The Washington Redskins may not be set for a worldbeating season as a whole in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that different parts of their team can’t thrive. While the special teams unit is set to soar with the coming out of Steven Sims, and the addition of Antonio Gibson, it is the defense — buoyed by the front line — that could truly have a breakout season this year.
With the addition of Chase Young, Washington now has a front line that will rotate between Montez Sweat, Young, Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Matt Ioannidis, Ryan Kerrigan, and Caleb Brantley. Behind them, in the linebacking core, you have Thomas Davis, Cole Holcomb, and Ryan Anderson waiting, and Landon Collins, Sean Davis, Kendall Fuller, and Ronald Darby are holding it down in the secondary.
If you put all of those pieces together, you may have something special on your hands.
Collins is really looking forward to what the defense can become next season. With the addition of Chase Young and high expectations for the defensive line and Jimmy Moreland, he believes 2020 could be a breakout season. #Redskins
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 20, 2020
A productive offense is needed to put points on the board and win games, of course, but a dominant defense can definitely help in that latter part. With a shut-down unit that can keep opposing teams out of the endzone, Dwayne Haskins and the offense will have a lot of room for error when possessing the ball.
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