The Washington Commanders are having the best season they’ve had in over 30 years. 1991 was the last time Washington won more than 11 games in a season, and they finally did it again in 2024, earning themselves a playoff berth for the first time since 2020.
As they gear up to head south to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, we can’t help but notice that they have one guy, in particular, the Commanders would love to steal from the Bucs: defensive tackle Vita Vea.
At 6-foot-4 and 347 pounds, Vea is a big, bad run-stuffer, something the Commanders have struggled with all season. For the Bucs, Vea has recorded 42 tackles (27 solo), seven sacks, one pass defensed, and 10.5 stuffs. He is a large part of the reason the Bucs have the fourth ranked run defense in the entire NFL, meanwhile the Commanders’ run defense is ranked 30th.
If the Commanders could use Vea, we aren’t replacing Jonathan Allen or Daron Payne, instead we would simply shift them do defensive end. No one wants to lose Allen or Payne, but they could definitely use some help on that line.
Unfortunately, the Commanders cannot actually steal Vea from the Bucs, but it is always fun to play. The two teams face off on January 12 at 8 pm EDT at Raymond James Stadium.