Redskins vs. Packers: 5 players to watch in Week 3
By Ian Cummings
No. 2 – OLB Ryan Kerrigan
Where ya been, Ryan?
Getting pressure off the edge is important. Disrupting the quarterback is the most important component of any defensive game plan. On the interior, the Redskins have had some success, with players like Jonathan Allen and Matt Ioannidis, who has 2.0 sacks in the first two games.
On the edge, however, the Redskins have been virtually invisible. Preston Smith and Ryan Kerrigan, thought to be an ascending duo, have been locked up by two subpar tackle groups. Kerrigan’s lack of impact is particularly concerning; the Redskins have often relied on him as one of the defense’s blue-chip players. If he can’t uphold his production, that slack will be impossible to pick up right away.
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Unfortunately for Kerrigan, the test in Week 3 will be the toughest yet on the edge. The Packers house a stout tackle duo of David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga. Neither player will be easy to move, and Kerrigan, who’s been quiet thus far in 2018, needs to find a semblance of success this weekend, or else Aaron Rodgers will tear Washington’s defense apart.