The Deafening Silence Around the Montez Sweat and Chase Young Trades

It’s been four weeks since the Commanders traded away their two star defensive ends. Since those trades the Commanders pass rush has fallen off a cliff and along with it any hopes of turning around the defense’s performance for the year. We’ve taken keen notice how little the trades have been discussed by the local … Read more

Checking in on the Montez Sweat Trade

Checking in on how the Montez Sweat trade is going for the Bears. How Montez Sweat Has Changed the Bears’ Pass Rush “Montez Sweat arrived in the Windy City at the trade deadline and instantly made an impact on the Chicago Bears’ defense. In four games, Sweat has generated 2.5 sacks and 18 pressures. But his impact goes well … Read more

Revisiting the Chase Young and Montez Sweat Trades After the Dallas Loss

The Washington Commanders were 3-5 four weeks ago when they decided to become sellers, defying even the most aggressive of predictions they traded Chase Young to the 49ers for a conditional 2024 third round pick. As PFF noted at the time: “Young is playing the best football of his professional career in 2023. His 79.7 … Read more

Washington Commanders Beat the New England Patriots 20-17

For the first time since 09/28/2003 the Washington Commanders beat the New England Patriots. The Commanders only won by three but their play was far more dominant, they controlled the ball on offense dominating time of possession 37:10 to 22:50, outgained the Patriots 432 to 327, and were 9 for 17 on third down including … Read more