Commanders' chaos peaks but Marshon Lattimore won't back down

"Lattimore can be a genuine shutdown presence when in the mood. He's also a liability against quicker wide receivers, displaying a lack of explosiveness and poor technique that often results in defensive holding penalties. This is a bad combination, and the Commanders' secondary is suffering accordingly. The former Ohio State standout is not the only player struggling to find consistency, but he's held to a higher standard. However, amid all the scathing criticism from analysts and fans alike, Lattimore is remaining defiant."

"We just have to find a way to stop the explosives. A lot of that is being overaggressive at certain times or messing up coverage. Stuff we have to clean up on our own. They run the same play three weeks in a row and they have a counter off it in the fourth week. Look at the players in the room. We know we're good, we just have to execute the calls and execute our techniques."

Marshon Lattimore has shown flashes of shutdown coverage but continues to underperform after trade expectations. He struggles against quicker receivers due to limited explosiveness and poor technique, which frequently leads to defensive holding penalties. Those flaws combine to create repeated issues for the Commanders' secondary, including lack of spatial awareness, poor pre-snap adjustment, and discipline failures on key plays. Lattimore acknowledges the problems and expresses confidence in the room's talent to correct them. He attributes big plays allowed to overaggressive moments and coverage errors and insists the group must execute calls and techniques to stop explosive plays.

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