#jaelan-phillips

#jaelan-phillips

Everyone within the Washington Commanders seems to be in agreement about what the most pressing offseason need is to get this franchise back among the contenders. General manager Adam Peters must fix the pass rush, and he must do it urgently. Peters took heat from fans last year for not prioritizing the defensive edge. He kept faith with the options available while adding aging veterans to one-year deals.

Guyton gets a full trench test against the Philly's defensive front this week, and the numbers paint an interesting picture. Individually, Guyton's been sturdier than the label suggests and tracking has him at a 93% pass block win rate, that's 18th among all NFL tackles, while Dallas as a unit sits 10th in team Pass Block Win Rate at 66%, and 13th in team Run Block Win Rate at 72%. That's the steady platform you want before you invite chaos to the party.

After shipping out Kyle Dugger, Keion White and Ja'Lynn Polk for some modest draft compensation, the Patriots felt like a team poised to add to a roster that's extremely thin around the edges. That didn't happen. Head coach Mike Vrabel acknowledged that conversations took place, both internally and externally, but insinuated that his team wasn't all that close to making a move before last week's deadline.

Phillips paced all Eagles edge players with 52 snaps and racked up seven pressures, six tackles, two quarterback hits and a fumble recovery. His stuff on 4th-and-1 with 1:30 remaining led to a Josh Jacobs fumble that sealed the win. "This whole week we've been telling him we trust him, when we get out there we're all as one," defensive tackle Jalen Carter said. "He came out, showed out, he got the fumble, he got some pressures, and he had a hell of a game."

Phillips has seemingly become one of the top players available across the NFL ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline. The Dolphins fell to 2-7 following their loss to the Ravens on Thursday and parted ways with their general manager on Friday, raising the speculation that they could be trading players in the coming days. Phillips hasn't been the reason for the Dolphins' poor play, logging a sack on Thursday and two sacks in the last three games.

Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips missed parts of the last two seasons with injuries and didn't finish practice after sustaining an apparent left knee injury during 11-on-11 drills.