WEBVTT - Another chapter in an EPIC rivalry | The Beatdown Podcast | Washington Commanders | NFL 0:00:10.360 --> 0:00:11.000 What is up? 0:00:11.039 --> 0:00:11.840 What's going on? 0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:15.760 Y'all? This is another episode of the Beatdown podcast. Welcome 0:00:15.800 --> 0:00:18.560 and I am your host, Senior writer for the Washington Commanders, 0:00:18.600 --> 0:00:21.840 Zach Selby. It's been a minute since we got to speak, 0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:24.040 and a lot of things that have happened over the 0:00:24.120 --> 0:00:26.000 last week. Not all of them have been ideal for 0:00:26.079 --> 0:00:29.280 the Commanders. They started off losing by one point to 0:00:29.280 --> 0:00:31.720 the Pittsburgh Steels twenty eighth to twenty seven, had a 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:35.040 short week, came back on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles, 0:00:35.400 --> 0:00:38.520 and despite a valiant effort, they did lose twenty six 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:42.040 to eighteen. They are now second place in the NFC East. 0:00:42.159 --> 0:00:45.480 They are seventh seed in the playoffs. Big turnaround from 0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:47.200 what they were at just a couple of weeks ago. 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:50.040 The good thing is they have plenty of time to 0:00:50.080 --> 0:00:53.360 get back on track here, starting with a home matchup 0:00:53.440 --> 0:00:56.680 against the Dallas Cowboys, who are going through a little 0:00:56.680 --> 0:00:59.320 bit of an injury reddle season here with Dak Prescott 0:00:59.360 --> 0:01:01.560 on season ending, I are Michael Parsons is back, but 0:01:01.640 --> 0:01:03.920 he is he was unhealthy for most of that time. 0:01:04.120 --> 0:01:06.160 Their offensive line is banged up, their defense is not 0:01:06.240 --> 0:01:09.319 playing as well as has in the past. Uh so 0:01:09.640 --> 0:01:12.720 everything points to it being a prime bounce back opportunity 0:01:12.760 --> 0:01:15.000 for the commanders, but they still have to execute. They 0:01:15.000 --> 0:01:17.120 still have to come up with their own solutions to 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:18.959 their problems. And how are they going to do that? Well, 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:21.840 that is exactly what we're going to be talking about today. 0:01:22.319 --> 0:01:24.640 And with me, we have two more guests. We have 0:01:25.040 --> 0:01:26.880 more of this Slenarist who comes back to us. You 0:01:26.880 --> 0:01:30.400 can find them on the Spanish broadcast for us every Sunday, 0:01:30.720 --> 0:01:33.440 and Linelle Willingham, who you can find on one of 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:36.560 six seven the fan guys, how are we doing this? 0:01:36.680 --> 0:01:38.160 Lovely Thursday morning? 0:01:39.600 --> 0:01:42.080 What's up? What's up now? How you doing? Brother? I'm just. 0:01:44.560 --> 0:01:47.360 This is exciting. Yeah, I'm excited for another game. Excited 0:01:47.360 --> 0:01:50.280 to hear it. Another boy says, call this weekend. 0:01:50.120 --> 0:01:52.240 Let's go. I'm hoping so too. Man. 0:01:52.320 --> 0:01:55.320 We've been, uh, we've been, We've been I guess off 0:01:55.560 --> 0:01:56.559 for the past two weeks. 0:01:56.600 --> 0:01:58.480 Hopefully we can turn it back around. 0:01:59.600 --> 0:02:01.960 And and hey, what better way to turn things back 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:04.080 around and get back on it and then a matchup 0:02:04.120 --> 0:02:07.080 against an nc NFC East rival with the Dallas Cowboys. 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:09.720 Everyone listening, they know the spield of another deal. I 0:02:09.720 --> 0:02:12.480 will be asking these two fellows three questions on offense, 0:02:12.520 --> 0:02:15.280 one a defense, one more of a general question about 0:02:15.320 --> 0:02:18.120 the matchup with the Cowboys. There will be points that 0:02:18.200 --> 0:02:19.760 will be given out at the end of each round. 0:02:19.840 --> 0:02:22.920 And since I, as always am the host, is placed 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:26.360 upon my heavy shoulders to the burden of picking a winner, 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:28.639 and that's just the way it is. But again, you 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:31.160 should not put too much stock into who wins or 0:02:31.160 --> 0:02:33.120 who loses. In my opinion, you should be more focused 0:02:33.160 --> 0:02:36.520 on these guys objective takes on the game because they 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:38.680 are some of the best of what they do. And 0:02:38.720 --> 0:02:42.440 with that being said, let's get to it, starting with 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:45.160 I think we should really start with the Washington offense 0:02:45.240 --> 0:02:47.800 right because just you know, a couple months ago, they 0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:50.640 were riding high. They were performing at a historic pace 0:02:50.720 --> 0:02:53.080 number that we haven't seen, let alone from a rookie 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:56.919 quarterback at all, you know, in NFL history, just blow 0:02:56.960 --> 0:02:59.000 people out. Electing right now, over the past two weeks, 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:01.239 there has been a little bit of regression. I guess 0:03:01.320 --> 0:03:03.360 you could say some of that is because of the 0:03:03.400 --> 0:03:06.040 fact that, you know, maybe a regression to the mean. 0:03:06.120 --> 0:03:09.760 Jade Nan is maybe not performing as as historic of 0:03:09.760 --> 0:03:12.280 a pace as he was, because that would just be insane. 0:03:12.440 --> 0:03:14.640 The other thing is, like this team was playing against 0:03:14.720 --> 0:03:18.200 two really good defenses. The Pittsburgh was a phenomenal unit, 0:03:18.360 --> 0:03:21.959 very well coached. Philadelphia the same way they were playing 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:25.359 out of their minds on Thursday night. But the fact 0:03:25.360 --> 0:03:27.560 of the matter is that the Commanders do still need 0:03:27.600 --> 0:03:31.600 to get back on track and get something closer to 0:03:31.760 --> 0:03:34.280 what they were performing at, you know, in weeks one 0:03:34.360 --> 0:03:36.960 through seven when they were really performing at a really 0:03:37.080 --> 0:03:40.880 high rate. And as I was saying, the Cowboys present 0:03:41.160 --> 0:03:43.800 a really good opportunity to do so. They're in the 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:47.480 bottom third of most, if not all, defensive metrics that 0:03:47.600 --> 0:03:51.560 matter in several ways. So Leno, we'll start with you here, 0:03:51.960 --> 0:03:55.040 and what do you think is the best way for 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:57.840 Washington's offense to just give back on track. 0:03:58.120 --> 0:04:01.600 Yeah, look, I think it was some easy solution, they 0:04:01.640 --> 0:04:03.120 wouldn't be struggling right now. 0:04:03.280 --> 0:04:03.600 Guys. 0:04:03.680 --> 0:04:06.800 I think it clearly is something that is going to 0:04:06.880 --> 0:04:07.400 take time. 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:08.120 And as you. 0:04:08.240 --> 0:04:12.680 Mentioned, I think we're sole reactionary as a as a 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:17.120 fan base of the media corpse, especially with this year's offense, 0:04:17.240 --> 0:04:19.520 because the first nine weeks, as you mentioned, they came 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:22.400 out like gang Busters, and it for if we're being 0:04:22.440 --> 0:04:26.120 realistic and looking at it objectively. They scored twenty seven 0:04:26.200 --> 0:04:29.000 points against Pensbursh Steelers, which for my money right now 0:04:29.839 --> 0:04:32.080 is the best offense in the National recuse the best 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:33.640 defense in the National Football League. 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:35.960 And hey, look, the Ravens didn't do that either. The 0:04:36.000 --> 0:04:38.320 Ravens did not really good offense. 0:04:38.680 --> 0:04:39.800 So that's what That's. 0:04:39.680 --> 0:04:43.880 What Pittsburgh, you know, designed themselves to do, is to 0:04:43.920 --> 0:04:47.000 stop mobile quarterbacks. Because they have to see Lamar Jackson 0:04:47.600 --> 0:04:49.800 twice the year, and he's got one win against the 0:04:49.839 --> 0:04:52.039 Steelers in his career to this point. They do a 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:54.640 really good job of bottling him up. I think they 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:57.520 did a really nice job bottling Jayden up, but Washington 0:04:57.640 --> 0:05:00.599 left some opportunities out on the field in that game 0:05:00.640 --> 0:05:04.760 against Pittsburgh. The real offensive concern, I would say, came 0:05:04.839 --> 0:05:08.400 in the game against Philadelphia. Jayden Daniels got sped up. 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.000 They were dropping seven guys in the coverage muddy and 0:05:11.040 --> 0:05:14.400 the picture post snap, and you saw this offense take 0:05:14.440 --> 0:05:16.159 a step back. But in both of those games, the 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:18.680 big issue and the number one thing in my opinion, 0:05:18.760 --> 0:05:21.880 was their inability to stay ahead of the change Washington's 0:05:21.920 --> 0:05:24.080 been one of the best third down teams in the 0:05:24.160 --> 0:05:26.800 NFL the last two weeks. They're eight for twenty six 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:29.560 on third down, and a lot of that has to 0:05:29.560 --> 0:05:32.640 do with the lack of running efficiency. So I think 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:34.680 it's a couple of different things. But I guess the 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:38.080 running game. Getting the running game back going and getting 0:05:38.120 --> 0:05:41.520 positive yards off first and second down, to me, it 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:44.480 would really help kickstart things. And I guess open up 0:05:45.120 --> 0:05:49.240 Cliff Cliff Kingsbury's full menu plays so we can be 0:05:49.279 --> 0:05:52.000 a little bit more versatile trying to attack defenses. But 0:05:52.480 --> 0:05:53.960 all in all, I think they got to get back 0:05:53.960 --> 0:05:55.480 to running the football effectively. 0:05:56.080 --> 0:05:59.160 Yeah, I think that's really something that has been missing. 0:05:59.200 --> 0:06:01.680 You know, that is not their fault, right, Like, I mean, 0:06:01.680 --> 0:06:03.520 the offensive line is banged up, and then b Rob 0:06:03.560 --> 0:06:05.920 has been was out, you know for the Giants game 0:06:05.920 --> 0:06:08.040 and the Steelers game. I feel like, you know, if 0:06:08.120 --> 0:06:09.839 if b Rob had played, I feel like they would 0:06:09.839 --> 0:06:11.680 have they maybe may maybe could have won that game 0:06:11.720 --> 0:06:14.279 because I think you really see how efficient this offense 0:06:14.400 --> 0:06:17.320 is when they're running the football. But Mores as well, 0:06:17.360 --> 0:06:19.080 we'll kick it over to you and we'll as see 0:06:19.120 --> 0:06:21.640 the same question. But also like kind of maybe focus 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:23.880 a little more on Jayden here, because I think that's 0:06:24.040 --> 0:06:26.640 something that people, a lot of people have focused on, right. 0:06:26.720 --> 0:06:30.400 I mean, over the last two games, he's completed six 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:34.560 fifty nine percent of his passes, which not not as 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:36.880 not as efficient as he has been over the past, 0:06:36.920 --> 0:06:40.320 you know, previous few weeks or so. So what do 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:42.400 you what do you think is is there a secret 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:45.039 sauce to getting the Commanders offense back on track with 0:06:45.040 --> 0:06:46.880 with Jaden or is it just a matter of, as 0:06:46.920 --> 0:06:49.080 they've been saying, you know, the amount of practice reps 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:51.320 of getting back into a rhythm and timing. Is Is 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:52.120 it as simple as that? 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:55.760 I think, first of all, don't panic, Washington Commanders fans. 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:56.560 You can't panic. 0:06:56.600 --> 0:06:59.960 It's two losses against two great teams, two great defense 0:07:00.040 --> 0:07:02.760 says in the league, like Linnelle said that you're talking 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.840 about perhaps the best defense in the NFL when we're 0:07:05.839 --> 0:07:08.560 talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers, and you still put up points. 0:07:08.880 --> 0:07:10.480 But one of the things that we have to get 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:13.880 back on track is the fact that this team needs 0:07:13.920 --> 0:07:15.120 to run the ball better. 0:07:15.240 --> 0:07:15.400 Right. 0:07:15.440 --> 0:07:18.480 We haven't seen that the past two the past two games, 0:07:18.480 --> 0:07:21.440 and perhaps that's because of the reasons just mentioned. 0:07:21.480 --> 0:07:23.000 You're playing two great defenses. 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:27.800 Those are great learning lessons for this young Washington Commander's team. 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:29.880 If Washington is running. 0:07:29.560 --> 0:07:31.720 The ball, well, that's going to open the playbook. It's 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:34.200 going to open lanes for a guy like Jayden Daniels. 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:36.720 He hasn't been able to do that in the last 0:07:36.720 --> 0:07:39.760 two games. Perhaps is the fact that he wasn't truly 0:07:39.800 --> 0:07:43.560 one hundred percent after that shot he took to the grips. Perhaps, 0:07:43.640 --> 0:07:45.200 I mean, I know we're not going to get all 0:07:45.240 --> 0:07:48.120 that information from coach or from the coaching staff. You 0:07:48.120 --> 0:07:49.760 don't want to panic. You don't want to put out 0:07:49.880 --> 0:07:52.480 panic to the fan base or to the team itself. 0:07:52.760 --> 0:07:54.440 But Jaden says he's ready to go. 0:07:54.560 --> 0:07:56.960 I think this meaning bye week, has helped the team 0:07:57.440 --> 0:07:59.360 in general to get back on track. 0:08:00.040 --> 0:08:01.080 Now when we're talking. 0:08:00.880 --> 0:08:03.000 About the running game, because I know Lanell mentioned that, 0:08:03.080 --> 0:08:04.880 we have to mention the fact that you have to 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:09.160 take advantage against Dallas Cowboys team that ranked second to 0:08:09.160 --> 0:08:12.440 the last in the NFL against the run, allowing one 0:08:12.480 --> 0:08:15.960 hundred and fifty one yards per game, and I believe 0:08:16.400 --> 0:08:19.320 that's one of the keys. We also have to mention 0:08:19.400 --> 0:08:21.920 the fact that this is a team that's allowing over 0:08:21.960 --> 0:08:27.600 twenty nine points per game among second two worst and secondary. 0:08:27.640 --> 0:08:30.120 Because if we're just going to focus on the running game, 0:08:30.160 --> 0:08:32.240 we also have to talk about the secondary because this 0:08:32.440 --> 0:08:35.840 is a team that's allowing seven yards per play. 0:08:36.000 --> 0:08:38.800 You have to exploit those weaknesses. 0:08:38.920 --> 0:08:42.800 I believe you have the tools the weapons to do so. 0:08:43.240 --> 0:08:46.320 If you're able to establish that running game, that means 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:49.600 Jaden Daniels will have options that we'd optioned to either 0:08:50.120 --> 0:08:51.720 pass or run, and I think. 0:08:51.600 --> 0:08:52.840 That will be the difference. 0:08:52.880 --> 0:08:55.800 So I think this is a perfect game to recalibrate 0:08:55.840 --> 0:08:58.240 the offense to make sure we get back on track. 0:08:58.720 --> 0:09:02.760 And if those if those key components are put into place, 0:09:02.880 --> 0:09:05.240 I think the commander is gonna be fine. 0:09:05.840 --> 0:09:07.719 And both of you have really have brought up the 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:10.160 running game, and I think that that really is so key, 0:09:11.160 --> 0:09:13.040 you know, because it's not just Brian Robinson, it's not 0:09:13.080 --> 0:09:16.200 just Jayden, and it's also Austin Echlizer, is Jeryman Nichols 0:09:16.960 --> 0:09:20.880 like this. This This this running attack has really like 0:09:20.960 --> 0:09:23.640 I think it allows them to to open up so 0:09:23.679 --> 0:09:26.480 many other opportunities for them, whether it's play action, whether 0:09:26.520 --> 0:09:29.240 it's you know, just getting Jayden, you know, in more 0:09:29.280 --> 0:09:31.280 of a rhythm in terms of just getting down and 0:09:31.360 --> 0:09:34.559 distance stuff. But Linnelle coming back over to you, like 0:09:35.040 --> 0:09:38.200 specifically the running game the offensive line like this this 0:09:38.280 --> 0:09:40.800 bye way, this mini buy has. It seems like it's 0:09:40.840 --> 0:09:43.079 really helped that unit in a lot of ways. 0:09:43.120 --> 0:09:43.320 You know. 0:09:43.520 --> 0:09:45.839 Dan Quinn even said all the all the offensive linemen 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:49.120 are full participants, which is so key right now. Brandon 0:09:49.120 --> 0:09:51.559 Coleman was on the Angel forty. It's a full participant. 0:09:52.280 --> 0:09:55.559 You know, Tyler battis center, he he was out there, Uh, 0:09:55.840 --> 0:09:57.840 Nick al Gretti, you know Sam cos and they were 0:09:57.840 --> 0:10:00.080 all out there. So how big is it going to 0:10:00.120 --> 0:10:02.680 be for this running game which is going to be 0:10:02.720 --> 0:10:05.680 as a Dallas Stevens as boy as I said, that 0:10:05.800 --> 0:10:08.120 was a lot of the second most rushing yards per game. 0:10:08.360 --> 0:10:09.920 How big is going to be able to get all 0:10:09.920 --> 0:10:10.600 of those guys back? 0:10:10.679 --> 0:10:13.160 Helly, Yeah, I thought it was huge that, you know, 0:10:13.240 --> 0:10:16.960 Dkey said they all practicing full. There was a little 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:19.760 bit of clarity needed in my opinion on who the 0:10:20.080 --> 0:10:23.120 actual starters are. I know, Cornelius Lucas has started some 0:10:23.200 --> 0:10:26.679 games too, and his injury status. 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:27.520 Has kind of been up in the air. 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.600 So I'm curious to see when we get to Friday 0:10:30.320 --> 0:10:33.080 who's officially up and active for the game. But I 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:37.880 think the offensive line the past two games has gotten baptized, 0:10:38.000 --> 0:10:39.600 is the best way that I can describe it. 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:39.920 Man. 0:10:40.440 --> 0:10:43.679 The combination of injuries and then going up against two 0:10:43.679 --> 0:10:47.080 of the best defensive fronts in the NFL has caused 0:10:47.080 --> 0:10:50.839 this group to have some issues. Pittsburgh sent five or 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:54.280 more rushers nineteen times in their game on Sunday. That 0:10:54.440 --> 0:10:56.439 was the most that they had done that all season, 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.240 and they caught some confusion up front. You all know 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:02.439 Tyler Biad's responsible for a lot of the line shifts 0:11:02.520 --> 0:11:07.360 up front, and from a communications standpoint, I think you 0:11:07.400 --> 0:11:11.000 know he struggled to identify fronts against Philadelphia and against 0:11:11.000 --> 0:11:13.240 Pittsburgh because they do so much to try to confuse 0:11:13.280 --> 0:11:15.920 you up part, and saw free rushers in both of 0:11:15.920 --> 0:11:18.920 those games. I think for a full week of practice 0:11:19.000 --> 0:11:20.719 this week, a full week to get back to your 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:24.239 normal schedule, hopefully the communication improves. 0:11:24.360 --> 0:11:25.520 The interior three. 0:11:25.360 --> 0:11:28.560 Between biadash Ala, Grady, and Cosmy we've been strong this 0:11:28.679 --> 0:11:31.320 year for the last two games. Going up against Jordan 0:11:31.400 --> 0:11:35.480 Davis and Jalen Carter, and Cam Hayward. They really struggled, 0:11:35.480 --> 0:11:37.280 but those are three of the best interior guys in 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:40.280 the league. The tackle spot is what I'm really looking 0:11:40.320 --> 0:11:43.240 at going into this game, knowing Michael Parsons and his 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:46.439 ability to ruin a football game. Brandy Coleman and Andrew 0:11:46.440 --> 0:11:50.160 Wiley have also been banged up, both dealing with shoulder injuries. 0:11:50.600 --> 0:11:53.720 For Coleman, you know, the last two weeks going up 0:11:53.760 --> 0:11:56.959 against you know, TJ. Wadd and Nolan Smith and Bryce 0:11:57.040 --> 0:11:59.319 up he struggled a little bit. I want to see 0:11:59.400 --> 0:12:01.920 him bounce. But the other key too is guys. It's 0:12:01.960 --> 0:12:04.680 not just the five guys up front against Philly. They're 0:12:04.720 --> 0:12:07.839 dropping seven guys in the coverage, so you want to 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:09.760 have as many guys with on the route as possible. 0:12:09.800 --> 0:12:12.200 One thing that's helped watching this past protection they're leaving 0:12:12.280 --> 0:12:14.920 in back and tight ends the chip more than any 0:12:14.960 --> 0:12:17.120 team in the NFL. And when you've got seven guys 0:12:17.120 --> 0:12:19.640 in coverage and you're leaving guys in the chip, there's 0:12:19.679 --> 0:12:21.439 not a lot of options for the quarterbacks. So we'll 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:22.960 see what the protection plan. 0:12:22.840 --> 0:12:23.320 Is this week. 0:12:24.080 --> 0:12:28.520 Yeah, I'm interested to see what what Brandon Coleman does 0:12:28.559 --> 0:12:31.320 against against Michael Parsons, because yeah, as you mean, like 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:32.920 t J. Wadd and all those of the guys like 0:12:32.960 --> 0:12:36.320 they're they're really really solid players. Mike Parsons is one 0:12:36.320 --> 0:12:38.640 of the best defensive players in the league right now 0:12:38.800 --> 0:12:41.960 period and has been over the last you know, however 0:12:41.960 --> 0:12:43.959 long he's been in the league. Like, so it's gonna 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:46.760 be quite the challenge for him and in Cornelius Lucas. 0:12:47.080 --> 0:12:49.280 But Moys is real quick, you know, kind of a 0:12:49.320 --> 0:12:52.440 little bit of a Tandy topic change here, you know, 0:12:52.640 --> 0:12:54.839 both you know, you know, Lales brought it up and 0:12:55.200 --> 0:12:57.880 DQ brought it up on Mondays press conference and on 0:12:57.880 --> 0:13:00.679 Wednesday's press conference about how important it is to get 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:03.240 a full week of practice, and you see, you know, 0:13:03.360 --> 0:13:06.720 like the timing and rhythm maybe maybe not as sharp 0:13:06.760 --> 0:13:09.160 as it could have been. You mentioned things like, you know, 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:12.240 the Louke McCaffrey miss against the Steelers. There were a 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:15.080 co misses, you know, with Noel Brown against the Eagles. So, 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:17.160 I mean, how big do you think this full week 0:13:17.160 --> 0:13:17.720 of practice is. 0:13:17.720 --> 0:13:19.199 Going to be. I think it's huge. 0:13:19.200 --> 0:13:21.040 Before I even answer that question, I just wanted to 0:13:21.240 --> 0:13:24.600 add another point to the last one. You have to 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:27.160 get guys like Terry McCloy and Volff. If you have 0:13:27.240 --> 0:13:29.319 a guy of that caliber with two. 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:32.360 Receptions, it's not going to be enough. And if you're facing. 0:13:32.080 --> 0:13:35.000 A defense that it's allowing seven or more yards per play, 0:13:35.280 --> 0:13:38.800 you need to involve one of your best playmakers, one 0:13:38.880 --> 0:13:41.080 who's at the top of the charge when. 0:13:40.920 --> 0:13:44.000 We're talking about contested catches in the NFL. Therefore, that's 0:13:44.040 --> 0:13:45.120 just another weapon to add. 0:13:45.520 --> 0:13:47.720 Now to answer you a question about the week with 0:13:47.920 --> 0:13:51.160 the practice, I believe so it's huge because you're talking 0:13:51.160 --> 0:13:54.000 about a rookie quarterback that doesn't have that NFL experience. 0:13:54.080 --> 0:13:57.360 He guess he's a former Heisman Trophy winner and at 0:13:57.400 --> 0:14:00.760 the collegiate level. But to have all the reps, all 0:14:00.840 --> 0:14:04.440 the experience possible on the practice field is gonna be crucial. 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:05.520 And when you have your. 0:14:05.400 --> 0:14:08.959 Best guy out of out of the loop because he's 0:14:08.960 --> 0:14:12.400 still recovering from a possible injury or you're just trying 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.440 to protect them, it's gonna limit the fact that you 0:14:14.480 --> 0:14:17.160 can't do as much as you want now that they've 0:14:17.240 --> 0:14:18.199 had this, you know. 0:14:18.280 --> 0:14:21.440 Many by week to recover. I believe it's gonna be crucial. 0:14:21.520 --> 0:14:25.000 We should see some adjustments and the best version of 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:28.840 Jaden Daniels. Social media is a monster when it comes 0:14:28.880 --> 0:14:32.680 to criticizing and knocking players out. But I believe, and 0:14:32.760 --> 0:14:35.520 I feel strongly that he's gonna be all right. 0:14:35.520 --> 0:14:36.440 He's gonna bounce back. 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:39.320 And this weekend days he's had to prepare for the 0:14:39.360 --> 0:14:42.440 next game are gonna be crucial for Jade and Daniels 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:43.760 to lead this team moving forward. 0:14:44.000 --> 0:14:46.960 Jayden said it best. You can't replace practice reps in 0:14:47.000 --> 0:14:49.640 this league. It's so important. Yeah, and we'll see where 0:14:49.640 --> 0:14:51.320 they go from here, but we're gonna we're gonna move 0:14:51.320 --> 0:14:53.720 on to the next question before that score date. Both 0:14:53.760 --> 0:14:57.040 of you guys are tied forward to four battling it 0:14:57.080 --> 0:14:59.720 out here like the Commanders and Colwis will be on Sundays. 0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:02.680 Let's switch over to the Commander's defense here. And the 0:15:02.720 --> 0:15:06.760 Cowboys have committed twenty turnovers this season, tied for the 0:15:06.800 --> 0:15:10.000 most in the league. Cooper Rush is leading the offense 0:15:10.080 --> 0:15:13.000 right now, and there's been some upson downs. See Lamb 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:15.120 is still great, but you know they have Rico Daddles 0:15:15.120 --> 0:15:17.880 out there running back, probably not the same caliber as 0:15:18.280 --> 0:15:20.720 Tony Poler was. Azekiel Ellen is out there, but he 0:15:20.760 --> 0:15:24.120 is definitely not what he was early in his career. 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:28.080 So Mores says, we'll stick with you here, and what 0:15:28.120 --> 0:15:32.560 can the Commanders do to force Dallas to make these 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:35.800 make these mistakes and create more opportunities for their offense, 0:15:35.880 --> 0:15:38.680 Because it seems like the Cowboys. If you wait long 0:15:38.800 --> 0:15:41.440 enough for this Cowboys offense, they are going to provide 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:44.560 you with these opportunities to get the ball back. 0:15:44.640 --> 0:15:46.160 I think they're gonna have to take advantage. They have 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:48.000 to put a pressure on Cooper Rush. 0:15:48.280 --> 0:15:51.200 It's only his ninth career starting in the NFL, and 0:15:51.280 --> 0:15:54.280 although he had a decent showing back in twenty twenty two. 0:15:54.160 --> 0:15:56.440 You have to take advantage. This is not the starter. 0:15:56.800 --> 0:15:59.120 He's not in the lead quarterback in the league, and 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.240 you have to put the pressure on him just the 0:16:01.280 --> 0:16:04.240 way the same way the Houston Texans did in the 0:16:04.320 --> 0:16:07.080 last game. They were able to sack them five times, 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:10.480 force them to fumble once. I believe that he also 0:16:10.520 --> 0:16:13.440 had an interception. He wasn't able to put the ball 0:16:13.560 --> 0:16:17.400 in Cee Lamp's hands. So you're facing a quarterback that's 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:19.760 not your typical starter. 0:16:19.880 --> 0:16:21.400 And although he did beat. 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:23.760 The Commanders, because that usually comes up a couple of 0:16:23.800 --> 0:16:26.440 seasons to go. This is a different commander's team. You 0:16:26.520 --> 0:16:29.800 have the weapons on defense to put pressure on him. 0:16:29.960 --> 0:16:30.480 Sack them. 0:16:30.520 --> 0:16:33.200 And I know guys like Dante Fowler Junior are going 0:16:33.280 --> 0:16:35.960 to be hungry to put hands on a quarterback he 0:16:36.040 --> 0:16:36.720 knows very well. 0:16:36.840 --> 0:16:38.320 Same thing with Drans Armstrong. 0:16:38.560 --> 0:16:42.600 It's a perfect opportunity for the Washington Commanders defense to 0:16:42.720 --> 0:16:45.040 shine and have a great game. For me, those are 0:16:45.080 --> 0:16:48.200 the keys if you want an unstable or these stable 0:16:48.280 --> 0:16:51.160 these cowboys offense. 0:16:51.160 --> 0:16:52.840 Put the pressure on Cooper Russian. 0:16:53.200 --> 0:16:56.120 The results are going to eventually show up because this 0:16:56.160 --> 0:16:58.400 is a team that normally implodes during the game. 0:16:59.400 --> 0:17:00.280 Yeah, you're right. 0:17:00.520 --> 0:17:02.880 I mean I was watching film on them yesterday and 0:17:02.920 --> 0:17:05.560 he just it seemed like the longer the drive was 0:17:05.720 --> 0:17:07.840 you just like you knew it was coming, there's gonna 0:17:07.840 --> 0:17:09.919 be some sort of interceptions, some sort of fumble, some 0:17:09.960 --> 0:17:12.040 sort of mistake that was going to get them off balance. 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:14.399 It kind of reminds me of how the Giants I 0:17:14.440 --> 0:17:16.879 have played so far this year. It seems like the 0:17:16.920 --> 0:17:19.520 longer the drive, it's the more mistakes sort of happened. 0:17:19.600 --> 0:17:22.240 And Linelle, we'll go over to here with the same question. 0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:25.280 I mean, what do you think the commanders can do 0:17:25.040 --> 0:17:27.399 to force more of these turnovers and maybe even like 0:17:27.640 --> 0:17:30.040 those a little more on the secondary, because the secondary 0:17:30.040 --> 0:17:32.480 I think has been playing a lot better than people 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:35.679 have predicted that they would, especially compared to what it 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:36.400 was in Week one. 0:17:36.680 --> 0:17:40.679 Yeah, I still think, you know, despite what Dallas has 0:17:41.119 --> 0:17:44.119 offensively a quarterback, I still think they have weapons on 0:17:44.160 --> 0:17:44.680 the perimeter. 0:17:44.880 --> 0:17:46.600 Cee Lamb's one of the. 0:17:46.520 --> 0:17:52.720 Best receivers in football. Still, I think the Brandy Cooks 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:55.720 has helped out a tremendous amount as well. I just think, 0:17:55.920 --> 0:17:58.919 like like you both mentioned, it's about getting pressure but 0:17:58.960 --> 0:18:02.160 also making that one dimension all although they don't have 0:18:02.200 --> 0:18:05.479 the premier names in the backfield that we're a customer 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:07.000 to them have, and they still want to run the 0:18:07.000 --> 0:18:10.159 football first and foremost of you know, Washington had some 0:18:10.280 --> 0:18:12.840 struggles running the football. We saw the damn bus in 0:18:12.840 --> 0:18:15.800 that fourth quarter against Philly, you know, all being against 0:18:15.800 --> 0:18:18.760 a special back like sayquont Barkley. But that's my number 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:22.119