Pressuring Dwayne Haskins among Jets’ keys to defense vs. Washington

The Jets face another rookie quarterback in the Redskins’ Dwayne Haskins and need to make him beat the defense.

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Keep pressuring the quarterback

One of the reasons the Jets were able to beat the Giants was because they made Daniel Jones uncomfortable. They hit Jones 10 times, tallied six sacks and caused three fumbles – recovering one for a touchdown. If they can do the same to Haskins this week, it’ll set up the rest of the team to succeed and keep the Redskins offense off the field.

Teams sack the Redskins on 9.1 percent of their dropbacks – fifth-highest in the league – and the Jets should be able to get pressure from all over the field. Against the Giants, the Jets succeed in blitzing with Jamal Adams and the linebackers while the defensive line bulldozed its way through the offensive line. That trend needs to continue in Week 11 for the defense to be successful.