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Redskins Defensive Coordinator Greg Blache Battles Studio Analyst

Aug 30, 2009 – 1:20 PM
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Adam Gretz

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If you've seen or heard one post-game interview, you've seen or heard every post-game interview. A player or coach gets asked a routine question about how the game went, and the player or coach responds with a cliche answer about how "it's a process and we're just working to get better every day because our ultimate goal is to win the Super Bowl."

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Fortunately, for those of us that enjoy a good coaching meltdown, Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache has found a way to liven up his interviews.

Following the Redskins' 27-24 loss to the New England Patriots on Friday night, Blache made his weekly appearance on Comcast Sportsnet's post-game show and was asked a fairly routine question about the performance of his defensive line. What followed was an incredibly awkward exchange that included Blache turning the tables on host Trevor Matich, asking him what he thought of the defensive line, and then complaining about how the pass rush is the only thing he ever gets asked about.



Unless there's some sort of history between these two, that seems like quite an overreaction to a seemingly innocent -- and given the performance of the Redskins' defensive line, perfectly legitimate -- question. The Redskins finished the 2008 season with just 24 sacks (29th in the NFL) and had just been carved up by Tom Brady and the Patriots' first-team offense to the tune of 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first half.

Dan Steinberg of the DC Sports Bog breaks down the entire exchange, and one of the comments left by a reader hits the nail right on the head, I think: "He'll stop getting the same question when the pass rush actually produces some sacks or turnovers..."
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