The Washington Commanders recorded just 39 sacks last season, so new head coach Dan Quinn could reunite with his free agency favorite, wide receiver Dante Fowler Jr. They worked with the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys, and Fowler would be a good fit to help the Commanders eventually trade Chase Young and Montez Sweat.Fowler didn’t quite meet the requirements of a third-round pick in 2015.
The NFL Draft. However, he still has 45 sacks, including 10 with Quinn in his two years in Dallas.Hybrid linebackers like Fowler, who can operate as passers or attack from the 3-point stance, are the stars of Quinn’s system. According to Pro Football Reference, it’s a defense built on playing the run on the way to the quarterback and attacking in waves.
Their partnership also produced 33 pressures, 16 hurries and six quarterback drops. One of Fowler’s best plays was this tape of Mac Jones against the New England Patriots in Week 4, highlighted by Standig’s colleague Jon Machota.Fowler is one of the outside free agents that Ben Standig of The Athletic think that the commanders should consider. He noted that “this would be Quinn’s fourth professional and college stop with Fowler (four-plus in three straight years).”Those intangibles are important, but Fowler’s consistent production on Quinn’s watch should interest a commanding general manager. Adam Peters.
He must rebuild a pass rush that collapsed when defensive ends Young and Sweat were traded to the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears in October.Quinn is recruiting free agents who played in his Cowboys defense. not just “strengthen defensive depth”. It would also provide “locker sounds in a space likely populated by newcomers and casual newcomers looking for cohesion”..
