Joe Whitt discusses the Commanders' defensive goals for the 2025 season, emphasizing the need for improved turnover production and run defense. He acknowledges past challenges, including dropped passes and difficulty closing games. The team plans to address these issues by assessing schematics and player performance. Whitt highlights Javon Kinlaw's versatility, indicating he will be used both at defensive tackle and on the edge, enhancing the defense's ability to counter offensive strategies.
We didn't produce the ball like I wanted to - the reason being we dropped 16 of them, literally just balls that touched our hands that we felt that should have been caught. If we catch half of those, that puts us in a different ring.
The turnovers we're going to emphasize because we just have to catch the ball. Some of the things we're doing with the front for the run game we have changed and some we have adjusted.
He's a uniquely big man that can bend and play with some power and speed. We will have the ability to move him up and down the line of scrimmage.
Much of what he said in the rest of the press conference provided insight into how the Commanders plan to stop the run, produce more turnovers, and close games out defensively.
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