The Washington Commanders defense is not generating the pressure on the quarterback it needs to take some of the pressure off a struggling secondary. And that is to be expected after the mid-season trades of Montez Sweat and Chase Young. But what can Ron Rivera – who took over the defense when he fired Jack Del Rio – do to help generate more pressure up front?
When asked this week, the head coach answered by saying they have to create some movements to get the defensive tackles - Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne – more freed up from double teams.
After listening to Rivera's comments, Kevin Sheehan points out the low statistical output that Payne and Allen have had this season and how that comes on the back of what we expected would be the strength of this team. Listen on the audio player above.