If you have a prize-winning heavyweight fighter, you don’t gameplan for him to dance around the ring and tire his opponent out — you tell him to attack and do what comes naturally.
The same should go for the Washington Redskins, who have one of the more talented defensive lines in the NFL. Instead of asking them to sit back and operate a 3-4 scheme, new defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is implementing a 4-3 approach that will allow the front four to get upfield and attack the quarterback, down after down.
With Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen working the inside while Montez Sweat and Chase Young work to get around the edge, it will be fun to watch how Washington is able to force opposing QB’s into big mistakes, allowing the secondary to clean up.
The defensive front may have always had the talent necessary to be good, but now they’re getting to focus on doing what they do best, and we’re all the better for it.
