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Doug Farrar

The Commanders can’t defend pre-snap motion, and the Rams killed them with it

Every defense, no matter how great, has its liabilities. Of course, when your defense can’t stop anyone for anything, your liabilities are that much more severe. In the case of the Washington Commanders, who came into Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams ranked Dead Freaking Last in Defensive DVOA, there’s a lot going on. Head coach Ron Rivera probably hoped that firing defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio on November 24 and taking over the defense himself would help, but that hasn’t been the case.

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