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Pete Hailey is not a current or former NFL player, nor is he a current or former NFL coach. He is a reporter. Therefore, this space won't be used to closely analyze schemes or assign blame on coverage breakdowns or anything like that related to the Commanders, because those things are hard to discern without knowing the design of and plan for a given play.
That said, he does cover Washington on a day-to-day basis, meaning he can (hopefully) pass along helpful observations after re-watching each of the franchise's games. So, here's what stood out to him from the Week 2 loss to the Lions:
You can't really see Swift here, but he's in the middle of that crowd about to burst through for his 50-yarder. Looks like Forrest might've crashed down too hard and also filled the wrong gap? pic.twitter.com/YywUP1Q8sN
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WJ3 just flat-out didn't catch the Amon-Ra St. Brown jet sweep handoff. You can see him still peeking inside as ARSB is gaining speed down the sideline. That's how you give up a 60-yarder! pic.twitter.com/s9Ywa9IJMz
Jahan Dotsonâs doing stuff like this in his second career game!???!?!?! pic.twitter.com/jpumww1FKS