Analyst drops damning final shot at fired Commanders coach weeks later

"[Joe] Whitt's defense looked completely overmatched as early as Week 2 in their loss at Green Bay. They couldn't cover anyone, especially a TE with Whitt leading the defense. The defense in 2024 was never 'good' either. It was so bad this season that Dan Quinn had to cut loose his friend, Whitt."

"Whitt's unit was such a trainwreck in 2025 that head coach Dan Quinn had to demote him midseason and take over play-calling himself. He was, without a doubt, one of the biggest disappointments of anybody on the Commanders. You could probably even argue he was the biggest of all."

"The talent on that side of the ball was below-average, and that was the case even in 2024 when Washington made the NFC Championship game. That unit was thoroughly mediocre and only got worse over the summer. Bobby Wagner's age finally caught up to him. The Marshon Lattimore trade backfired horribly. Jeremy Chinn wasn't brought back, and the intinctive explosiveness on the back end of the Commanders' defense was gone."

Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was fired and former interim quarterbacks coach David Blough was promoted to offensive coordinator. The team is seeking a new defensive coordinator after dismissing Joe Whitt Jr. following a season in which Dan Quinn demoted him and assumed play-calling duties. External criticism labeled Whitt's defense as overmatched early and consistently ineffective. Talent deficiencies exacerbated schematic problems, including an aging Bobby Wagner, a failed Marshon Lattimore trade, the non-return of Jeremy Chinn, and an overpaid Javon Kinlaw who produced minimal pass-rush impact. Multiple defensive role players struggled under the existing scheme.

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