Heading into the 2026 season, is it more critical for the commanders to nail the OC hire

or the defensive coordinator hire? They've already hired from within for the offensive side of the

ball in David Blow still conducting interviews to try to figure out the defensive coordinator

spot. EB and I are on the same side. You need the defensive coordinator to work out.

You can't just let your team get raked over the coals defensively every single game,

allow 10, 12, 15 play drives, allow 28 to 30 points per game.

Even in the best offensive scenarios.

But you don't think the offense coordinator needs to work out? You're prefacing it by saying you need the defense coordinator to work out. They both need to work out, but I... You can stumble your way through it. I still have such confidence when he's healthy in Jaden Daniels that he can elevate that whole side of the ball, basically on his own. I guess, isn't it simple?

Like, you can, I guess in theory you could try to win a shootout,

win 40-40 every week, or the opposite side of that is you could try,

no, you're never going to get there, but you could try to have, you know,

if you have some defense, then you get a few stops, then you can fake your way through offense.

I just did a little research.

Ten of the top 12 offenses are in the playoffs.

Made the playoffs.

Only the only two teams that were a top 12 offense missed the playoffs.

If you go to defense four, four of the top 12 defenses aren't in the playoffs. If you go to defense four, did four of the top 12 defenses aren't in the playoffs.

I think, I think if you preface it by saying it's going to work out,

which you said, and you go with the opposite, it's not going to work out.

If David Blau doesn't work out, if he's a Kevin Petulow, that's a disaster for the Washington

commanders.

If the defense coordinator doesn't work out, that's a disaster too, but you do have the parachute

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