Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Today
Speaker 1: we are talking about the men in the trenches, the
Speaker 1: Commander's offensive line. Santana Moss and Logan Paulson joined me
Speaker 1: to discuss the new men up front shifting on the
Speaker 1: offensive line. They did bring in Trey Turner and Andrew Norwell.
Speaker 1: By the way, the hat, he said, it's just for swag.
Speaker 1: We've got a bit. It's you know, of course we
Speaker 1: support the Nationals here in this area. Do you anticipate
Speaker 1: because Brandon chaff was a perennial All Star, of course,
Speaker 1: and we talked about how dominant he was this offensive line,
Speaker 1: what kind of can we anticipate a drop off should
Speaker 1: there be one? What can we anticipate with these changes? Basically?
Speaker 1: I mean, offensive line is a weird thing because it's
Speaker 1: five people, and it's not just five individuals, it's how
Speaker 1: those five guys play together. Right. So yeah, so even
Speaker 1: though you have one really good player in Brandon Sheriff,
Speaker 1: a guy that was in and that light up a
Speaker 1: little bit, if the aggregate of these new guys is better,
Speaker 1: like the group's going to play better, right, And so
Speaker 1: I think Norwell, Turner having been in this offense before.
Speaker 1: I think you mentioned that there are a whole bunch
Speaker 1: of guys who've been in the league for a long time.
Speaker 1: Blados another guy that it helps galvinized guys. They know
Speaker 1: how to play together, and I think that's really important.
Speaker 1: I think even though they're they're older, some of them
Speaker 1: have kind of had, you know, maybe on the downside
Speaker 1: of their career. The fact that they're going to come
Speaker 1: together and play really is going to maybe lead to
Speaker 1: an increase in production. I think one of the things
Speaker 1: that you need the most on any team when you
Speaker 1: talk speaking of better ring guys is upfront with the
Speaker 1: offensive linement. Those guys who've been in the trenches know
Speaker 1: what it takes, have been around a system, can brain
Speaker 1: that leadership and and especially when you have a very
Speaker 1: verse or two group, these guys can basically play guard
Speaker 1: or tackle. A lot of these guys are setting you
Speaker 1: know what I mean. You have a lot of guys
Speaker 1: that can be, you know, play different positions. So it's
Speaker 1: great to know that we have a couple of guys
Speaker 1: here that's that our veterans that's going to be able
Speaker 1: to lead these guys on and I think they'll be
Speaker 1: fined them if you did talk about daver about being
Speaker 1: able to move around and have that ability to be
Speaker 1: at different spots on the offensive line. We've seen sadly
Speaker 1: and unfortunately too many times where that's been nest necessary.
Speaker 1: You have to be diverse and be able to where
Speaker 1: you can line up. They went and unconsciously brought in
Speaker 1: a couple of guys that were familiar with head coach
Speaker 1: Ron Rivera and his coaching staff. How much is that
Speaker 1: familiarity of what to expect and kind of what they
Speaker 1: know they're going to get from the line. How much
Speaker 1: does you think that factors in? Well, I mean, when
Speaker 1: you're in a run scheme, I mean, it's very similar
Speaker 1: to a pass game. There's certain rules and certain principles
Speaker 1: that you abide by here, and they do a lot
Speaker 1: of jets sweep here, a lot of motion, a lot
Speaker 1: of post snap blocking assignments right where they move gaps
Speaker 1: and stuff, and that affects the defense. And if you've
Speaker 1: been in a system like that for a long time,
Speaker 1: you know the adjustments, you know how to handle it,
Speaker 1: you know all these different variables. And like the long
Speaker 1: gri was in KYLEI. Shanahan's offense, the more effective I became.
Speaker 1: I just knew the adjustments, I knew what to do,
Speaker 1: I knew the calls. I think that's the same thing
Speaker 1: with these guys here. Yeah, oh no, you said it right. Yeah.
Speaker 1: Is there any part of this line that maybe you say, Okay,
Speaker 1: I need to see when we get to training camp,
Speaker 1: I need to see certain player at this position step up.
Speaker 1: I don't think so. I mean, I think one of
Speaker 1: the things that we saw that was, you know, that
Speaker 1: open to see young guys last year be able to
Speaker 1: flourish in those spots, you know. I mean you had
Speaker 1: guys in and out of the lineup and still coming
Speaker 1: in and playing well. So now you're bringing a little
Speaker 1: you know, veteran leadership that's going to be able to
Speaker 1: add to what those guys know or don't know. So
Speaker 1: I don't think I need to see much, but you
Speaker 1: do gonna you are going to keep eye on some
Speaker 1: of those new guys just to see if they're gonna
Speaker 1: be able to you know, what level they're gonna play on,
Speaker 1: you know, while they're here. John Matsk's great offensive line coach.
Speaker 1: They always give credit for him being able to get
Speaker 1: them ready no matter what position they have to play
Speaker 1: as well. Chase Roullier coming back from injury. Would nice
Speaker 1: to be having him back out there on the field
Speaker 1: as well. Speaking of the men upfront, former Washington guard
Speaker 1: Derek Dockery stopped by the park during minicamp. He shared
Speaker 1: his memory on the Monday Night Miracle in the game memory,
Speaker 1: I probably have to say it might have been two
Speaker 1: thousand and five. I believe four or five. We were
Speaker 1: in Dallas. We want on like like a last drive pass,
Speaker 1: like mark through a past Antana. That's why I'm find
Speaker 1: memories that being from Dallas too, going back home. So yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean we had some great memories here. You ever
Speaker 1: get tired of talking about that game Santana? Never? Of course,
Speaker 1: because it's Dallas. I mean, trust me, everywhere I go
Speaker 1: is always then. And I asked the question all the time,
Speaker 1: did I do anything else while I was here? As
Speaker 1: always a you know, Monday Night Miracle? But I love
Speaker 1: it because, you know, I asked a fan, you know,
Speaker 1: why is that so significant to them? And they was like, well,
Speaker 1: the years before you guys, they had Super Bowls and
Speaker 1: our era, the Monday Night Miracle stood out more than
Speaker 1: our playoff you know runs, so I guess I have to,
Speaker 1: you know, live with that. It kind of goes to
Speaker 1: talk about the rivalries we have in sports, and a
Speaker 1: lot of times now it used to be teams, but
Speaker 1: now with players moving all over the place, people kind
Speaker 1: of question, like, how much do we lose that rivalry aspect?
Speaker 1: It's never lost between Washington and Dallas, And that's just
Speaker 1: another example of it. Now. I found out the hard way,
Speaker 1: but I'm glad I was on the good the end
Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, is Dallas still the team to beat now?
Speaker 1: I mean, personally, I don't think so. I think right
Speaker 1: now Philadelphia seems to be moving in that direction. I
Speaker 1: think they've done a really nice shot with that defensive
Speaker 1: getting better this offseason. Their offensive line is probably the
Speaker 1: best maybe in the league, and they've got some good
Speaker 1: skill positions players now to support Jalen Hurts. And again
Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts is kind of the weak link there. But
Speaker 1: I think that's the team. But I think it's I
Speaker 1: think Washington and Dallas are much closer than people think
Speaker 1: a lot of national pundans, so I think that's gonna
Speaker 1: be really competitive games this year. I think that just
Speaker 1: stands out because of the owner. You know and s
Speaker 1: star and they're always going to be known or named
Speaker 1: as the American's team. But you know, they do have
Speaker 1: some great talent at over seemed like they just find
Speaker 1: a way to I'm not sure if it's coaching or
Speaker 1: it's just the guys that's not getting together, you know,
Speaker 1: not making it happen together. But no, I'm I'm with
Speaker 1: Logan with that, Philly, it seemed to be the team.
Speaker 1: Although the Giants have got some super Bowls in the
Speaker 1: last ten years, two of them, I guests, you can say,
Speaker 1: but who knows, man, every season is another chance for
Speaker 1: another team to take that. And in the NFC East,
Speaker 1: it constantly is switching. But how much look that that
Speaker 1: loss of Dallas last year, it hurts. It's still hurt.
Speaker 1: I mean, I know, guys probably will sit there and
Speaker 1: go into anytime we meet Dallas week four and then
Speaker 1: week eighteen to close out this season. They're going to remember,
Speaker 1: They're going to remember that last game and go and
Speaker 1: I'm sure with a little extra motivation as well. For
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