1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. The 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Commanders had to San Francisco for their final road game 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: of the season. With playoff implications still on the line. 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Santana Moss and Logan Paulson shared some of their key 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: matchups they'll be looking for in this week sixteen meeting. 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: We want to start right there in the trenches for 7 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: this one because you have Dick Bosa, who leaves the 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: NFL with sacks fifteen and a half. We have a 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: quarterback that we need standing upright. So he's going up 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: against Charles Leno and Cornelius Lucas. What's the challenge there? Yeah, 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 1: I mean, dig Bosa is a guy that's really fun 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: to watch when it comes rush in the pastor he 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: is dynamic. He has put on this earth to rush 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: the pastor get after the quarterback. So to me, with 15 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: a guy like this, you need to have a schematic 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: philosophy right play action, pass, max protection chip plan to 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: keep him off the quarterback, to put those guys in 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: advantageous situations. Another way you do that is you stay 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 1: at a third long situations like your life depends on it. 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: By running the football effectively on first a second down. 21 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: This is a guy that can game wreck you if 22 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: you're not care full. So what is Scott Turner doing? 23 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: What is this offense doing to manage that? I think 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,839 Speaker 1: there were some solutions there. I'm scared he just told 25 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: us all that and I'm sitting here. Yeah, I knew 26 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: coming into this game we had to worry about Bosa, 27 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: but no, he's one of those guys that I've been 28 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: watching for a long time now and just just knowing 29 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: what the trouble that we've been having upfront. Man, I'm 30 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: hoping our solutions are running now. You're not doubting them 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: up and it's not just Bosa. If we go to 32 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball. We're kind of scared 33 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: of what Christian McCaffrey can do because he can basically 34 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: do it all. He almost has eight thousand yards rushing 35 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: and almost three hundred and fifty receiving, and the way 36 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: that they use him, you just don't know, and you 37 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: have to be prepared. So Santana the linebackers need to 38 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: be on point this week. Yeah, that's one of the 39 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: problems that we've been having, you know, throughout the years 40 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: since Rahmabur being here. Is the out linebackers in coverage 41 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: and me planning on that couch in the hand offense. 42 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: I understood that everybody could get someone. We played against 43 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: our opponents, and I mean your third wide receiver, but 44 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: your second, you know, running back, you'll fullback, whoever's in 45 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: the backfield, who lovers on that field can go out 46 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: there and give you work. And having a guy Christian 47 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: McCaffrey with so much talent, I mean, we know he's 48 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: a great runner, but he's a guy that can go 49 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: out there everyone rouse as a receiver like a receiver. 50 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be one of them things. I'm very 51 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: interested just to see who are we going to have 52 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: to cover him, whether it be a lineback or would 53 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: be one of those guys in the Buffalo Nichols. Yeah, 54 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: I think that's a great point because you know, when 55 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: we play we played Carolina last time, Cam Crolt Christian McCaffrey. 56 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: He had an excellent job with that. But the problem 57 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: with the samacist for Fortinators, they have Christian McCaffrey and 58 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 1: they have George Kittle, and yeah, and Cam Crowl can't 59 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: guard both of them. So Jaman Davis is going to 60 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: be forced to kind of allocate his time to one 61 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: of those resources, I think, or do you bring in 62 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: another safety, Bobby McCain. It's a really tough matchup because 63 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: they've got two guys inside they can hurt you, which 64 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: is a very unique situation. Jamie Davis coming to his 65 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: own and Cam crole second on the team with eighty 66 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: three combined tackles as well. Of course that number going 67 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: up this week, and we certainly helped when it gets 68 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: down too. It's a lot about the coaching, right, and 69 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: you have Jack Dorio and Kyle Shannon. Okay, oh my gosh, 70 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: like this is gonna be the chess match for the Ages, 71 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: right because Kyle it does an excellent job with this 72 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: forty nine ers team of putting his guys in situations 73 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: to be successful, finding matchups, breaking your coverage rules. Jack 74 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: has done a good job of mixing stuff up, but 75 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: Kyle makes his offense work by saying, these are your rules, 76 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: and how do we create concepts to break them? So 77 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: I am super excited to see what Jack comes out with. 78 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: And you know what can hurt that Tanner. It's an 79 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: excellent pass rush. So those guys gotta be ready to go. 80 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: And I'm just really excited to watch how these guys 81 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: play against each other, you know, speaking of excellent passwork. 82 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: I think one of the things we have going for 83 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: us this week is Brock Purtty. He's a young yea, 84 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Two times it's a charm. 85 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: Three is I mean, no, two times he's good, three 86 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: is it's a charm. I don't think he's gonna get 87 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: it off this week. I think our defense halfway it 88 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: takes to go out there and slow him down this week. 89 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: And I know he's been playing good. I know he's 90 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: mister RELLIV and all of us stuff. You want to 91 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: get behind it, but I don't see him three times 92 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: out going out there and playing dominant football. Tan, let 93 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: me get you quickly. On the other side of Scott 94 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: Turner going up against Damika Ryan's, we're talking about scheming things. No, 95 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: I really want to see Scott Turner going to his bag. 96 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: I think we have to go deep into that bag. 97 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: Whatever we did against the Philadelphia Eagles, we have to 98 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: ringing that bad. We have to bring us out to 99 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: play back. I would listening to Logan talking a few 100 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: minutes ago. He talked about our interior run game. We 101 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: have to go out there and attack him some sort 102 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: of way, because watching these guys, somebody flying around the football, linebackers, safety, 103 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: everybody gets to the ball. So we have to come 104 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: with our hard hats on. And I'm hoping that our 105 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: game penns ready because the Meeko Ryant, I'm not sure 106 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: how long San Francis is going to have him as 107 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 1: a decord, and he could be somebody's nation. The Commanders 108 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: will face a talented forty nine ers offense led by 109 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback Brock Purty. I talked with linebacker Jayman Davis 110 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: on how he's preparing for this matchup. Jayman, how is 111 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: the team kind of refocused after a tough loss on 112 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: Sunday night, knowing what's lying ahead on Christmas? Even San 113 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: fran It's one of those things where we got to 114 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: just keep pushing forward regardless of what's going on around us. 115 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: And then we had the opportunity to have a guy 116 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: like Sergeant Cedric King come in and speak to us, 117 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: and he's been through a lot and we just got 118 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: to see what it's like for him. It's just what 119 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: he goes through in life, and just knowing that different 120 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: things that come up in your life as far as 121 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: losses and whatnot. You just gotta get up and keep 122 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: it going, and you do still control your own destiny. 123 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: I mean the way the season is gone, starting going 124 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: and Ford, nobody really thought this team would be in 125 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: this situation. But if you go, when you take care 126 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: of business and you went out, it's a very different 127 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: story and how the season ends, right, I mean, like 128 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: I just said, I mean, we really don't pay attention 129 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: to anything that's going on around us. We just always 130 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: gonna put our best foot forward and just keep taking 131 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: it one step at a time and before you know it, 132 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: the results of speak for theyself. It is one game 133 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: at a time. Coming up, is saying fran and they 134 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: have a really unique offense that offers a whole bunch 135 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: of challenges, especially with Christian McCaffrey. I mean, that's a 136 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: player that can kind of do it all that. I'm 137 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: sure you'll be focused in on. How do you strategize 138 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: against an offense and a player like that. Well, I mean, 139 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: first and foremost, we got to stop the run. I mean, 140 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: when we go out there and do what we need 141 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: to do is get all eleven guys to the ball 142 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: and try to be extremely technique sound. With everything that 143 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: we're doing, I feel like it would be very beneficial 144 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: for us to do what we need to do to 145 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: get off on third. So being real, real fluent and 146 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: what we do with our movements and our fits and everything. 147 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: He's just going to be real key in this game. 148 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: And brock Purty, I mean, what a story he's having 149 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: out there, and saying, fran coming in just three games 150 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: of film on him, is that enough for you to 151 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: kind of really feel confident in what plan you need 152 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: to have to strategize against what he brings resolutely? Because 153 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: I mean you can still pick up on different things 154 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: that like different flaws in his game and whatnot or 155 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: whoever he is as a player. So I mean, just 156 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: going forward, Like I said, it's just it's all about 157 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: preparation and doing whatever we need to do out here 158 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: on the practice field and just going forward. We just 159 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to play us a good game this week. 160 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: And you're yourself here now into your sophomore season really 161 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: kind of growing into your own. We see the confidence growing, 162 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: we see the players being out there double digit tackles 163 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: into the last three games. For you, where are you 164 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: in your progression and where's the game slowed down the 165 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: most for you? Oh, same thing I've been telling everybody. 166 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 1: I mean, just trying to just continue to be comfortable 167 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: in my own skin and just being Jam and Davis, 168 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: not trying to be anybody other than myself, and just 169 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: going out there playing ball. As far as my progression, 170 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: and it's really just preparation. It's one of those things 171 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: that I took from col and just put that chip 172 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: on my shoulder, just going forward, just keep doing what 173 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: I need to do to be the best version of 174 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: myself possible. So you're playing Christmas Eve, what do you 175 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: want for Christmas? The playoffs? I think that would be 176 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: a great gift, honestly. So all right, thank you Jam 177 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: for all your news and analysis. Be sure to tune 178 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: into command Center weeknights at five and ten pm on 179 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: NBC Sports Washington. You can also stream on YouTube and 180 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: Commanders dot Com.