Sunday.

Payne’s lack of production didn’t stop PFF from giving him the second-highest grade on the defense (66.7). However, I think that says more about how poorly the defense played than it does about how well Payne did.

Tim Settle- After appearing on defense in the last two games, Settle was relegated back to a special-teams only role in this one. He has not recorded any statistics on his 27 defensive and 55 special teams snaps this season.

Caleb Brantley- Brantley suited up and played for the Skins for the third time this season and in as many weeks, but didn’t take a snap with the defense after making his first appearance on that side of the ball last week. Brantley will likely become a regular on the inactive list again because of the return of our next player.

Stacy McGee- Stacy McGee was activated to the roster from the PUP list on Tuesday. He spent the last several months recovering from groin surgery.

McGee played in all 16 games last season for the Redskins and set a new career high with 432 defensive snaps. Unfortunately, he failed to record a sack, a TFL or a takeaway of any kind in 2017. He was one of the 11 interior defenders who played over 400 snaps and did not score one sack on the year. He also only registered 4 hits and 13 total hurries.

Pass rushing is not McGee’s forte, though; he is a quality run stopper and tackler first and foremost. His 44 combined tackles last year were the second most by a Washington defender in the last 10 seasons (48 tackles by Chris Baker in 2016)

 

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Ryan Kerrigan- Kerrigan stayed hot by getting pressure three times on Sunday. He registered a hurry, scored a hit on a play that saw Ryan throw a pass which lost 2 yards, and recorded a sack for the fourth time in his last five games.

He is now up to 5.5 sacks in his last five games. Kerrigan trails only Aaron Donald (8), Danielle Hunter (7.5) and Bradley Chubb (6.5) in sacks since Week 5. Donald (33) and Fletcher Cox (28) are the only players with more pressures than Kerrigan (25) in that span.

He is on pace to finish the year with double-digit sacks for the fourth time (11), to pass Charles Mann for the second most sacks in franchise history (82.5 to 82) and to fall just short of setting a new career high in total QB pressures (73 to 70).

Preston Smith- Preston Smith’s disappointing 2018 season continued with yet another uninspiring performance.

The walk-year OLB was only able to hurry Matt Ryan twice on his 34 snaps as a pass rusher. He has only hit the opposing quarterback four times this season and has not recorded a sack in his last nine games, which is the longest such streak of his career by a margin of three games; his previous record was 6 straight games without a sack (once).

He recorded a single tackle in Sunday’s game, which represents the fourth time this year that he has made one takedown or less in a game.

Smith is on pace to post career lows in sacks, traditional QB hits (hits + sacks), defensive stops and TFLs. On the bright side, he’s also on his way to tally a career-high 52 total pressures, which would be a 33% improvement over the career-best 39 QB disruptions he generated last season.

Ryan Anderson- Anderson gutted it out and played 12 snaps against the Falcons. The second-year edge rusher only made one tackle and failed to generate any pressure for the third time in his last five games.

Pernell McPhee- Like Anderson, Pernell McPhee also recorded a single tackle, was unable to disrupt any of Matt Ryan’s dropbacks and hasn’t pressured the opposing QB in three games since Week 3.

The veteran outside backer has yet to make more than one tackle in a game this season and was credited with zero takedowns in four of his eight contests with the Redskins. He missed his second tackle of the year in Sunday’s game and has now made only two more tackles (4) than he’s whiffed on (2).

McPhee was targeted on one of his two coverage snaps and allowed a 4-yard reception that went for a first down on the play. He also defended a pass for the first time in 2018.

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I love Allen but I didn't feel like he or Payne had a good game and commented several times about Ioannidis playing well or hustling to make tackles on his off side. I love good line play, these guys are fun to watch. They will play better more often than not.

 

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I love Allen but I didn't feel like he or Payne had a good game and commented several times about Ioannidis playing well or hustling to make tackles on his off side. I love good line play, these guys are fun to watch. They will play better more often than not.

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Jay Gruden: "We Didn't Make Enough Plays To Come Back"

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Should the Redskins Be Worried about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

potential shoot out type game here we need this game here vs an NFC conference opponent to keep moving forward

 

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Stock Report: Assessing the impact of the Redskins injuries

hopefully mo harris can step up . would be huge

 

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What to expect from the Redskins' new-look offensive line

these guys are veteran guys , hopefully they can come in and keep us close

 

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Cover 2: How can the Redskins stop Mike Evans this Sunday?

good stuff