October 1, 2025 • 8 mins
The Washington Commanders were expected to lean on their defense this season, but instead it’s been one of their biggest weaknesses. Missed tackles, blown coverages, and an inability to stop big plays have left fans frustrated and the team struggling to find answers. In this video, we dive into why the Commanders defense has fallen apart, which players are underperforming, and what has to change if Washington wants to compete in 2025. Do you think this defense can turn it around, or is it officially broken? Comment down below and share your thoughts.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And the Washington Commanders, guys just dropped a tough one
to the Atlanta Falcaus thirty four to twenty seven over
this last weekend. And when we talk about the Commanders,
we need to be real, guys. Let's just be real
about this now. It wasn't the fact that they were
missing offensive starters that doomed them. No jayde Daniels, no
Scary Terry, no Noah Brown. Yes, all that hurts, right,
(00:23):
all that hurts, But what really hurts the worst is
their defense. Their defense could not get off the field.
The defense couldn't stop the big plays. And if they
don't clean that up fast, it's gonna get really ugly,
really quick in the Nation's capital. So, guys, when we
talk about the Washington Commanders, we were talking about them
(00:44):
as a Super Bowl. We were talking about them controlling
the NFC East. We were talking to them about a
fourteenth thirteen, fourteen to fifteen win this season. And right
now they are fools gold more than the Green Bay Packers.
They are arguably one of the worst teams in the
NFC East. I bet you if they play head to
head right now, the Giants beat them by twenty some
odd points. Armstrong said it, plain and simple. We've got
(01:08):
to figure out what we're doing and get it right asap.
And guys, you know what he is right. The Commanders
are starting down. Are are are are staring down a
six week stretch against some of the best quarterbacks in football.
Justin Herbert, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Maholmes and Jake Browning. We
can throw it in there whatever. It doesn't get very easy.
(01:31):
And right now Washington rings dead last and explosive pass
plays allowed. I mean they're getting burned deep a lot
that's fifteen yards or more that they give it up
on eight of them against Atlanta alone. Yes, Michael Pigs Junior,
that overrated son of a gun. And here's the real killer, guys, motion.
When teams motion to get the Washington Commanders, they melt down.
(01:53):
No defense in the league has given up more big
plays against motion than the Commanders. Six of Atlanta's blows
the plays came off of motion and Michael Page Junior
threw through a kera high three hundred and thirteen yards.
This is the same Falcons team guy got shut out
by the Carolina Panthers, the same Carolina Panthers team that
lost forty two to sixth to the New England Patriots.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Not very good. It's just not communication.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
It's breakdown in its breakdown and technique is die its
eye discipline and being over aggressive. We saw it on
Drake London play early. Reese points out the motion, Amos
looks confused. Two guys covered London, Kyle Pitch runs wide
open for twenty six yards. That's backyard football level stuff.
Not at NFL defense. And guess what by Shawn Lottimore,
(02:41):
you know the man that's coming in to save the world.
He even admitted it that the He even admitted that
that that the defense is being way too aggressive at times.
He been on a route that gave up forty three
yards to Drake London plus another holding call. That's three
of the season already on him, most in the league. AKA,
he's having trouble keeping up a receiver. Understand that Dan
Quinn now defensive coordinator Joe Wilt has a point coverage
(03:05):
and passed Russ goes hand in hand. They were top
four and pressure percentage in the first three weeks. But
when the coverage breaks down, pressure doesn't matter. When you
can't sack a quarterback if he's throwing too wide open
receivers in two seconds. It all doesn't matter. So where
does this leave the Washington Commanders players are panicking? Kwan
Morton said, it's only week four, yes, and last year
(03:26):
they lost three in a row and then bounce back.
Leshwan Lottimore says, look, they got talent in the room.
They know they're good, but truth be told, they're old
at balls. Talent doesn't matter if you can't execute. Until
they fix your communication and stop giving up free runners
off of motion, every team is going to pick on them.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
The Commanders can turn and around, yes, but they need
a simple simple simplify things on defense and hammer out
the basics communication, I, discipline, and accountability. Until then, this
defense isn't winning them games. It's going to lose them
a lot more games. But what do you guys think?
Can the Commanders fix these issues on defense and become
(04:10):
the defense that they're supposed to be or they destined
to be a liability all season long? Oh and guess
what they are yet again the oldest NFL defense Guys
subscribe hit the like, but remember we're live Monday through Thursday,
nine pm East Coast time right here at YouTube dot com.
This is a live interactive show, so comment down below.
Let's get on the discussion.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Melo.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Mike says, I think Bernie coasts are still plays.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All the Browns quarterbacks combined. That is tough. That's tough.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
And then Alpha Rob comes in with the shooting from
the hip, always slight shade about von Miller, and he said,
I thought Vaughan would put them over the edge.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Alpha Rob.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I don't know if many people realize that von Miller
signed with the Washington Commanders. I don't think any people
thought that von Miller or knows that von Miller was
brought in to be that quote physical dominance on third down,
Show of hands and the chat. Did you guys know
(05:14):
that von Miller played for the Washington Commanders. Did you
guys know that von Miller was out there supposed to
be the man, the mit, the legend. Did you guys
know von Miller even come back from an injury? Oh no,
you didn't. Definitely didn't think he was. That is the
most sarcastic thing I've heard all night. Alfar Rov, that
is tough. Mellon Mike says, hmm. Dan Quinn having with
(05:35):
issues with defense King Barry's figured out in year two.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I'm shocked now in their.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Defense, in their defense, the Commanders defense has been without
Jaydon Danielson second half of week two, Right, Scary Terry
is out, Noah is out as well. Right, They're they're
having some injury issues here early in the season. But
but yes, Cliff Kingsbury offense has probably been figured out.
(06:07):
Dan Quinn is probably defense. I mean, granted, he's not
calling the defensive plays, but it is a dan Quinn defense.
Let's just be honest. Having issues with his defense, imagine
that this is this is why dan Quinn is a
bad coach in my of my of my of my opinion.
When all eyes are on his team, whether he's the
(06:30):
head coach, whether he's a defensive coach, whether he's some
type of advisor up upstairs, when all eyes are on
his team, he crumbles. Look when he was a defensive
coordinator with they with the Dallas Cowboys, they were great
against teams that were below five to five hundred.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Right, but the mint of.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Life starts trying to shine a little bit bright, get
blown out by forty, get blown out by fifty. Hell,
look at the Green Bay Packers game. The first time
the Packers came down to AT and T Stadium with
the Jordan love. They played zone defense all season along
all of a sudden for the Green Bay Packers are
gonna play man after you've been successful all SE's a
(07:08):
long thirteen to fourteen win season. It was, oh yeah,
they were thirteen to four right, winning the division, having
a whole playoff game versus the seventh seed Green Bay Packers.
They come in and they whooped that ass because dan
Quinn trumbled like a two dollars wore.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Cliff King King very.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
It's so overhyped and electro rust Rangers like wait, wait, wait,
wait wait, Von Miller's still around. Yes, he He actually
signed a pretty lucrative deal with the Washington Manage. If
I'm not mistaken. It was a two year, like fifty
million dollar forty five million dollar deal. He got paid
pretty pretty well to come to Washington. The only thing
(07:49):
he's doing in Washington right now is making them an
averaging of a thirty six year old team instead of averaging.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
A thirty five and a half year old old old team.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
He just adding a to that defense over and over
and over, and it's it is tough.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
It is tough.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Washing the Washington commanders right now. Miller, Mike says yes.
Von Miller brought his old washed ass, washed up blank
to the Washington to give another sucker, to give him
millions of dollars. Suckers, Hey, Melon, Mike, don't dog Alpha Rob.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Alpha Rob was very, very hype when vol Meller came
to the to the Buffalo Bill.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
He quickly jumped off that train, jumped off the legislation.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Von Miller sucks.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Von Miller has not been the same person since he
got hurt. I one hundred percent agree, one hundred percent
agree on that one hundred percent.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
The guys, let's talk
And the Washington Commanders, guys just dropped a tough one
to the Atlanta Falcaus thirty four to twenty seven over
this last weekend. And when we talk about the Commanders,
we need to be real, guys. Let's just be real
about this now. It wasn't the fact that they were
missing offensive starters that doomed them. No jayde Daniels, no
Scary Terry, no Noah Brown. Yes, all that hurts, right,
(00:23):
all that hurts, But what really hurts the worst is
their defense. Their defense could not get off the field.
The defense couldn't stop the big plays. And if they
don't clean that up fast, it's gonna get really ugly,
really quick in the Nation's capital. So, guys, when we
talk about the Washington Commanders, we were talking about them
(00:44):
as a Super Bowl. We were talking about them controlling
the NFC East. We were talking to them about a
fourteenth thirteen, fourteen to fifteen win this season. And right
now they are fools gold more than the Green Bay Packers.
They are arguably one of the worst teams in the
NFC East. I bet you if they play head to
head right now, the Giants beat them by twenty some
odd points. Armstrong said it, plain and simple. We've got
(01:08):
to figure out what we're doing and get it right asap.
And guys, you know what he is right. The Commanders
are starting down. Are are are are staring down a
six week stretch against some of the best quarterbacks in football.
Justin Herbert, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Maholmes and Jake Browning. We
can throw it in there whatever. It doesn't get very easy.
(01:31):
And right now Washington rings dead last and explosive pass
plays allowed. I mean they're getting burned deep a lot
that's fifteen yards or more that they give it up
on eight of them against Atlanta alone. Yes, Michael Pigs Junior,
that overrated son of a gun. And here's the real killer, guys, motion.
When teams motion to get the Washington Commanders, they melt down.
(01:53):
No defense in the league has given up more big
plays against motion than the Commanders. Six of Atlanta's blows
the plays came off of motion and Michael Page Junior
threw through a kera high three hundred and thirteen yards.
This is the same Falcons team guy got shut out
by the Carolina Panthers, the same Carolina Panthers team that
lost forty two to sixth to the New England Patriots.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Not very good. It's just not communication.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
It's breakdown in its breakdown and technique is die its
eye discipline and being over aggressive. We saw it on
Drake London play early. Reese points out the motion, Amos
looks confused. Two guys covered London, Kyle Pitch runs wide
open for twenty six yards. That's backyard football level stuff.
Not at NFL defense. And guess what by Shawn Lottimore,
(02:41):
you know the man that's coming in to save the world.
He even admitted it that the He even admitted that
that that the defense is being way too aggressive at times.
He been on a route that gave up forty three
yards to Drake London plus another holding call. That's three
of the season already on him, most in the league. AKA,
he's having trouble keeping up a receiver. Understand that Dan
Quinn now defensive coordinator Joe Wilt has a point coverage
(03:05):
and passed Russ goes hand in hand. They were top
four and pressure percentage in the first three weeks. But
when the coverage breaks down, pressure doesn't matter. When you
can't sack a quarterback if he's throwing too wide open
receivers in two seconds. It all doesn't matter. So where
does this leave the Washington Commanders players are panicking? Kwan
Morton said, it's only week four, yes, and last year
(03:26):
they lost three in a row and then bounce back.
Leshwan Lottimore says, look, they got talent in the room.
They know they're good, but truth be told, they're old
at balls. Talent doesn't matter if you can't execute. Until
they fix your communication and stop giving up free runners
off of motion, every team is going to pick on them.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
The Commanders can turn and around, yes, but they need
a simple simple simplify things on defense and hammer out
the basics communication, I, discipline, and accountability. Until then, this
defense isn't winning them games. It's going to lose them
a lot more games. But what do you guys think?
Can the Commanders fix these issues on defense and become
(04:10):
the defense that they're supposed to be or they destined
to be a liability all season long? Oh and guess
what they are yet again the oldest NFL defense Guys
subscribe hit the like, but remember we're live Monday through Thursday,
nine pm East Coast time right here at YouTube dot com.
This is a live interactive show, so comment down below.
Let's get on the discussion.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Melo.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Mike says, I think Bernie coasts are still plays.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All the Browns quarterbacks combined. That is tough. That's tough.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
And then Alpha Rob comes in with the shooting from
the hip, always slight shade about von Miller, and he said,
I thought Vaughan would put them over the edge.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Alpha Rob.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I don't know if many people realize that von Miller
signed with the Washington Commanders. I don't think any people
thought that von Miller or knows that von Miller was
brought in to be that quote physical dominance on third down,
Show of hands and the chat. Did you guys know
(05:14):
that von Miller played for the Washington Commanders. Did you
guys know that von Miller was out there supposed to
be the man, the mit, the legend. Did you guys
know von Miller even come back from an injury? Oh no,
you didn't. Definitely didn't think he was. That is the
most sarcastic thing I've heard all night. Alfar Rov, that
is tough. Mellon Mike says, hmm. Dan Quinn having with
(05:35):
issues with defense King Barry's figured out in year two.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I'm shocked now in their.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Defense, in their defense, the Commanders defense has been without
Jaydon Danielson second half of week two, Right, Scary Terry
is out, Noah is out as well. Right, They're they're
having some injury issues here early in the season. But
but yes, Cliff Kingsbury offense has probably been figured out.
(06:07):
Dan Quinn is probably defense. I mean, granted, he's not
calling the defensive plays, but it is a dan Quinn defense.
Let's just be honest. Having issues with his defense, imagine
that this is this is why dan Quinn is a
bad coach in my of my of my of my opinion.
When all eyes are on his team, whether he's the
(06:30):
head coach, whether he's a defensive coach, whether he's some
type of advisor up upstairs, when all eyes are on
his team, he crumbles. Look when he was a defensive
coordinator with they with the Dallas Cowboys, they were great
against teams that were below five to five hundred.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Right, but the mint of.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Life starts trying to shine a little bit bright, get
blown out by forty, get blown out by fifty. Hell,
look at the Green Bay Packers game. The first time
the Packers came down to AT and T Stadium with
the Jordan love. They played zone defense all season along
all of a sudden for the Green Bay Packers are
gonna play man after you've been successful all SE's a
(07:08):
long thirteen to fourteen win season. It was, oh yeah,
they were thirteen to four right, winning the division, having
a whole playoff game versus the seventh seed Green Bay Packers.
They come in and they whooped that ass because dan
Quinn trumbled like a two dollars wore.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Cliff King King very.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
It's so overhyped and electro rust Rangers like wait, wait, wait,
wait wait, Von Miller's still around. Yes, he He actually
signed a pretty lucrative deal with the Washington Manage. If
I'm not mistaken. It was a two year, like fifty
million dollar forty five million dollar deal. He got paid
pretty pretty well to come to Washington. The only thing
(07:49):
he's doing in Washington right now is making them an
averaging of a thirty six year old team instead of averaging.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
A thirty five and a half year old old old team.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
He just adding a to that defense over and over
and over, and it's it is tough.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
It is tough.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Washing the Washington commanders right now. Miller, Mike says yes.
Von Miller brought his old washed ass, washed up blank
to the Washington to give another sucker, to give him
millions of dollars. Suckers, Hey, Melon, Mike, don't dog Alpha Rob.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Alpha Rob was very, very hype when vol Meller came
to the to the Buffalo Bill.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
He quickly jumped off that train, jumped off the legislation.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Von Miller sucks.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Von Miller has not been the same person since he
got hurt. I one hundred percent agree, one hundred percent
agree on that one hundred percent.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
The guys, let's talk
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