raiders post game

[skinsdad62]

Preston Smith- Instead of breaking out in 2016 like most fans thought he would, Preston Smith fell victim to the dreaded sophomore slump. I guess he was something of a post-hype sleeper because the breakout looks to be taking place this season instead.

On just 22 snaps, Smith shut down Marshawn Lynch on a third-and-short run, deflected a pass, recorded multiple hurries and notched a sack for the third straight game (first time since Weeks 15-17 of 2015). The sack came against Donald Penn, who had only allowed one sack in his last 19 games.

Preston Smith currently leads the team in both sacks (3), QB Hits (5) and TFLs (3).

looks like this kids is coming into his own

 

[skinsdad62]

Kendall Fuller- Kendall Fuller was yet another young Redskins defender who stood out on Sunday. He played on 90% of the snaps for the just the second time as a pro, made 3 tackles and recorded his first career forced fumble.

Fuller was also outstanding in coverage against the Raiders. He recorded his first interception as an NFL player, only gave up two receptions for 17 yards and allowed a 21.9 passer rating on targets thrown in his direction.

He earned an 85.8 Pro Football Focus rating for his efforts, the third best mark for a Redskins player in the game. His 85.3 season-long grade ranks first on the entire team. What a difference a year can make!

another young player who is playing very well

 

[j_y19]

Matt Ioannidis- Matt Ioannidis played on 6 more snaps than any other Washington defensive linemen and led all Redskins D-linemen in snaps played for the first time in his career. Jonathan Allen is the only Redskin at this position group who has out-snapped Ioannidis through three games.

The Temple product continued to prove that 2017 will go down as his breakout season. He helped Zach Brown limit Marshawn Lynch to a gain of 1 on a first down and teamed with Allen on a third down sack of Derek Carr. His 5 pressures in the game came against Gabe Jackson who had never allowed more than 4 pressures in a game prior to facing off against Ioannidis. Ioannidis also led all Skins front-seven players in pressure rate (25%).

His PFF grade of 81.6 on the season is tops on the defensive line.

this kid has come a long way so far

He has. He is also proof that you don't give up on guys if they aren't top performers their first year or two. It takes time to develop players. We, in the past, have given up way to early on some guys.

 

[skinsdad62]

He has. He is also proof that you don't give up on guys if they aren't top performers their first year or two. It takes time to develop players. We, in the past, have given up way to early on some guys.

same can be said of fuller and i believe FM will eventually be a starter so we are looking pretty good with young talent

 

[Sportster 72]

He has. He is also proof that you don't give up on guys if they aren't top performers their first year or two. It takes time to develop players. We, in the past, have given up way to early on some guys.

Sometimes guys like this are in the wrong defense too. Iron Man is an attacking style player. The last DC ran a read and react defense. The same can probably be said for some of the other players from last year.

 

[Caliskinsfan]