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Washington Football Team: Projecting Washington’s starting defense this season

By Damien Bartonek

LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 28: Montez Sweat #90 of the Washington Football Team looks on with teammates while sitting out the preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at FedExField on August 28, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 28: Montez Sweat #90 of the Washington Football Team looks on with teammates while sitting out the preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at FedExField on August 28, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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Chase Young, Daron Payne, Montez Sweat and Jonathan Allen (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

The Washington Football Team is loading up for what should be a division-winning season there in the nation’s capital.

Coming off their first division title since 2015, accompanied by new additions like Curtis Samuel and William Jackson III, the Washington Football Team has all of the talent in the world to win back-to-back NFC East crowns.

Though offensively they should be improved, it’ll be the defensive side of the football where Washington will rely on the most to keep them in every ballgame this season.

From Chase Young to Kamren Curl, Da’Ron Payne to Kendall Fuller, Washington is loaded with premier talent across the board on that side of the football.

Even then, the Football Team will see guys like Matt Ioannidis and Landon Collins returning to make major statements after having their season cut short just the year prior.

A defense that’s loaded with talent, the Washington Football Team must place their best eleven men out on the field. Which base defense suits them best and who should start?

So with all of this talent available, what should Washington do? Who should start for this Washington defense and who must receive the bulk of their snaps going in to 2021?

The answers are plentiful and filling, but none is a home run. Could they run the 5-2 defense and sacrifice a DB on the field? Or could they run a variation of the 4-3 defense, adding another linebacker for run support and/or a hybrid backer in Khaleke Hudson who can play coverage?

The options are endless, none of which satisfy you completely but nonetheless Washington is in a problematic situation that teams around the league wish they could be in.

With all of this talent available, what should the Washington Football Team’s defense look like in 2021?

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