ASHBURN, Va. -- The plan for nearly a decade changed on a yearly basis. Not a whole lot stuck. The Washington Redskins would form a new safety combination, only to seek another one the following year.
Since 2008 -- the year after safety Sean Taylor, who was becoming one of the game's best safeties, was murdered -- the Redskins have had 24 different players start at least one game at safety. And only six players have started at least 10 games in a season for the Redskins in that time.
But the Redskins finally have two young safeties who, if they play well, could change this trend.