WEBVTT - Previewing the Giants | Episode 59

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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 have played some of their best football in the

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<v Speaker 1>month of November, winning six of their last seven games.

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<v Speaker 1>The captain, London Fletcher, and Santana Moss joined me to

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<v Speaker 1>breakdown what has led to Washington's success. They started the

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<v Speaker 1>season one and four and the narrative was, Okay, all

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<v Speaker 1>is lost and here they are now. London, what would

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<v Speaker 1>you say is the biggest reason for the turnaround? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you just you just mentioned and when you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the defense and particularly the takeaways, that's been the biggest difference.

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<v Speaker 1>When when you look at our game against the Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>were able to We're able to get some takeaways in

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<v Speaker 1>that ball game, this pass ball game, you know against

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<v Speaker 1>the Falcons, the takeaway that we got in the end

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<v Speaker 1>zone the Eagles, and all the takeaways we've gotten, that's

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<v Speaker 1>really has been the biggest difference. Getting thirteen takeaways, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like has been the biggest difference on why we've

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<v Speaker 1>won six out of the last seven games, especially because

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<v Speaker 1>early on the season we were saying, all right, zero takeaways,

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<v Speaker 1>zero zero, like the games were adding up where they

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<v Speaker 1>were not being able to do that on defense as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the offense turning it over causes a problem

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Your biggest reason it was a big swing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you think about those first five games, he was

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<v Speaker 1>one and four and we had one takeaway, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the next games we plus seven, and you see the wins.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they're just adding on all the biggest it's evident,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, stiff defense and offensively, we found the way

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<v Speaker 1>to just have a rhythm about our offense and continue

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<v Speaker 1>to move the chains. Now you would like to see them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, do better on third down, but they find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to grind that clock out with that running game.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Taylor has been Taylor. He hits. He

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<v Speaker 1>hits some shots when he needs to the most. And

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<v Speaker 1>we can talk about some of the times when he

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<v Speaker 1>turned the ball over, some of the things he'd do

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<v Speaker 1>that you would like him to see him do better.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it's time to make a play, Taylor finds

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<v Speaker 1>a way to make a play. To that point, though,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I had Coach Ron were very

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<v Speaker 1>even pointed out in this press conference on Monday with

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<v Speaker 1>the media, and we've talked about as well, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the booth London is that field goals are

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get it for you. When you get

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<v Speaker 1>into the red zone, you have to convert. They need

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<v Speaker 1>to put up more points. I feel like every single

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<v Speaker 1>game that we're in comes down to basically one score.

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<v Speaker 1>It gets really close, too close for comfort. If it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't for the takeaways, defense probably wouldn't be sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>this situation. So what do they offensively need to do well?

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know last week against the file because

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<v Speaker 1>they scored twice in the red zone, getting that touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>to base and also the one to Brian Robinson. Just

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<v Speaker 1>continue to run the football. Officially, we would love to

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<v Speaker 1>have that type of game plan that we had against Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>but you also still gotta need to get some shot

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<v Speaker 1>plays and there's a fine line between forcing it in

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<v Speaker 1>there and norm when to pull the trigger and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>take the check down. But I would like to see

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a couple more explosives in the passing games. I

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<v Speaker 1>definitely want to see a little more explosive plays. I

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<v Speaker 1>think last week was not the perfect time and for that,

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<v Speaker 1>so I was pretty appreciative of our game plan last week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I mean the weather was bad this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Going forward, hopefully we get some better weather and now

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<v Speaker 1>we can go out there and take those shots and

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<v Speaker 1>use some of the guys. I think one of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that you've been seeing heavy when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor game, he's finding Terry. We need to get those

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<v Speaker 1>other guys involved, because when you have a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>Jahan that's gonna that's gonna beat this man nine times

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<v Speaker 1>out of ten, you want to get this young man

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<v Speaker 1>the ball to as well. So hopefully we can try to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, implement all those guys, all those weapons that

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<v Speaker 1>we have, and we can see a more improved, you know, offense.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commanders faced another NFC East fow this weekend in

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<v Speaker 1>New York London. In Santana shared their favorite memories from

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<v Speaker 1>facing the Giants. Santana three career games, three touchdown receptions,

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<v Speaker 1>two of them have been against the Giants. What you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you got something with the GMN oh now man, something

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<v Speaker 1>about New York, you know what I mean. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I was up there at one point of time and

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<v Speaker 1>being a gent and having to share that stadium with

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants, it just made me want to rise to

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<v Speaker 1>the occasion. And then getting over here and seeing these

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<v Speaker 1>guys twice a year. I remember that first oh five season.

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<v Speaker 1>That first game wasn't so good, so I had to

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<v Speaker 1>get off the second one and then London. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and sixty eight career tackles, one sack, three interceptions,

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<v Speaker 1>three force fumbles against New York. So not too shabby yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I like playing against New York, especially at

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Apple. You know you want to put a

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<v Speaker 1>show off, So sat Teller, I know we call you

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboy Killer. They might have to call you the

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<v Speaker 1>Giant Slayer as your second nickname going against those those

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<v Speaker 1>giants of those type of numbers. I've seen the pay

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<v Speaker 1>dirt a lot playing against those guys, so who knows,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they have to give me the nickname. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>for the next two weeks, Washington will be taking on

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<v Speaker 1>next two games because I've got the bye week in

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<v Speaker 1>between New York and New York. Look, it's a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to gain some ground in the division. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>keep the momentum going and have some games like the

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<v Speaker 1>guys currently on the roster, Like you guys have done

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<v Speaker 1>against New York London, I think you continue to do

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<v Speaker 1>what we've been doing, being efficient in the offense in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of running the football, playing stout, dominant defense, and

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<v Speaker 1>taking the football away. You continue to do those things.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we continue to win these next two ball

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<v Speaker 1>games against the Giants. I mean, what more could I say?

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<v Speaker 1>Control the clock? I think one of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>we found us we have an identity now. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've been saying for years this team needs one, and

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<v Speaker 1>the offense finally have one. And you know London has

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<v Speaker 1>taken what I've been saying in that you know of

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<v Speaker 1>y'all been getting on me for weeks about winning eternal

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<v Speaker 1>over battles every time. You know. For all of your

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