The scoreboard at Arrowhead told an unforgiving story — 28–7, another primetime loss for the burgundy and gold, who now sit at 3–5.

But behind the result, within the defensive substitutions and personnel packages of Week 8, there were the first visible signs of change. Led by Dan Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., the tandem began adjusting, even just slightly, the structure of a defense that had grown old, slow, and reactive — one that simply fails to match the tempo of the modern NFL.

For the first time in 2025, speed and youth took precedence over experience. It came not in grand announcements or schematic overhauls, but through the quiet introduction of players like Jordan Magee and Tyler Owens — each embodying a specific need that has been lacking in Washington’s defense

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