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Speaker 1: What is up?

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Speaker 2: What's going on?

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Speaker 3: Y'all? This is another episode of the Beatdown podcast. Welcome

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Speaker 3: and I am your host, Senior writer for the Washington Commanders,

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Speaker 3: Zach Selby. It's been a minute since we got to speak,

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Speaker 3: and a lot of things that have happened over the

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Speaker 3: last week. Not all of them have been ideal for

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Speaker 3: the Commanders. They started off losing by one point to

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Speaker 3: the Pittsburgh Steels twenty eighth to twenty seven, had a

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Speaker 3: short week, came back on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles,

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Speaker 3: and despite a valiant effort, they did lose twenty six

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Speaker 3: to eighteen. They are now second place in the NFC East.

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Speaker 3: They are seventh seed in the playoffs. Big turnaround from

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Speaker 3: what they were at just a couple of weeks ago.

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Speaker 3: The good thing is they have plenty of time to

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Speaker 3: get back on track here, starting with a home matchup

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Speaker 3: against the Dallas Cowboys, who are going through a little

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Speaker 3: bit of an injury reddle season here with Dak Prescott

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Speaker 3: on season ending, I are Michael Parsons is back, but

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Speaker 3: he is he was unhealthy for most of that time.

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Speaker 3: Their offensive line is banged up, their defense is not

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Speaker 3: playing as well as has in the past. Uh so

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Speaker 3: everything points to it being a prime bounce back opportunity

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Speaker 3: for the commanders, but they still have to execute. They

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Speaker 3: still have to come up with their own solutions to

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Speaker 3: their problems. And how are they going to do that? Well,

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Speaker 3: that is exactly what we're going to be talking about today.

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Speaker 3: And with me, we have two more guests. We have

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Speaker 3: more of this Slenarist who comes back to us. You

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Speaker 3: can find them on the Spanish broadcast for us every Sunday,

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Speaker 3: and Linelle Willingham, who you can find on one of

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Speaker 3: six seven the fan guys, how are we doing this?

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Speaker 3: Lovely Thursday morning?

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Speaker 1: What's up? What's up now? How you doing? Brother? I'm just.

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Speaker 2: This is exciting. Yeah, I'm excited for another game. Excited

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Speaker 2: to hear it. Another boy says, call this weekend.

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Speaker 1: Let's go. I'm hoping so too. Man.

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Speaker 4: We've been, uh, we've been, We've been I guess off

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Speaker 4: for the past two weeks.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully we can turn it back around.

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Speaker 3: And and hey, what better way to turn things back

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Speaker 3: around and get back on it and then a matchup

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Speaker 3: against an nc NFC East rival with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Speaker 3: Everyone listening, they know the spield of another deal. I

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Speaker 3: will be asking these two fellows three questions on offense,

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Speaker 3: one a defense, one more of a general question about

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Speaker 3: the matchup with the Cowboys. There will be points that

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Speaker 3: will be given out at the end of each round.

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Speaker 3: And since I, as always am the host, is placed

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Speaker 3: upon my heavy shoulders to the burden of picking a winner,

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Speaker 3: and that's just the way it is. But again, you

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Speaker 3: should not put too much stock into who wins or

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Speaker 3: who loses. In my opinion, you should be more focused

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Speaker 3: on these guys objective takes on the game because they

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Speaker 3: are some of the best of what they do. And

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Speaker 3: with that being said, let's get to it, starting with

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Speaker 3: I think we should really start with the Washington offense

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Speaker 3: right because just you know, a couple months ago, they

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Speaker 3: were riding high. They were performing at a historic pace

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Speaker 3: number that we haven't seen, let alone from a rookie

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Speaker 3: people out. Electing right now, over the past two weeks,

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Speaker 3: there has been a little bit of regression. I guess

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Speaker 3: you could say some of that is because of the

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Speaker 3: fact that, you know, maybe a regression to the mean.

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Speaker 3: Jade Nan is maybe not performing as as historic of

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Speaker 3: The other thing is, like this team was playing against

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Speaker 3: out of their minds on Thursday night. But the fact

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Speaker 3: of the matter is that the Commanders do still need

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Speaker 3: what they were performing at, you know, in weeks one

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Speaker 3: a really good opportunity to do so. They're in the

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Speaker 3: bottom third of most, if not all, defensive metrics that

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Speaker 3: matter in several ways. So Leno, we'll start with you here,

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Speaker 3: and what do you think is the best way for

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Speaker 3: Washington's offense to just give back on track.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I think it was some easy solution, they

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Speaker 1: Guys.

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Speaker 2: I think it clearly is something that is going to

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Speaker 1: And as you.

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Speaker 2: Mentioned, I think we're sole reactionary as a as a

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Speaker 2: because the first nine weeks, as you mentioned, they came

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Speaker 2: realistic and looking at it objectively. They scored twenty seven

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Speaker 2: is the best offense in the National recuse the best

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Speaker 3: And hey, look, the Ravens didn't do that either. The

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Speaker 1: So that's what That's.

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Speaker 2: What Pittsburgh, you know, designed themselves to do, is to

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Speaker 2: really good job of bottling him up. I think they

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Speaker 2: a step back. But in both of those games, the

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Speaker 2: it's a couple of different things. But I guess the

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Speaker 2: all in all, I think they got to get back

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's really something that has been missing.

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Speaker 3: You know, that is not their fault, right, Like, I mean,

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Speaker 3: the same question. But also like kind of maybe focus

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Speaker 3: something that people, a lot of people have focused on, right.

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Speaker 3: I mean, over the last two games, he's completed six

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Speaker 3: you know, previous few weeks or so. So what do

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Speaker 3: you what do you think is is there a secret

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Speaker 3: with Jaden or is it just a matter of, as

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Speaker 3: they've been saying, you know, the amount of practice reps

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Speaker 3: it as simple as that?

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Speaker 4: I think, first of all, don't panic, Washington Commanders fans.

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Speaker 1: You can't panic.

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Speaker 4: It's two losses against two great teams, two great defense

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Speaker 4: says in the league, like Linnelle said that you're talking

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Speaker 4: talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers, and you still put up points.

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Speaker 4: But one of the things that we have to get

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Speaker 4: to run the ball better.

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Speaker 1: Right.

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Speaker 4: We haven't seen that the past two the past two games,

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Speaker 4: and perhaps that's because of the reasons just mentioned.

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Speaker 1: You're playing two great defenses.

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Speaker 4: Those are great learning lessons for this young Washington Commander's team.

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Speaker 1: If Washington is running.

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Speaker 4: The ball, well, that's going to open the playbook. It's

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Speaker 4: going to open lanes for a guy like Jayden Daniels.

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Speaker 4: He hasn't been able to do that in the last

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Speaker 4: two games. Perhaps is the fact that he wasn't truly

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Speaker 4: I mean, I know we're not going to get all

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Speaker 4: don't want to panic. You don't want to put out

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Speaker 1: But Jaden says he's ready to go.

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Speaker 4: I think this meaning bye week, has helped the team

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Speaker 4: in general to get back on track.

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Speaker 1: Now when we're talking.

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Speaker 4: About the running game, because I know Lanell mentioned that,

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Speaker 4: Because if we're just going to focus on the running game,

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Speaker 4: we also have to talk about the secondary because this

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Speaker 1: You have to exploit those weaknesses.

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Speaker 4: I believe you have the tools the weapons to do so.

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Speaker 4: If you're able to establish that running game, that means

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Speaker 4: Jaden Daniels will have options that we'd optioned to either

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Speaker 1: That will be the difference.

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Speaker 4: So I think this is a perfect game to recalibrate

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Speaker 4: And if those if those key components are put into place,

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Speaker 4: I think the commander is gonna be fine.

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Speaker 3: And both of you have really have brought up the

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Speaker 3: running game, and I think that that really is so key,

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Speaker 3: you know, because it's not just Brian Robinson, it's not

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Speaker 3: like this. This This this running attack has really like

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Speaker 3: I think it allows them to to open up so

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Speaker 3: many other opportunities for them, whether it's play action, whether

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Speaker 3: it's you know, just getting Jayden, you know, in more

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Speaker 3: of a rhythm in terms of just getting down and

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Speaker 3: distance stuff. But Linnelle coming back over to you, like

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Speaker 3: specifically the running game the offensive line like this this

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Speaker 3: bye way, this mini buy has. It seems like it's

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Speaker 3: really helped that unit in a lot of ways.

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Speaker 1: You know.

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Speaker 3: Dan Quinn even said all the all the offensive linemen

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Speaker 1: He's gonna bounce back.

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Speaker 3: Jayden said it best. You can't replace practice reps in

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Speaker 1: You have to take advantage. This is not the starter.

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Speaker 1: Put the pressure on Cooper Russian.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I still think, you know, despite what Dallas has

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Speaker 4: and he had what if I'm not if I'm not wrong,

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Speaker 4: he had a four turnover worthy plays. I think they're

440
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Speaker 4: gonna show up once again against the Washington Commanders.

441
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Speaker 1: And if you do that and you're able to capitalize.

442
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Speaker 4: On these big plays, Washington is gonna get what they've

443
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Speaker 4: been looking for all season, which is more turnovers and

444
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Speaker 4: what we're asking here. So I believe that if you

445
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,080
Speaker 4: make them one dimensional, like you mentioned, and you force

446
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Speaker 4: them to throw the ball over fifty times, the Commander

447
00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,760
Speaker 4: is gonna have a big opportunity to capitalize in that secondary.

448
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Speaker 4: The running game has not been a factor for the Cowboys. Therefore,

449
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Speaker 4: I'm not that worried about what they can do. I

450
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,520
Speaker 4: think we have a solid defensive corps and I think

451
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Speaker 4: they're they're gonna be forced to throw on the ball

452
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Speaker 4: and that's where Washington's gonna have.

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Speaker 1: To make the big place.

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Speaker 3: And you know, to that point, Washington's fifth and path

455
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Speaker 3: yards pass yards allowed this season and linnelle real quick

456
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Speaker 3: before we move on to the final question here, we're

457
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Speaker 3: gonna stick on that, on that secondary and talk about

458
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Speaker 3: the rookie Mike Sandmerstill. He's been ask to do a

459
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Speaker 3: lot for this team. He was at he covered AJ

460
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Speaker 3: Brown and Devoud the Smith a lot. AJ Brown only

461
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Speaker 3: had sixty five yards and no touchdowns. I mean, I

462
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Speaker 3: think if you'd have if you'd have said before that

463
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Speaker 3: game that AJ brownle will be hold lesson one hundred

464
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Speaker 3: yards with no touchdowns, you would take that any day

465
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Speaker 3: of the week. So what do you think about Samerstill

466
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Speaker 3: and now how he's been able to perform this season.

467
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Speaker 2: I think he's been special. If he brings in championship pedigree,

468
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Speaker 2: a national champion for the University of Michigan, and he's

469
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Speaker 2: only listed at five to ten, but for my money,

470
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Speaker 2: he's the toughest player on this Commander's defense in terms

471
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Speaker 2: of what he does in the run game, taking on

472
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Speaker 2: offensive lineman, coming in, being physical in the run game,

473
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Speaker 2: and then his ability to track the football and get

474
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Speaker 2: his head around as a defensive back is such an

475
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Speaker 2: important trait and the Southern you know, quite frankly, some

476
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Speaker 2: of the other members of this Commander's secondary struggle with hell.

477
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Speaker 2: Other secondary across the league struggle with this, and he's

478
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Speaker 2: done a really good job with this as a rookie.

479
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Speaker 2: Since he's moved to the outside, I personally think he's

480
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Speaker 2: gotten comfortable there. I know there's conversation about him eventually

481
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Speaker 2: going back inside. I'd be really hesitant to do that,

482
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Speaker 2: just because it feels like he's starting to really create

483
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Speaker 2: his identity as an outside corner. He's got good ball skills,

484
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Speaker 2: and I think he just represents everything Washington wants.

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Speaker 1: In the dB. Yeah, I am.

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Speaker 3: I'm very fascinated to see what they do with that

487
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Speaker 3: secondary once Marshall Lattimore gets on the field, because you're right,

488
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Speaker 3: he has been so good on the outside, and I

489
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Speaker 3: get he's good on the inside. I think that's what

490
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Speaker 3: they feel like his natural position is. But we'll see,

491
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Speaker 3: we'll we'll see what they do either way. I think

492
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Speaker 3: more more talented players on the field with the secondary,

493
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Speaker 3: the better it's going to be. We're gonna move on

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Speaker 3: to the final question. But before we get do that, guys.

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Speaker 3: You guys are still tied, you know, so it's going

496
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Speaker 3: to be coming out of the last question here, and

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Speaker 3: that last question is going to be pretty key here.

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Speaker 3: Everyone I think can objectively say they were they were

499
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Speaker 3: pretty banged up heading into that the Mani bye week,

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Speaker 3: especially off to line some of the positions as well.

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Speaker 3: So Linelle, I'm gonna start with you for this final question.

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Speaker 3: I want you to make your best case for what,

503
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Speaker 3: like the most important player is for the team that

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Speaker 3: they're going to be getting back healthier heading into this

505
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Speaker 3: final stretch of the year.

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Speaker 2: So the most important player as far as health goes,

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Speaker 2: I would say Jaden Daniels. I look, I can continue.

508
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Speaker 2: I'm not I believe that dan Quinn and the coaches

509
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Speaker 2: as well as Jaden are being honest about he's he's healthy,

510
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Speaker 2: He's healthy enough to not be on the injury report,

511
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Speaker 2: but I do think it's one of those injuries that

512
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Speaker 2: are going to linger throughout the year.

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Speaker 1: I think we.

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Speaker 2: Saw him struggle against Philadelphia because it was a short

515
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Speaker 2: practice week, not as much time to get your body

516
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Speaker 2: back to one hundred percent to go out and play.

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Speaker 2: I think with this mini buy, it allows him to

518
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Speaker 2: recover and hopefully you can see him regain some of

519
00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,760
Speaker 2: that explosiveness. I give credit to Pittsburgh and Philly for,

520
00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,480
Speaker 2: you know, how they able to contain him and be

521
00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,760
Speaker 2: disciplined with their rush to keep it within the pocket.

522
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Speaker 2: But it felt like to me just watching him, there

523
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Speaker 2: was a reluctancy to take off and run, and I think,

524
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Speaker 2: you know that may have to do with some of

525
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Speaker 2: what he's feeling. I know they mentioned on the broadcast

526
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Speaker 2: for Amazon Prime that you know he's going to be

527
00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,919
Speaker 2: winsend time to time, and there's some discomfort with the

528
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Speaker 2: torque of his upper body. Hopefully with some extra rest

529
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Speaker 2: that goes away, and if he can get back to

530
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Speaker 2: being the guy we saw the first nine weeks, there's

531
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Speaker 2: a chance this team can run the table to finish

532
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Speaker 2: out the season. But his health to me is so

533
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Speaker 2: important and I know that the list, he's not on

534
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Speaker 2: the injury report, but clearly to me there's something there

535
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Speaker 2: that's fair.

536
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Speaker 1: Definitely fair.

537
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Speaker 3: So moys as well, we'll stick to you an them, well,

538
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Speaker 3: they all kind of He took jayde and Daniels off

539
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Speaker 3: the board here, But is there anybody got Brook the

540
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Speaker 3: easy way out?

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Speaker 4: Man?

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Speaker 1: He took the easy way out.

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Speaker 3: Come on, son, So other than Jane Daniels, who do

544
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Speaker 3: you think is the most important player the Commanders back

545
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Speaker 3: healthier heading into the rest of the stretch.

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Speaker 4: I just want to bring out a point to what

547
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Speaker 4: Linelle said right now, because he was asked during the

548
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Speaker 4: week regarding having his ribs wrapped and he answered that.

549
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Speaker 1: You know, he did it because he wanted to stay warm.

550
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Speaker 4: So I wonder how much all of this might have

551
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Speaker 4: with the fact that he's playing under different conditions.

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Speaker 1: Probably now I used to playing the cold.

553
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Speaker 4: That game versus the Philadelphia Eagles was a pretty cold game. Therefore,

554
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Speaker 4: he probably is still getting used to that type of

555
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,040
Speaker 4: weather in the East Coast. Not sure if that's the case.

556
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Speaker 4: It's just an observation, so we're gonna have to wait

557
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Speaker 4: and see. But for me, if you ask me what

558
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Speaker 4: player might be a key, a key addition to Washington.

559
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Speaker 4: If he comes back, I would say Javante Jean.

560
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Speaker 1: Baptize just because we saw what he did.

561
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Speaker 4: And if he does come back, he would be returning

562
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Speaker 4: for the first time since we six when he faced

563
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Speaker 4: the Baltimore Ravens.

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Speaker 1: He's a guy that, prior to that injury, had fourteen tackles,

565
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Speaker 1: one sack, one tackle for loss.

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Speaker 4: And the most important thing of all that is the

567
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Speaker 4: fact that he did that coming off the bench when

568
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Speaker 4: he participated in thirty six percent of Washington's snaps, he

569
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Speaker 4: was trending in the right direction, kind of showing us

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Speaker 4: that he could be another key addition on defense.

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Speaker 1: For the Commanders. And if he's able to come back,

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Speaker 1: I think he.

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Speaker 4: Would be He would be a great, great ad for

574
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Speaker 4: this defense that needs all the help in the pass

575
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Speaker 4: rush right now. And he did get he did get

576
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Speaker 4: his twenty one day window activated, so he's not on

577
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Speaker 4: the active roster yet, but it seems like, you know,

578
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Speaker 4: he's a full participant on Wednesday.

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Speaker 3: We'll see what he is for the rest of the week.

580
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Speaker 3: But if he does come back, you right, he would

581
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Speaker 3: add a lot more depth to past russ that has

582
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Speaker 3: performed pretty well right now. I think they're tired for

583
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Speaker 3: twelveth in sacks. But again, I think, you know, bring

584
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Speaker 3: there's anything wrong with bringing more pressure. I feel like

585
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Speaker 3: I should I should have a drum roll here for

586
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Speaker 3: for the last for the last little bit here. But

587
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Speaker 3: I think the winner I think has to be you Morses,

588
00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,679
Speaker 3: because I think you're right, like putting pressure on these

589
00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,000
Speaker 3: quarterbacks is going to be so important. And Javonte Jean

590
00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,879
Speaker 3: Baptiste has been has been has you know, he was

591
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Speaker 3: coming along really well and I think I think he's

592
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Speaker 3: gonna assuming he does get healthy, he's active, I think

593
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Speaker 3: he's going to be really really key.

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Speaker 1: You know.

595
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Speaker 3: To add more depth here, it looks like Lenelle dropped off.

596
00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,439
Speaker 3: But Morris is do you have any passing words of victory?

597
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,879
Speaker 1: He's a sore loser. He's mad. Now I think I

598
00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,960
Speaker 1: don't want people to take that bad. I think he

599
00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:32,600
Speaker 1: lost connection so he had to Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Probably oh good, good one in one for this season,

601
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Speaker 4: So that's not bad at all. I think that it's

602
00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,400
Speaker 4: going to be a good game for the Washington Commanders

603
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,960
Speaker 4: on Sunday. It's a good opportunity to bounce back to

604
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Speaker 4: show the rest of the Division that we mean business

605
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Speaker 4: is not a coincidence.

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Speaker 1: This team of seven and four. Remember we have.

607
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Speaker 4: To go back all the way to nineteen ninety six

608
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,359
Speaker 4: to kind of feel that way of having that type

609
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Speaker 4: of winning record and the fact that we're here week twelve,

610
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,159
Speaker 4: seven and full record, it's a good, good feeling for

611
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Speaker 4: Washington fans.

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00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,520
Speaker 3: And you know, to that point, I think people have

613
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,840
Speaker 3: to have to realize that, you know, while this is

614
00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,679
Speaker 3: it's a tremendously successful, you know start for the Commanders.

615
00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,680
Speaker 3: People did not really expect like this out of this team.

616
00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,919
Speaker 3: They're performing at like a really good pace right now.

617
00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,440
Speaker 3: They're seven and four. They could double their wind total

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Speaker 3: with a win against the Cowboys three to one in

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Speaker 3: the division, which which would be the first time since

620
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Speaker 3: twenty twelve, which would just you know that that's a

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Speaker 3: phenomenal start to the first year of Adam Piers and

622
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Speaker 3: Dan Quinn leading this team. But we're gonna get off

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Speaker 3: here now. This is the end of the show. Hopefully

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Speaker 3: next time we're talking next week, we're gonna be talking

625
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Speaker 3: about the Commander being eight and four heading into a

626
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,880
Speaker 3: matchup against the Tennessee Titans and then going into their

627
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Speaker 3: bye week be sure to rate, review and subscribed anywhere

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Speaker 3: you get your podcasts, and this has been the beatdown