Washington Redskins Outlook: First Round Linebacker Is The Best Option

The Washington Redskins need to find some help at the linebacker position in the 2017 offseason. They may have to look to the early rounds of the draft to find a quality player.

The main goal for the Washington Redskins in the 2017 offseason is to improve their defense. After a year in which their offense was terrific but the team failed to make the playoffs, the Redskins are in the midst of re-evaluating their defensive personnel. They have a new defensive coordinator in Greg Manusky and will look to give him a chance to work with some new players.

Though their top priority has to be retaining Kirk Cousins, the Redskins have to look at the biggest weaknesses in each unit of the secondary. For the defensive line, it was the nose tackle position. In the secondary, the safeties were brutal for a majority of the year. The linebacker corps was plagued by tackling issues and lack of consistency.

Of all those issues, the one that may take the most resources to fix is at the linebacker position. The Redskins are likely going to have to invest a first round pick into a linebacker to really improve their overall defense.