Washington struggled on defense last season, especially stopping the run where they ranked 30th in the NFL. The NFC Championship game saw them give up 229 rushing yards and seven total rushing touchdowns to the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.
They weren’t great against the pass either, allowing 25 passing touchdowns and recording just seven interceptions (tied for fourth fewest in the league).
They finished the season 18th in total points allowed, and 13th in total yards allowed.
Adam Peters and Dan Quinn remain adamant about fixing this, and thus far have added some key pieces to the unit to help bolster the run defense (Javon Kinlaw, Eddie Goldman, Deatrich Wise and Jacob Martin), and some utility players in the secondary (Jonathan Jones and Will Harris).