Jimmy Bama is taking a look at the other teams in the NFC East and offering up some question marks they have and/or reasons that they may be vulnerable. This time the Skins get the Bama treatment. I thought this was an interesting point.
2) Optimistic sports fans often operate under the fallacy that all their best players will continue to be awesome, when in many cases it’s far more likely that certain players will experience a dropoff in play. For the Eagles last year that was Jason Babin. Babin had a monster season in 2011, collecting 18 sacks. In 2012, he got more attention and was held to 5.5 sacks and played terrible run D in 11 games before he was cut.
One strong possibility in this regard stands out for the Redskins. Alfred Morris had an absolutely tremendous season in 2012, rushing for 1613 yards on 4.8 yards per carry and 13 TDs. I’m certainly not predicting a drop-off as drastic as Babin’s, especially since Morris is such a great fit for the Redskins’ offense. Opposing defenses have to protect against RG3 on the perimeter, leaving the vacated middle of their defense ripe for a sledgehammer like Morris. However, as teams around the NFL adjust to the read option, Morris could be a player who is negatively affected… and it’s not like Morris is some sort of special talent.
The obvious questions about the secondary also get covered.
You also get some artwork so make sure to check the piece out.
