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5 Commanders reality checks for Week 7 against the Packers

By Tim Payne

ASHBURN, VA - JUNE 14: Taylor Heinicke #4 and Carson Wentz #11 of the Washington Commanders participate in a drill during the organized team activity at INOVA Sports Performance Center on June 14, 2022 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA - JUNE 14: Taylor Heinicke #4 and Carson Wentz #11 of the Washington Commanders participate in a drill during the organized team activity at INOVA Sports Performance Center on June 14, 2022 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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4. The Reality Is, this coaching staff was right about linebacker.

For all the offseason hand-wringing about the state of the Commanders’ linebacking corps, the unit (basically Cole Holcomb and Jamin Davis) have played anywhere from good to great football for the majority of the season, and have largely proven their coaching staff right for sticking with them and not overpaying for non-premium positional depth this offseason.

Holcomb leads the team with 61 tackles already this season, including a massive 4th down goal-line stop against Chicago, and Davis, while clearly over-drafted, has been a competent starter this season after looking lost and out of place last year. This defense is not asking linebackers to be massive playmakers, but to be “do your job” players…and Holcomb and Davis have been doing that pretty consistently this season.

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