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Jhabvala: Daniels has faced a four-man rush on 75 percent of his dropbacks. Defenses are wreaking havoc on Washington’s O-line without pulling from their coverage.
I want to believe things will get better, especially when Cosmi returns from the physically unable to perform list (he’ll be eligible in Week 5 against the L.A. Chargers, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be medically cleared and ready to play by then). But it may be time for coach Dan Quinn to make a change and replace either player with Andrew Wylie, Washington’s former right tackle who spent the offseason as a swing at guard and tackle.
Quinn praised Wylie during camp, and the veteran appeared to be one of the team’s more consistent linemen. My vote is to put him at right guard. Keep the rookie in because he needs to learn, and you don’t want to bench a first-round pick after only two outings.
Aldridge: I’m not sure what the idea is with starting Allegretti at guard, when we were told frequently during camp a) how much work Wylie was getting at right guard, and b) how much work Allegretti was getting at backup center behind Tyler Biadasz. Which seemed like a perfectly reasonable way to use Allegretti, as a swing interior lineman.
The right side of the line, with Allegretti and the rookie Conerly, really had a rough night Thursday. Presumably, Washington signed veteran tackle George Fant at the end of the preseason because it thought he could contribute this season. So, why not put Wylie in at guard, leaving Fant and Trent Scott available at backup tackle? Fant has been inactive the first two weeks. Maybe he’s still getting up to speed with the playbook. I don’t know.
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[T]he Commanders were outplayed in all areas of the game. The most disappointing performance came on offense. Jayden Daniels struggled mightily, but he wasn’t the only one. The offensive line couldn’t handle the Packers pass rush and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and his staff had no answers. It’s led to a lot of questioning of Kingsbury and his play-calling, with many saying this result was down to the Commanders being outcoached. This is a big topic, so settle in for a long breakdown as we work through the Packers defensive game plan, how that impacted Washington’s game plan, and what the Commanders could have done differently.
The Eagles set a bit of a template for this last year when they used a bunch of zone against the Commanders last year and had success. Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio coaches quarters coverage as well as anyone in the NFL and they are able to shut down a lot of passing attacks because of it. But the Eagles had great success last year showing very simple looks and playing a...
