WEBVTT - Talking Offensive Coordinator | Episode 78

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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>Commander's search for our next offensive coordinator is underway. Five

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<v Speaker 1>candidates have officially been interviewed for the position, including quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>coach Kinzimpezy, who's been in Washington since twenty twenty. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders have also interviewed Bronco's offensive coordinator Pat Shermer, Falcon's

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<v Speaker 1>Jubie coach at Charles London, Dolphin's running back coach Eric Studsville,

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<v Speaker 1>Ram's assistant head coach, tight Ends coach Thomas Brown, Logan Paulson,

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<v Speaker 1>and Santana Moss joined me to give their thoughts on

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<v Speaker 1>the search. Now, if you include looking for those are

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<v Speaker 1>looking for head coaching roles, Washington is one of twelve

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<v Speaker 1>teams in search of an offensive coordinator, which makes it,

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<v Speaker 1>Santana a bit difficult trying to go out there and say, hey, well,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the job, this is the person that we want.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of competition, a lot of competition, and

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<v Speaker 1>then one of the things that stand out to me

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<v Speaker 1>is just what are you really looking for? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm big one. I'm not caught up in the whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing about the names of who the guys have edible.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking for systems. I'm looking for what system fits

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that we have. And I've been a part

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<v Speaker 1>of teams where we had certain, you know, CALIBERO guys

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<v Speaker 1>and we had bogus systems. So when I see those

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<v Speaker 1>guys me as a couple of guys that stands out

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<v Speaker 1>one Studsville and Brown just the system they those guys

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<v Speaker 1>both coached in recently. You know, logan, if you do

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<v Speaker 1>look at the names, is there anything that you can

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<v Speaker 1>pull from it for what they might be looking at

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<v Speaker 1>from this position, Yeah, I mean I think they're looking

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<v Speaker 1>kind of It's interesting because they're looking at guys who

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of experience and guys that are really

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<v Speaker 1>relatively new. And I think when you look at Schermer,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy with a ton of experience that Ron

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<v Speaker 1>knows relatively well, runs a system similar what Scott ran

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<v Speaker 1>last year, which would seem like a natural transition for

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Sam Howell. Then you get a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like Stud Stutsville, who again is more West Coast, more

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shanahan Ishan his approach, which would be a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>drastic departure. So obviously they kind of have a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of both philosophies, but definitely that run first is

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<v Speaker 1>a priority for them. That's really what coach was saying

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<v Speaker 1>this offseason is they wanted to be a run first team.

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<v Speaker 1>But you can't ignore the fact that you do have

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<v Speaker 1>three dynamics receiver and Terry McLaurin, John Dotson, Curtis Sam

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to marry the two together. Santana. If

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the talent that this team does have,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think would be one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like that they need to look for to

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<v Speaker 1>help this offense kind of get over that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the challenges they face last year of not being able

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<v Speaker 1>just to put up enough points. Well, you know some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that stands out when you have that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of talent on your team. You want a coach

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<v Speaker 1>that can kind of go on, you know, think on

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<v Speaker 1>a run. I mean, like be creative, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>things unfolded, you know what I mean. You want to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to say, Okay, I'm so I'm not so

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<v Speaker 1>stern into what I have that's my system, but if

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<v Speaker 1>we can do something that I saw before somewhere else,

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<v Speaker 1>let me let me, let me brain this and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>implement that into what I have going on. So I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see a coach that can be creative on

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<v Speaker 1>the spot and say, hey, you know what I have

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<v Speaker 1>these guys, let me do this because they're just that

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<v Speaker 1>dynamic and we can use it. Oh yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a flexibility and speaking to your player's skill set

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<v Speaker 1>is something that you want to see. That was something

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<v Speaker 1>that was a criticism of Scott. He never really changed

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<v Speaker 1>his offensive philosophy to fit the skill position players. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you want the new guy to kind of embrace that,

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<v Speaker 1>hold that and find way is to be this run

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<v Speaker 1>first team because you know San Francisco is a run

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<v Speaker 1>first team, but also get the playmakers involved, which a

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<v Speaker 1>team like San Francisco does very very well. Now we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know exactly when they're going to make announcement on

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<v Speaker 1>whomever they do design to select, but we know it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably coming up relatively quickly the next few weeks or so,

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<v Speaker 1>because you have draft and free agency coming up, and

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<v Speaker 1>logan the importance of putting that person in place before

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<v Speaker 1>you get to those parts of the off season. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's critical because especially if you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>involve like a you know, outside zone coach or an

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<v Speaker 1>outside zone philosophy. You're the type of offensive lineman, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be very different. You're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>look at the kid from Ohio State who's six s eight,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, three hundred and seventy pounds. That doesn't fit

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<v Speaker 1>that philosophy. But I think like those types of decisions

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be hammered in now. Yeah, that's all goes

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<v Speaker 1>back to what I was talking about. You need to

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<v Speaker 1>get that guy now because you want to know in

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<v Speaker 1>this little short period of time where we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>looking at draft picks, we're gonna be looking at that

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<v Speaker 1>free agency. You know, guys out there in free agency.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to make sure you're bringing the right guy

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<v Speaker 1>in that's gonna fit the coach that we bring in,

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<v Speaker 1>the style to play that he's going to implement or

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<v Speaker 1>expect these guys to go out and then play a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of off season priorities. Getting the right offensive coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>for this team would be number one for head coach

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