WEBVTT - Training Camp Takeaways | Episode 34

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

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<v Speaker 1>day is right around the corner for the Commanders this Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Football is back at FedEx Field for the first game

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<v Speaker 1>of the preseason against the Carolina Panthers. But before we

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<v Speaker 1>dive into this matchup, Logan Pulsing and Santana Moss joined

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<v Speaker 1>me to chat about their training camp standouts. So here

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<v Speaker 1>we are basically at the halfway mark of training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Coaches had time to kind of ramp things up a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. What would you guys say was the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>takeaways from camp so far? Santana, I think one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that I've liked, you know, and I'm paying

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<v Speaker 1>a receiver, just seeing the way the secondary is communicating.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's big. I think one of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that stood out because I was hopping on those guys

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<v Speaker 1>not pressing last year that much and then just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting beat in critical situations. You see a difference. You

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<v Speaker 1>can see some of the guys, especially number twenty Bobby

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<v Speaker 1>the McCain, he's he's getting into a groove now and

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<v Speaker 1>showing you some of the things that he did in

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<v Speaker 1>his previous spot. And so I'm looking forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 1>these guys go forward. But that's that's stood out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything else to me. Yeah, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>just the to me to be like on brand is

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<v Speaker 1>the tight ends man. They've done an outstanding job. The

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<v Speaker 1>young tight ends have just been fantastic. And every time

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<v Speaker 1>someone gets hurt, you think, oh, they're gonna run into

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<v Speaker 1>a death issue, and the next guy just steps up

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<v Speaker 1>and looks like an outstanding football player. So to have

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<v Speaker 1>those three young guys playing so well, Sam, he's still

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<v Speaker 1>playing well, I think it's a testament to the recruiting

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<v Speaker 1>that they've done here or the you know, the scouting department,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's been great. So not by us at all,

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<v Speaker 1>but we know how important the tight end position is

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<v Speaker 1>into the offense and what they want to do as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And a lot of the Titans have been kind of

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<v Speaker 1>converted into that position as well. So I think to

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<v Speaker 1>keep your eye I just see how they are adjusting

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<v Speaker 1>is important and it's great to see that they are

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<v Speaker 1>progressing so far so well. What about some areas in

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<v Speaker 1>camp that you say, okay, you know what, like we

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<v Speaker 1>still have time to fine tune here. Where would that be?

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<v Speaker 1>I think for me, it's it's Carson Wentz's mastery of

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<v Speaker 1>this offense. You can tell like they're you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>OTAs we talked about this end, he look phenomenal, look

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<v Speaker 1>like one of the best I've ever seen. But obviously

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<v Speaker 1>the slow start to training camp. I had a nice

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<v Speaker 1>practice on Saturday, but it's taken some time to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of work through some of these different concepts in Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Turner's offense. It's first time he's been in a really

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<v Speaker 1>truly neal the offense. So I think that that's really

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to me and I want to just see how

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<v Speaker 1>that continues to progress. Still a lot of time yet

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of prices games get that done. So but

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye out. And I was going to say

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<v Speaker 1>Carson wins as well, But one of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you can probably pinpoint or point out is the linebacker position.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we haven't really seen them play yet, but

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<v Speaker 1>we know this is one of the areas that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to give some attention to. So it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>key to see how these guys fly around. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we can expect what we can against the guys. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean for the guys who's going to be out there,

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<v Speaker 1>but you need the depth. Depth is going to be key.

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<v Speaker 1>So the guys behind those guys who are gonna play

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<v Speaker 1>a big role, you got to see what they have

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<v Speaker 1>depth in position flex that's something that this team really

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<v Speaker 1>stresses making sure that they have. As we've seen over

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<v Speaker 1>the years, at times, you do have to go deeper

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<v Speaker 1>into your roster than you would like. Getting that time

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<v Speaker 1>with those players out there is important. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>time to do just that. Anybody surprised you so far,

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<v Speaker 1>it can't Yeah, I think the guy that desprised me recently.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Kelvin Harmon. He just as a guy that's been

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<v Speaker 1>super consistent. I always forget to bring him up until here, Kelvin,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about you right now. This is exciting because

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<v Speaker 1>you've done a great job. What about Utana? I say

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<v Speaker 1>his name again, Marken Michelle, Yeah, I had a right

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<v Speaker 1>this time. I mean no, honestly, you know, you expect

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<v Speaker 1>guys to have that opportunity and to relish in it,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's been doing just that. Spoke about him earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we got coach on he spoke about him.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when you keep getting spoke about, you might

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<v Speaker 1>be climbing up the latterly have a spot. So when

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<v Speaker 1>they start learning your name over your number because you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>who's out there making flashes? You are making an impression,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is what you have to do if you're

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<v Speaker 1>one of those players on the bubble trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>a case to be able to be here for the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three or the practice squad to extend your football career.

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