http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/11/28/nfl-week-13-primer/ The National Sports Blog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/11/28/nfl-week-13-primer/#comment-280795 Bill Tsiu Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:47:00 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=9970#comment-280795 It has been suggested by a few analysts that the Redskins' best approach might be to blitz Eli Manning whenever possible. But the Redskins don't rush the passer very productively (they only have 17 sacks this season), and the Giants' offensive line is among the NFL's best. In fact, Manning has only been sacked 13 times all season. When a defense "sells out" to blitz, it often gets burned by the run, and with Brandon Jacobs (if healthy) and Derrick Ward doing the running, blitzing could prove to be fatal for the Redskins. ---btw, saw some cool widgets at statbeast.com. Take a look! It has been suggested by a few analysts that the Redskins’ best approach might be to blitz Eli Manning whenever possible. But the Redskins don’t rush the passer very productively (they only have 17 sacks this season), and the Giants’ offensive line is among the NFL’s best. In fact, Manning has only been sacked 13 times all season. When a defense “sells out” to blitz, it often gets burned by the run, and with Brandon Jacobs (if healthy) and Derrick Ward doing the running, blitzing could prove to be fatal for the Redskins.
—btw, saw some cool widgets at statbeast.com. Take a look!

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