WEBVTT - NFC East Free Agency | Episode 90

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. For

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<v Speaker 1>the first wave of free agency in the books, the

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders made moves at the linebacker position, resigning Milo Eifler,

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<v Speaker 1>Nathan Gary, and Khalik Hudson. Additionally, Washington signed a free

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<v Speaker 1>agent Cody Barton from Seattle Santana. Moss Logan, Paulson, and

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<v Speaker 1>Fred Smooth joined me to preview the Commander's current linebackers.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do we feel about the linebacker unit this year? Look,

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<v Speaker 1>Barton comes in gonna take over for Cole Holkom with

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<v Speaker 1>that green dot. Jam and Davis did it a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit at the end of last season as Holcombe went

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<v Speaker 1>down to injury. But Fred, what are you expecting from

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<v Speaker 1>Barton in this unit? I'm expecting a lot. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy that started his career office especial teams.

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<v Speaker 1>I love guys to start from the bottom and get

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<v Speaker 1>to the top. Now as a full time starter, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to see him play last year. He showed you

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<v Speaker 1>not only can I handle the A and the B,

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<v Speaker 1>get I can cover, I can go get sex and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I like to see from my line black.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I really like is you see that cherry

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<v Speaker 1>blossom back there. You store the blossom at the right tack.

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<v Speaker 1>And he is a guy that we have to ask

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<v Speaker 1>the question can he lead and Kenny Kyle plays? I

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<v Speaker 1>totally agree, Fred. I mean, I think converted safety a

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<v Speaker 1>guy with excellent covers to believe Kyle was some snap

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<v Speaker 1>to him. I think that gets you excited a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more instinctive run player than Cole be interest to

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<v Speaker 1>see how we developed and Santana, let me bring you

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<v Speaker 1>in here, because look, Jaman Davis did wear that green

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<v Speaker 1>dat at a certain point. If it is on Barton,

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<v Speaker 1>what does it mean for where Davis fits in in

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<v Speaker 1>this unit? You know, that's a great question. And I

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<v Speaker 1>hate to say he might not be on the field

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<v Speaker 1>on third downs. You know, that's something that Logan pointed

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<v Speaker 1>to us, you know when we're talking about this. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think Jamie Davis one of those guys there regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of when he's on the fielding when he's not, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a difference maker. Yeah. And when it does

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<v Speaker 1>come to Davis, then you know, we saw him take

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<v Speaker 1>some great strides from his rookie season to his second year.

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<v Speaker 1>The game kind of slowed down from him a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw him growing his confidence and his instincts kind

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<v Speaker 1>of take over, letting the athleticism come to you. So, logan,

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<v Speaker 1>what can we get from Jayman if this is his

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<v Speaker 1>new role, taking some of that responsibility off and just

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<v Speaker 1>letting him go out there and fly around. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely think he's a guy that's going to ascend.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's on that right trajector. We talked about

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<v Speaker 1>the blossoms with Barton. I think he's kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>same way, getting better each and every day, getting much

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<v Speaker 1>more intuitive, much smarter, understanding the techniques needs to play

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<v Speaker 1>with and how to match him pause country coverage right,

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<v Speaker 1>this defense is very challenging on the linebacker, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of intellectual load. Every year he's gotten better. I expected

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<v Speaker 1>to get better the years, but I did like about

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<v Speaker 1>Jamie last year he stopped thinking one thing. Defense coordinates

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<v Speaker 1>tell us you think long when you think wrong. I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen him to say, you know what, I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>out here, I'm gonna play football. I'm gonna go slop

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<v Speaker 1>paint with the other guys on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. I want to see his tenacity and intensity

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<v Speaker 1>raised to another level. And that happens usually when you're

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<v Speaker 1>through thinking and just go out there and play football.

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<v Speaker 1>In Santana, you were saying as well that like year

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<v Speaker 1>three is really the year that you get to know

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<v Speaker 1>who these guys really are. Is more of that household

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<v Speaker 1>name and what to expects. I speed that from experience.

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<v Speaker 1>I was a guy that year three was the year

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<v Speaker 1>for me, and I saw so many other guys that

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<v Speaker 1>came in with big names or first round draft picks.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I had an injury early in my first year.

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<v Speaker 1>Jamie wasn't injury, but he had you know, when it

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<v Speaker 1>came to playing positions, he's out of position. So second

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<v Speaker 1>year was kind of like one of those learning years

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<v Speaker 1>and then you saw him make a lot of plays.

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<v Speaker 1>Year three is when he become a household name. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if he's gonna be one of those guys

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<v Speaker 1>that we talk about, you know moving forward, he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to do that this year. So when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>the unit and the additions that they have, the losses

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<v Speaker 1>that they suffered as well, where are we in feeling

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<v Speaker 1>confident and where this unit currently lies right in a

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<v Speaker 1>logan going into next season? I mean, Fred, I think

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<v Speaker 1>Forred ten, I think it's a group that needs to improve,

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<v Speaker 1>right Julia, group that we can add depth too, and

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<v Speaker 1>guys like these are good football players, but they're improving

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<v Speaker 1>football players right forty Barton specifically, I think you just

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<v Speaker 1>want to add some death, add some veteran experience, because

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<v Speaker 1>you can never go wrong you add a good football players. Yeah, now,

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<v Speaker 1>never go wrong with adding them. But the thing is

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<v Speaker 1>we play a four to five, so we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of linebackers. In the question he is with

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<v Speaker 1>these linebackers. Look at them. These are athletes sideline the sideline.

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<v Speaker 1>The question is what about the a gap? What about

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<v Speaker 1>their begin Yeah, And one of the things Barton was

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<v Speaker 1>saying about coming here is he is excited to play

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<v Speaker 1>behind that D line, which takes a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>pressure oft of them, but not to diminish how important

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<v Speaker 1>the role is on the field. It's a unit that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for a couple of years now, we've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying we've wanted to see some good production out of him.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully this is the offseason we're going to get even

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<v Speaker 1>more growth there. It's never too early to start scouting

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<v Speaker 1>out our division foes. We looked at some of the

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<v Speaker 1>free agency moves across the division. Let's go inside the

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<v Speaker 1>moves made by our NFC East foes. And for that,

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<v Speaker 1>I want you guys to give a grade and then

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<v Speaker 1>you can agree or disagree. In Santana, you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>kick us off with the Cowboys. Well, I already no smooth,

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<v Speaker 1>gonna hate this one, so I hate. I hate as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have to give the Cowboys at a a though.

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<v Speaker 1>Two names stand out to me. We got Gilwall coming

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<v Speaker 1>to play corner. Now we got Cooks and and he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to talk a whole lot of trains about Cooks.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think Cooks are still approven target in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>Next still can be productive at Gilmore, still one of

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<v Speaker 1>the top cornerbacks in the league. Brandon Cooks, he's an

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<v Speaker 1>old converse see you so much hate for him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been productive everyway. Everybody's been hard. Fred. Okay, well why

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<v Speaker 1>don't we go since we're not going to totally agree

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<v Speaker 1>in the Cowboys as we should not. Anyways, what about

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles? Fred? Now, the Eagles, I have to give

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<v Speaker 1>a to be honest, but just from the off season,

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<v Speaker 1>probably not. But there's some other stuff, right, Higgles, some

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<v Speaker 1>other stuff see everybody looking at who they lost. They

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<v Speaker 1>lives Huggary, They a lot of t J. Hills when

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<v Speaker 1>the Kobe Dane was drafted last year, Joan Davis, the

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<v Speaker 1>tackle was drafted last year. So they feel some gafts

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<v Speaker 1>up there, and don't forget for Shot Penny. I think

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of day, Philadelphia has a plan and

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<v Speaker 1>the executing their plan, and they have two first round

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks this year. Yeah, they'll be able to totally

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<v Speaker 1>restock really good rosterbility. But I really like hearing that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's what Philadelphia is doing right now on the

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<v Speaker 1>trend that they are on. How about Logan closed us

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<v Speaker 1>out with the Giants. Let me give the Giants of

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<v Speaker 1>B minus C plus. I'm the biggest star baller fand

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<v Speaker 1>you ever see I got Darrin Waller pajamas, Right, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been banged up, big contract, coming off an injury, right,

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<v Speaker 1>what's he gonna be this year? I like the move

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<v Speaker 1>piece Sequon Barkley also coming off an injury for two

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. Ken those guys stay healthy and know they're dynamic,

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<v Speaker 1>But I always get nervous about paying guys a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of money. When a nerd I'm so shocked that you

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<v Speaker 1>lift out, you lift my parents Campbell because I feel

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<v Speaker 1>my opportunity and chance work and what's he done right? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>Being coached by well, you know, yeah, great coach. We'll see, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see. I mean, that's what Fred says. It's time

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<v Speaker 1>to blossom. So we'll see if some of these players

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<v Speaker 1>do or do not. A quick programming note, at the

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