Scot McCloughan believes the Washington Redskins are going to be one of the toughest teams in the NFL this season, thanks in no small part to his contribution. He's been an activist in his first year as the team's general manager, and he's waiting for the day when he can finally test all the experiments he's run this offseason.
Passion and toughness has been the name of the game for the franchises in which he had control in forming the roster. His tenure with the 49ers and Seahawks both illustrate his desire, and success, in creating physical, bruising defenses.
McCloughan has every reason to think that tradition is alive and well since his arrival in Washington.
"I know this," he said. "When you play the Redskins this year, you're going to know you played us. You're going to feel us from the standpoint of being physical. The next morning, you're going to be sore."
He wasted no time setting his sights on the Redskins' defense not long after moving into his office, signing Terrance Knighton, Ricky Jean Francois, and Stephen Paea to key the team's new defensive line alongside second-year Redskin Jason Hatcher. Chris Culliver and Dashon Goldson were added to the secondary group to aid veteran corner DeAngelo Hall.
Whether or not this group produces the bruises McCloughan wants them to remains to be seen. Good talent is one thing, and an important thing, but so is chemistry. They'll have little over a month to fuse into a single team
"We're going to get after you and we'll not back down from anything," McCloughan said. "I promise you, we will not back down from anything. If we do, changes will be made, but we're not going to. We're going to get after it."
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