WEBVTT - Deep Dive into the Commanders' Offense | Episode 9

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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 made some additions to the offensive side of the

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<v Speaker 1>ball this draft the Washington offense. Welcome to wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>John Dodson, running back Brian Robertson Junior, and tied End

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<v Speaker 1>whole Turner. Analyst Logan Pauls and I took a deeper

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<v Speaker 1>dive into the Commander's newest offensive weapons and how they

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<v Speaker 1>will mesh with the Commander veterans. The good problem to

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<v Speaker 1>have when you have a lot of options on offense

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<v Speaker 1>but just one ball to kind of try and figure

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<v Speaker 1>that out. But can you go into a game where

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<v Speaker 1>should you say, you know what, Terry McLaurin is our guy,

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<v Speaker 1>we want to give him ten fifteen touches a game,

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<v Speaker 1>or targets at least. And the same thing me before

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Gibson, this many touches to get in rhythm to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to have a certain amount of success. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you approach that? Yeah, I think that's a really

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<v Speaker 1>good question. I think like the idea that you should

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<v Speaker 1>be giving a guy a certain amount of touches is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit old school in terms of philosophy. I

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<v Speaker 1>think what Scott's there in the interview is right on point.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you want to do take what the defense gives.

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<v Speaker 1>You used to put it as simply as possible, And

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<v Speaker 1>what you get when you have all these playmakers is

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<v Speaker 1>you don't feel reluctant to kind of go to your

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<v Speaker 1>second option. You have Terry, maybe it's the primary they

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<v Speaker 1>take it away. The coverage dictates the ball should be

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<v Speaker 1>going someplace else, and you can you feel comfortable with

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<v Speaker 1>guys like Kurtis, Samuel's, Johan Dots and Dammy Brown, all

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<v Speaker 1>those guys being a part and can contribute, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not forcing the ball. You're not kind of stagnated the

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<v Speaker 1>offense by forcing the ball to one specific player. You

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<v Speaker 1>just mentioned a lot of other wide receivers of which

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<v Speaker 1>I think we've kind of really learned as well. To

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<v Speaker 1>be successful. You don't need to just two dynamic wideouts.

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<v Speaker 1>You really need three. Well we have four because he said,

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<v Speaker 1>don't forget about Dammy Brown. He's showing flashes and they

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<v Speaker 1>really want to work him further into the mix as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you like the options of being one to a

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<v Speaker 1>four wide outset. Yeah, I think that's a big part,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. NFL offense is now like getting more speed

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<v Speaker 1>on the field because it dictates a certain response by

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<v Speaker 1>the defense. It dictates more coverage players on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it allows you to kind of simplify coverages.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't get to all their same defensive packages because

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<v Speaker 1>you have new personnel on the field. That's an advantage

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<v Speaker 1>for the offense. Why not exploit that. I also think

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<v Speaker 1>using those forward wide receiver sets to run the football

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit is really really forward thinking and It'll

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<v Speaker 1>be interesting to see if Scott does that. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>nice to have guys you feel that can win in

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<v Speaker 1>one on one situations that have speed and big playability.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the run game. They bring in Robinson as well,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's kind of like that one two punch, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like really in between the tackles. But you have

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<v Speaker 1>ag you can maybe use out in space as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can't forget about JD. Mckissic. How does that

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<v Speaker 1>factor in if you have so many white ELTs as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I almost think that this is a more difficult situation

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of how you allocate running back touches, right

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<v Speaker 1>because you've got mkissic who's got a very specific skill

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<v Speaker 1>set in terms of catching the football at the backfield.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I think Gibson and Robinson are very very

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<v Speaker 1>similar or more similar than people want to give them credit.

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<v Speaker 1>Port I think that's important to note, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just about managing AG's health and kind of finding

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<v Speaker 1>the best ways to use both players. You mentioned getting

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<v Speaker 1>Ag out in space a little bit more. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be a big point of emphasis, or

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<v Speaker 1>I would make that a big point of emphasis this offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>It we'll see again, it's what Scott Tenner says, he's

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<v Speaker 1>got to be able to figure that out or you know, again,

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<v Speaker 1>the game will dig where we go. But it's deaf

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<v Speaker 1>a good problem to have new show, so you have

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<v Speaker 1>to bring in the big dogs for this one. Who

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<v Speaker 1>better in the building to bring him for an interview

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<v Speaker 1>than mister Doug Williams. Thank you, sir, thanks for having me. Dude,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate this. You know, it's not just here that

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<v Speaker 1>we want to say we want you around, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>also when they went to go pick up our first

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<v Speaker 1>round drift pick, John Dobson, like, who better to go

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<v Speaker 1>and meet this young man to show him what life

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be like in the NFL, and especially

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<v Speaker 1>at this franchise because it is such a storied franchise.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got the first impressions of him on that

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<v Speaker 1>flight over from Pennsylvania. We got to see him on

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<v Speaker 1>the field at also this weekend. What is your assessment

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<v Speaker 1>of him, you know what the ride over, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I watched him, We talked to him and his family,

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<v Speaker 1>and the more I looked at and the more I

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<v Speaker 1>listened to him, Terry mcclaughy, Yeah, I mean they got

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<v Speaker 1>the same type of m don't talk a lot, listen well,

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<v Speaker 1>and when he does beat he has something to say.

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<v Speaker 1>And just riding over with him from Pennsylvania, man, it

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<v Speaker 1>was it was a great ride because I saw a

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<v Speaker 1>great young man that's going to add so much value

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<v Speaker 1>to this organization, and not only by his character but

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<v Speaker 1>his ability to play this game. I think it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>help us a lot. It's important to have that character,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we've seen this team really make a

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<v Speaker 1>conscious effort to go out there and just get good

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<v Speaker 1>guys that want to go to work and that don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of that like overwhelming selfish mentality. And

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<v Speaker 1>he loves fighting for those fifty fifty balls. He's like

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<v Speaker 1>he takes pride in being able to do that, which

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<v Speaker 1>Terry does as well. Carson Wentz changes the game a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. They wanted a veteran quarterback, but they said

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<v Speaker 1>that that changed the approach that this is their year

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<v Speaker 1>to make that offense. Sing, what are the expectations for

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<v Speaker 1>you this year with this offense? I do believe by

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<v Speaker 1>going out and getting Carson, this offense, to me, it's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those situations that this is time for it

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<v Speaker 1>to explode, you know, for what it's done over the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years or so with you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>not taking anything away from Teller, you know, he gave

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<v Speaker 1>us everything he had and he's a great guy to

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<v Speaker 1>have around and you can't ask for a better guy

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<v Speaker 1>to be the backup. But what Carson can do. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he can get the ball down the field. He's big enough,

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<v Speaker 1>he's strong enough, he can get away, he can make

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<v Speaker 1>plays on the run. You know, I've seen him when

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<v Speaker 1>he first came in his league and I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna be man lights out and he still can

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And that's the most important thing because we

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<v Speaker 1>got a guy who's still young, and this is an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to show the world that Hey, I'm Carson Wentz.

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<v Speaker 1>I can play, and I think with his ability and

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that we got gonna have to be outside

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<v Speaker 1>and then the guys inside, the running back Gibson and Robinson.

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<v Speaker 1>Robinson who's just come in. It is the key though,

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<v Speaker 1>because from a from a receiving standpoint, I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>when he catches the ball, he can do some things

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<v Speaker 1>that a lot of people can't do. But Gibson also

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<v Speaker 1>can catch the ball. But his running style has turned

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<v Speaker 1>out to be a blessing for us. We've been building

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of own defense this year, building a lot

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<v Speaker 1>around offense. But as you know, there's only one ball

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<v Speaker 1>to pass around, so we'll see. That is for offensive

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator Scott Turner. Even he told me sometimes he draws

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<v Speaker 1>it up to go to a certain guy and then

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<v Speaker 1>the play just totally changes. But as long as they

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<v Speaker 1>get moved the change, that's the overall point. Doug, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Mat thanks for having me for the latest Commander's news

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