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The Kevin Sheehan Show

Why Brian Flores is Kevin's #1 choice to be the Commanders' DC

The Kevin Sheehan Show

Audacy

Sports, News

4.7697 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

1.14.26, Kevin Sheehan breaks down why Brian Flores is his number one pick to the Commanders’ Defensive Coordinator, but explains why there’s a buyer beware in this coaching cycle.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ian Rappaport suggesting yesterday that Washington is hoping to interview Brian Flores for their

0:06.7

vacant defensive coordinator job. Brian Flores would be number one on my list of all of the

0:11.7

defensive coordinators out there. He's not a silver bullet answer. They have no talent defensively.

0:19.3

They have to get players.

0:25.7

They've got to add players that can make plays.

0:34.4

I would certainly love to see Dorrance Armstrong come off of that injury, come back from that injury, and be the player that he was prior to the injury.

0:40.4

But Dorrance Armstrong is a good player. He's not a scare the other team player. They desperately have to be looking at adding a lot to that defense. It needs a minimum of

0:49.8

four to five new starters. I mean, some of you would say 11. I'm talking about what's realistic in one off season. They've got to find four to five new starters. I mean, some of you would say 11. I'm talking about what's realistic

0:54.8

in one off season. They've got to find four to five new starters in free agency. Not necessarily

1:03.4

going to happen in the draft unless it's your first round pick because you don't typically get

1:07.8

players to come in and contribute right away as second, third, or fourth rounders.

1:12.2

Sometimes you do.

1:13.4

Sometimes you do.

1:14.8

That first round pick, if it's a defensive player, needs to be the right one.

1:18.8

That's for sure.

1:19.9

They've got to add some defensive talent.

1:23.0

They have the wherewithal with their cap space.

1:26.8

But a defensive coordinator can certainly

1:29.4

coach it up, which it has not been coached up the last two years without enough talent.

1:36.3

But ultimately, he needs players. I mean, he needs, you know, some of the players that even,

1:43.6

you know, they had in Minnesota this year. I mean, we saw, you know, some of the players that even, you know, they had in Minnesota this year.

1:47.1

I mean, we saw some of those players in that 31 to nothing blowout loss.

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