"Another prime-time embarrassment against the Seattle Seahawks was masked by yet more injury problems for the Washington Commanders. But that should not detract from the real issue at hand. Luke McCaffrey broke his collarbone on the opening kickoff. Marshon Lattimore cut a dejected figure on the sidelines after tearing his ACL. Superstar quarterback Jayden Daniels, who had no business being in the game midway through the fourth quarter, suffered a dislocated left elbow that could rule him out for the entire campaign."
"Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold carved up the Commanders like a Thanksgiving turkey, with more than 250 passing yards, four touchdowns, and a 100 percent completion success in the first half. Seattle took pity on Washington after that, but Mike Macdonald's squad could have scored whenever they felt like it. If defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. isn't on the hot seat, he should be. This unit lacks ideas, inspiration, and motivation."
"Have said it all season long. I truly don't understand Washington running all this man coverage when they clearly do not have the people to play man coverage. They make it easy on QBs."
Multiple serious injuries struck Washington, including Luke McCaffrey's broken collarbone, Marshon Lattimore's torn ACL, and quarterback Jayden Daniels' dislocated left elbow that could end his season. Those setbacks compounded on-field struggles, but the defensive performance was the decisive problem. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold completed a dominant first half with more than 250 passing yards and four touchdowns as Washington routinely failed to contain passing attacks. The defense displayed a lack of ideas, inspiration, and motivation, and appeared to surrender effort at times. Persistent reliance on man coverage despite inadequate personnel has been pointed to as a major tactical flaw, while zone adjustments have not solved the issues.
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