NFL Draft Round 1 Thread

[Pervis_Griffith]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Hope you're right. Fact of the matter is Washington has drafted defensive line in the first round in 4 consecutive drafts now.

And in that same span of time, the defense has ranked only once in the top ten in third down percentage (#7 in 2017). The remaining 3 years they ranked no higher than 29th in 3rd down percentage. 2 of those years, including 2019 they ranked last in the league.

Hoping Ron Rivera is the difference for you guys. Really do

Getting rid of Manusky, and having the players coach themselves would vault the D into the middle of the NFL.

Adding Chase Young, and a proven DC in Jack Del Rio, pushes it even higher.

How high? Who knows.

But losing Manusky and adding Del Rio and Rivera by itself is a game changer. Throw in the consensus best player in the draft, and these dreams become more plausible.