"Those personnel problems pose the question: Who exactly is best suited to covering the wide receiver at Mercedes-Benz Stadium? The question isn't an easy one to answer, despite the Commanders still having three competent starting cornerbacks. Rookie Trey Amos is already showing out, while second-year pro Mike Sainristil remains versatile and physical. Still, veteran Marshon Lattimore has yet to return to the form that made him a four-time Pro Bowler with the New Orleans Saints."
"Finding the right matchups would be easier if the Commanders hadn't lost multi-faceted safety Will Harris for the season, nor sent Super Bowl winner Jonathan Jones to injured reserve. Those setbacks mean defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. and his staff will have to get creative with their coverage assignments. The Commanders can't be fooled by the upheaval Atlanta is dealing with at receiver."
The Washington Commanders face a matchup problem against Atlanta's towering wide receiver Drake London, whose size and potential can exploit a wounded secondary. Injuries and losses, including season-ending safety Will Harris and Jonathan Jones to IR, limit coverage options and force defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. to devise creative assignments. The Commanders still have three capable cornerbacks — rookie Trey Amos, Mike Sainristil and veteran Marshon Lattimore — but Lattimore has not returned to peak form. Atlanta supplements London with deep threat Darnell Mooney and versatile tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., raising matchup and assignment complexity in Week 4 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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