WEBVTT - Week 1 Recap | Episode 40

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders started the season at one to know after a

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<v Speaker 1>Week one victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Here what head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Ron Rivera and quarterback Carson Wentz had to say

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<v Speaker 1>about the win. Well, I learned they got some moxie.

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<v Speaker 1>I really do appreciate the way they stuck to it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when things were going bad, you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>stuck to it. UM. Really appreciate the way that coordinators

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<v Speaker 1>took a look at it too as well. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott stuck to his game plan. He didn't he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>back off as exhibited by him, you know, by us

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<v Speaker 1>throwing the ball when we had we were in field

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<v Speaker 1>goal range. Um, you know, and that's the gutsy call,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's the call we had to make. UM. Real

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate the way Jack handled the defense. A couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things that you know we're gonna get corrected. Um, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a big plus. And the special teams was solid. So

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<v Speaker 1>there were some really good things in all three phases

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<v Speaker 1>for us. And started fast, rough stretch there in the middle,

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<v Speaker 1>but to it to kind of rally together and get

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<v Speaker 1>it done when it mattered at the end. That was cool,

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<v Speaker 1>cool way to start. I mean, it is hard to

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<v Speaker 1>win in this league, and so it doesn't matter how

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<v Speaker 1>it looks, It doesn't matter any of those things in

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of minutes of the game. If you

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to get it done, that's what good

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<v Speaker 1>teams doing. I'm glad we did that today. Plus, Logan

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<v Speaker 1>Paulson and Santana Moss joined me to share what they

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<v Speaker 1>saw out there. Of the Commanders in the season opener,

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<v Speaker 1>what are we going to look like on offense and

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<v Speaker 1>there's only one ball to spread around? Well, we got

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<v Speaker 1>to see that. They spread that ball around pretty darn well.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was what seven different receivers had receptions

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<v Speaker 1>and your playmakers set up Terry McLaurin, John Dots and

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<v Speaker 1>Curtis Away, Antonio Gibson, and Logan Thomas getting out there

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Santana, what did you make about just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what Scott Turner was able to do? That was key.

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<v Speaker 1>I think coming into this game, we knew the weapons

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<v Speaker 1>that we had, but we was wondering what can Scott

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<v Speaker 1>scheme up that let all these guys be effective? And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what you saw. You saw every receiver

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<v Speaker 1>you know, play a part and that win. And you

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<v Speaker 1>also saw the other guys. You know, we didn't we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't expect Logan to come out and be dominant as

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<v Speaker 1>he was. He said, seven guys, seven different guys had

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<v Speaker 1>had receptions, but they had twenty plus jars as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So that shows you the dynamics in this offense and

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<v Speaker 1>what these guys can do skillfully. Yeah. I also think

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<v Speaker 1>it just shows you how important it is to be

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<v Speaker 1>efficient on third down, second and third down. Right. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't get everyone those touches if you only run sixty

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<v Speaker 1>plays eighty two plays in this ball game, right, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's given you opportunities to distribute to football, get the

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<v Speaker 1>deeper parts of your playbook, and find ways to get

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<v Speaker 1>touches to your playmakers. And those guys executed at high

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<v Speaker 1>level when they got those touches. A great job by

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<v Speaker 1>Scott and everybody executing when they needed to to get

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<v Speaker 1>those drives going. What can we just say for the

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are the playmakers that are going out there,

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<v Speaker 1>because I feel like in the past we had Terry

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<v Speaker 1>mcclaud and we're like, okay, and who Santana, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel now that you've been able to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>see what some of these guys are capable of doing.

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<v Speaker 1>The Curtis a healthy Curtis Sam. Oh my goodness, he

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<v Speaker 1>was breaking ankles out there doing some of those moves,

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<v Speaker 1>dancing and twisting all around a rookie coming in and

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<v Speaker 1>stepping up and having two huge catches as well. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at how this team has been developed

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<v Speaker 1>for the past few years, you was one and how

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<v Speaker 1>we are going to get to that level of offensive play.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the things that's key about any

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<v Speaker 1>offense you have to have that leader in that quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think now you know, I understand what people

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<v Speaker 1>want to say or what they want to believe when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to Carson, but he does have tremendous m

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<v Speaker 1>talent and he is a guy that can make it happen.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm glad we've got we got that area fixed

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<v Speaker 1>first and now it's easy for all the other pieces.

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<v Speaker 1>It did get a little dicey though not everything was

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<v Speaker 1>perfect right, and that's one thing Carson Wentz said afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>is it's not going to be perfect. He did have

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<v Speaker 1>back to back interceptions, but there's also times where they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't able to complete. The balls were high, they couldn't run,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got behind and gave the Jacksonville the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of take an advantage. What happened there and

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of shows the resiliency to come back from

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<v Speaker 1>that too, Yeah, I think I love the resiliency that

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned there, but I think a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>it is like they were really effective and early downs,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm making people miss you mentioned that, right, and all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, Jacksonville starts tacking a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 1>don't make some plays you need to make, and then

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<v Speaker 1>that's how the momentum of the game shifts. And so

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's totally understandable you're going to go through

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. We played for a lot a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of years. Those things happened in a football game, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so how do you kind of weather those storms. I

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<v Speaker 1>love the way that Carson came out and handled that adversity.

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<v Speaker 1>The whole team handled adversity. It was really fantastic. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's also too, what you get from the veteran quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>To your point, that's one of the reasons that this

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff wanted that somebody who in these moments has

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<v Speaker 1>been there done it, they've seen it in practice, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they can say to the rookie, Okay, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>call your number and you've got this. We have faith

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<v Speaker 1>in you, especially on a third night, to get the victory. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you see from Derek forrest Man? He was

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<v Speaker 1>all over the place, Santanna. You know, Derek showed us

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<v Speaker 1>a lot this preseason. You know, we saw him in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>fly around, we saw him some of those preseason games,

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<v Speaker 1>not to know what to expect from him in the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season game. He did absolutely what we expected from

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<v Speaker 1>what we saw in a preseason. So it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>know that we have a guy now that we also

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<v Speaker 1>can lean on. If you know, a guy like Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Curling is down. You know, I was kind of scratching

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<v Speaker 1>my head about that because I just had found out

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<v Speaker 1>recently that Cam wasn't gonna be, you know, playing, So

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<v Speaker 1>just to see Derek go out there and solidify that

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<v Speaker 1>position and show that he's worthy too, it was a

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<v Speaker 1>great job, Buddy, y'all man. For all of your news

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