The Commanders had to make the tough calls because Mathis rarely won individual matchups at the heart of the trenches. More often than not, the 312-pounder was dominated, like on this rep against New York Giants second-year center John Michael Schmitz, highlighted by Nick Falato of SB Nation’s Big Blue View.
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John Michael Schmitz adjusted well to the late shift and finished his block with authority on this 5-yard Singletary run.
Great timing to establish a leverage advantage as Phidarian Mathis attempted to work play-side.
Good aggressive finish by the second year center.
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Defensive linemen who are this easy for one blocker to handle are the reason for poor run defense. The Commanders needed Mathis to shift the line of scrimmage backwards and occupy double teams, but it rarely happened
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does not seem like we have a good answer here.