Washington Redskins’ defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has seen some pretty good players come through the NFL. In fact, he’s coached a few of them. Guys like Julius Peppers, Vonn Miller, and Khalil Mack have all been guided by Del Rio in his over thirty years in the league.
So, what he communicates about talent should be noted, and what he says about the skill set of Chase Young is pretty remarkable. So much so that Del Rio has never seen anyone quite like the former Ohio State star.
“The best toolbox I’ve ever seen coming out of the draft,” Del Rio said in a piece by the Zach Selby of Redskins.com. “I haven’t seen a guy come out with that many tools. I’ve seen talented players come out, but not with a complete toolbox like he has.”
How exactly the Redskins plan on using Young remains to be seen, but based on comments made by head coach Ron Rivera, they are anxious to get him on the field right away. And with the change in scheme to a 4-3 base from a 3-4, it should play right into getting another edge rusher on the field to create chaos.
“You have to be realistic about that and know that there are certain times and situations where you’ve got to rotate him out,” Rivera told local media just after the draft. “So, what we’d like to do is get him out there, get him going, see where he’s going to fit and then from that point use him, but use him the right way.”
Washington has a deep and talented defensive line, so there’s a good chance he’ll be brought along in the right way, surrounded by other guys that can make the attention on him less.
“Chase could be in there with one group of guys and rotate, and the next thing you know he’s in with another group, but we’re going to use him to be a dynamic player,” Rivera said.
It should be pretty interesting and exciting to see how Young develops and becomes a big part of things in our nation’s capital.
