Redskins set to pressure Rams' Goff after effort vs EaglesASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When D.J. Swearinger looks at Jared Goff so far in 2017 compared to a year ago, he sees a more comfortable quarterback.
Last week, the Eagles' Carson Wentz looked plenty comfortable under pressure from Swearinger and the Washington Redskins, who know they now have to ratchet things up against the 2016 first overall pick and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
"We've got to disguise, we've got to get pressure on him," said Swearinger, who had one of seven Arizona Cardinals sacks of Goff last season. "If we disguise and get pressure on him and make him uncomfortable, he'll throw us the ball."
Getting pressure wasn't the problem in Week 1 . Sustaining it and making a difference was.
Washington's more aggressive defense under new coordinator Greg Manusky hit Wentz nine times but had just two sacks to show for its efforts as the 2016 second overall pick scrambled away from or wriggled out of a handful more. When coach Jay Gruden identified the cause of Philadelphia going 8 of 14 on third down, he pointed squarely to the pass rush not getting the job done.
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