What we learned from Washington Football Team, NFL in Week 1
By Jonathan Eig
Here’s what we learned about the Washington Football Team and the NFL in Week 1.
I know – everyone has takeaways from Week 1 of the NFL season, but we’re still going to do this. Here’s what I learned about in Week 1 with five less publicized from the Washington Football Team’s win over Philadelphia and five favorites from the league writ large.
Washington Football Team 1: Roller coaster defense
Washington’s defense is going to be a roller coaster all year. But it should be a fun ride – not one of those lame, gimmicky things you have to wait in line for over an hour for at Six Flags.
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Under Jack Del Rio, they are going to be insanely aggressive. You saw it all day. Early on, Landon Collins and Troy Apke were missing tackles and getting beat by Philly’s tight ends. Early on, Chase Young, Montez Sweat and Matt Ioannidis all jumped offsides. Early on, Kevin Pierre-Louis looked lost in coverage.
But as time went on, all of them settled down and produced big plays. I expect we will see more of that back and forth throughout the season, with the pendulum gradually cheating to the good side over time.
Washington Football Team 2: A surprise stud on defense
I know the D line is awesome, and it was nice to see them impose their will. But I’m thinking the biggest stud on the defense right now is 5-foot-11, 183-pound Jimmy Moreland.
Not only was his pick a thing of beauty, but he also got in on tackles, and seeing him jawing with the mostly invisible DeSean Jackson after getting beaten on an out route was when I first began to think Washington had enough of a chip on its shoulder to win this game.