Since making the dreaded switch to the 3-4 defense under then head coach Mike Shanahan, the Redskins have always been lacking a true nose tackle. The closest we have come to finding one was in 2015 when we signed Terrance Knighton to a one-year free agent contract. Knighton was mainly a disappointment that year, as some headache issues kept him from playing his best football, and he was not brought back the following season.
Phil Taylor, the former first round pick of the Cleveland Browns was thought to be the answer last year, but a quad injury landed him on IR before the season ever started, forcing us to look to Ziggy Hood to man the position.