Do you remember when the Washington Commanders fielded a defensive line featuring four first-round picks?
It was supposed to be the foundation of a dominant defense that would carry the team to championships. For a variety of reasons we won't rehash right now, that didn’t really work out.
Under Adam Peters’ leadership, it seems the current Commanders are trying a kind of bargain-rate version of that strategy in the defensive backfield. True, it hasn't applied to all the starters, and the team has opted for second-rounders instead of firsts, but you can still see the vague outlines of the plan.