New Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio happens to know just how important a good pass rusher is to a successful defense in the NFL.
Naturally, Del Rio is already getting plenty of questions about this because his Redskins are in a position to take Chase Young at No. 2 in the 2020 draft.
“Having a guy like Von Miller or a guy like Khalil Mack, who are premier pass-rushers, they put a lot of pressure on the offense and help the defense,” Del Rio said, according to ESPN’s John Keim. “It all starts for us with the penetrative, disruptive defensive linemen.”
Del Rio has experience with both Miller and Mack, not to mention elite edge players like Julius Peppers. But he’s made it pretty clear he won’t publicly share his opinions on Young from an evaluation standpoint.
While Del Rio has largely stressed speed on defense as his main desire when it comes to adding players and he knows the importance of pass rush, he’s clearly walking quietly here just in case the Redskins decide to go a different direction at No. 2.
But as has been well advertised lately, Del Rio just happens to have a great history of being around when NFL teams draft some historic pass rushers.
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