The Self-Realization of the Washington Commanders: Time for Jacoby and the Running Game

It is time for the Washington Commanders to start Jacoby Brissett at Quarterback. He should remain the starter for the rest of the year.

The Commanders have to run the ball, control the clock, and play defense. There has been enough development of Sam Howell. He is developing into a ruined Quarterback. That development has to be arrested. The only way he stops getting sacked is by sitting him, preferably for the remainder of the year. It may be the only way to avoid breaking him permanently. He's starting to look like Carson Wentz.

This is not a pass only team. It is not even a pass first team. It hasn't been built that way. This is not Kansas City.

There is no choice. If you want to honor the Jon Allens, the Daron Paynes, the Terry McLaurins of the world, you play to win, not develop. These guys have been here too long for you to tell them we're developing. They need coaches that play to win and design gameplans that give them the best chance to win.

The best chance for this team to win is running the ball and playing defense. It is easier to run block than pass block. The Offensive Line is struggling in the pass block department AND Howell is struggling getting the ball out. 

This is not Brisset's first rodeo. He won't be "seeing things for the first time". He will likely make a better presnap read than Howell. That may make him a second or two faster.

I'm not saying do not pass. I'm saying don't pass every stinking play. Especially when you're not good enough at QB or O-Line to do that. I'm saying a good run game is good for the passing game. No running game means the defense can blitz like hell. 

The Offensive Gameplan the Commanders played against the New York Football Giants won't win one single game left on the schedule. There is a symbiotic relationship between elevated sacks and lack of running game. 

The O-Line needs help. Two-tight ends. Two backs. A running game. Screen game. A veteran QB. Maybe playing young hungry guys. These are not space cadet things only parting the Red Sea can accomplish. They're grounded concrete things you can do to address the problems facing the Commanders Offense.   

This particular team was just not built to be the Kansas City Chiefs. It was built to run the ball and play defense. 

That's closer to who they are than what we see now.