WEBVTT - Free Agency First Wave | Episode 89

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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 were active during free agency this past week, adding

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<v Speaker 1>depth at multiple positions. Washington resigned center Tyler Larson, defensive

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<v Speaker 1>tackle Den Payne a defensive end at a robata plus.

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<v Speaker 1>They added free agents on both sides of the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>including quarterback Jacoby Brissette and linebacker Cody Barton. Santana Moss

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<v Speaker 1>and Logan Paulson joined me to look at the Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>at newest editions. I want to start right there at

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback position. Cody Brissette comes into this room and

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<v Speaker 1>all along head coach Ron Rivera has said Sam Howell

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<v Speaker 1>will have every opportunity to be the starter, but they

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<v Speaker 1>needed somebody to come in with experience to challenge him

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of helping grow him. Santana, what can Brissette

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<v Speaker 1>do in helping that qb room and Howell? I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you initially hear what coaches said, he's saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we already want everyone to know that Sam's that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You brought the right guy ind and you brought a

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<v Speaker 1>guy in Brissette who's he's a veteran for one, he

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<v Speaker 1>can be a great mentor and he already knows role.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been in that role. He's been in that position

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<v Speaker 1>many of the times. He's played this role before from

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<v Speaker 1>many different teams. So he can come in and be

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<v Speaker 1>that great mentor and be that great leader. And also

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<v Speaker 1>if everything hits the fan, you can go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and say, well, we need you to win some games

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<v Speaker 1>for us, and he can do just that as well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I just about to say, I think that's the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that I like about it is that not only does

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<v Speaker 1>he have that mentorship ability, but if it doesn't go well,

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<v Speaker 1>he can win your football games. He's a good competitive guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone talks about what a great teammate he is. He's

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<v Speaker 1>learned and studied under some of the best work with

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady. So I think getting a guy like that,

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<v Speaker 1>great teammate, great leader, great teacher is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>extremely advantageous. He came in very humble as well, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>understanding his position and to overall just make that room

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<v Speaker 1>better to begin with. But it's a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a different approach than what Washington head coach Ron Rivera

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<v Speaker 1>has tried to have over the past few years, bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in a veteran to be that guy where it hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily worked out now saying we want to see what

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<v Speaker 1>the young guy can do. I think we're all kind

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<v Speaker 1>of excited to be able to see just what can

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<v Speaker 1>how we'll do and how does that play out. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>don't get to Cody Barton. Can he be that replacement

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<v Speaker 1>for Cole Holcomb as he moves on? I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think so. He's the guy that in Seattle. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I had a slow start. You've been sitting for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years behind you know, Bobby Wagner, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best linebackers ever to do it, And as the

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<v Speaker 1>season went on, slowly slowly got better and you saw

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<v Speaker 1>elements to his game. He's a converted safety to twitch,

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<v Speaker 1>the explosiveness and as he got more reps the instincts,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he can play Mike. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>green Dot will be very advantageous. He said that he

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<v Speaker 1>enjoys that aspect of the game. So we're looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to him. And then when it comes to the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lineman they bring into Santana, how does that adjust and

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<v Speaker 1>change what they could potentially do next year. I think

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<v Speaker 1>what you look at it is doing some of the

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<v Speaker 1>same things that we've done before. You know, we're bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in depth. We adding guys that could be interchangeable. We

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<v Speaker 1>adding guys that can be key players to what we

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<v Speaker 1>do best here. And when you look at one of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys, wildly, he's a guy that can play what

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<v Speaker 1>tackle and guard, but you look at him a stand

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<v Speaker 1>he will probably be, you know, predominantly a tackle. And

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<v Speaker 1>so now he can say, Okay, the guy who did

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<v Speaker 1>play that last year, he can go and side and

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<v Speaker 1>play guard because he played better at that position. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's great just to have those guys knowing that they

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<v Speaker 1>bring at it, you know, depth to our team or

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<v Speaker 1>to our offensive line. Yeah, I totally agree. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you're looking for. And you're kind of guy

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<v Speaker 1>who's also a scheme fit with Eric enemy and Wiley, right,

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<v Speaker 1>he understand Eric knows how to use him, and he

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<v Speaker 1>knows what Eric's expectation as Wiley does. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that's very advantageous. And as a player who's been

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<v Speaker 1>on multiple teams, having a coach that can speak to

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<v Speaker 1>your skill sets is extremely valuable and they frees them

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<v Speaker 1>up to potentially to make more moves in the draft

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<v Speaker 1>of the offensive line. I don't think that they're done

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<v Speaker 1>just yet. Position groups, Just give me a group that

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<v Speaker 1>you still want to see them build off of Santana

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<v Speaker 1>line linebacker and I think I think DB's corner. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to see another guy. I think they want to

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<v Speaker 1>see what can Barton do and also the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>free up jayme and just go out there and play

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<v Speaker 1>his game. But we know they're far from done. This

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<v Speaker 1>offseason as well, Washington brought in more depth that offensive

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<v Speaker 1>line with the additions of Nick Gates and Andrew Wiley

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<v Speaker 1>after five seasons in Kansas City. While he's no stranger

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<v Speaker 1>to the Eric b Enemy offense, Logan and Santana shared

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<v Speaker 1>their thoughts on Washington's newest guys up front. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be exciting to see how the offensive line does

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<v Speaker 1>shape up with some new additions out there as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And we understand that this is an area in the

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<v Speaker 1>team that really kind of needed a revitalization. Should we

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<v Speaker 1>say so? I want to get into who are you

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<v Speaker 1>so are anticipating being the starters in what position group?

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<v Speaker 1>Understanding more moves could be made? Logan take us on, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so I think that you're like, as of today, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably Leno, it's probably Chris Paul Nowell might start the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Tyler Larson, I'm a little bit worried about

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<v Speaker 1>Chasing his health coming off the injury. And then I

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<v Speaker 1>think Cosby and I think, um uh, and Andrews is

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<v Speaker 1>the kids in the Kansas City. I think he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be the starting five. Ideally, I would probably have

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<v Speaker 1>Andrews moving to guard at some point and Cosby play

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<v Speaker 1>guard in draft to tackle, but I think that'll be

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<v Speaker 1>the starting five. Yeah, you asked me today two I

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<v Speaker 1>would say, while he at right tackle, I'm gonna cos

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<v Speaker 1>Me at guard. I like Chase if he's healthy, and

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<v Speaker 1>center Chris Paul or Gates at guard and Leno to

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<v Speaker 1>be the left tackle. But like we said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going forward, just knowing that we still have draft picks.

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<v Speaker 1>You never know who can you know, be picked up.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's gonna be interesting. Yeah, absolutely, all right, So

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<v Speaker 1>there still some moves likely potentially to be made when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to the offensive line, but we'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>wait and see. A quick programming note, at the end

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