The Commanders' D, with Sonny Styles, will be one thing for sure next season — fast

ASHBURN, Va. — The seam route, I think, was front of mind for the Commanders going into the NFL Draft.How many times last season did Washington’s back seven flail at tight ends and wide receivers from around the globe who blew past its linebackers and DBs for chunk play after chunk play down the middle of the field? Actually, it wasn’t just the seam routes: Corner routes were open, too. So were wheel routes down the sidelines, and choice routes out of the backfield, and crossing routes over the middle. As the defensive line failed, play after play, week after week, to get home, the linebackers and secondary were badly exposed.Advertisement