Redskins News: Why Free Safety is Crucial in 2015

Joe Barry was brought in during the offseason to replace the dearly departed Jim Haslett as the boss of the Redskins’ defense. When he was hired, Jay Gruden declared that they would junk the 2 gap 3-4 defense for a more aggressive 1 gap scheme.

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We’re heard this before. During the 2014 offseason, Jim Haslett was retained on the premise that he would run a more aggressive 1 gap system and it was strongly implied that Mike Shanahan was the cause of Haslett’s running a more passive 2 gap 3-4 defense.