WEBVTT - Let's Talk Jahan Dotson  | Episode 20

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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>Commander's first round pick, John Dotson has been turning heads

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<v Speaker 1>this offseason. Santana mosson Logan Paulson broke down what makes

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<v Speaker 1>Dotson so explosive. Okay, so we're celebrating the fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 1>Now everybody likes to have the fireworks. I'll go off,

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<v Speaker 1>But if we're talking about fireworks on the field, what

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<v Speaker 1>is it, Santana that makes Dotson that kind of explosive player.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the things that stands out, especially

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<v Speaker 1>from the wide receiver position, if you can have a

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<v Speaker 1>guy running that top speed and still get in and

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<v Speaker 1>out of his breaks at that speed, that alone is

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<v Speaker 1>something different. You know, you have to be a rare

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<v Speaker 1>breed to be able to do that. I was one

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys that they gave that. You know, say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the things that Tanna has gone for himself.

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<v Speaker 1>I see that with the hand. He's very deceptive in

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<v Speaker 1>his speed, but when it time to put deaf Flynn

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<v Speaker 1>the ground, he's in and out of those cuts and

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<v Speaker 1>he's gone before you even get a chance to plain.

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<v Speaker 1>How as open as you were even saying when you

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<v Speaker 1>watch him at Penn State so far showing that as

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<v Speaker 1>well here, Yeah, I think so. I think he does

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<v Speaker 1>a really nice job of stacking routes, like using the

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<v Speaker 1>big out to set up the post the next time.

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<v Speaker 1>And he just is thinking about football at a very

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<v Speaker 1>high level, how to beat dbs, how to manipulate defenses,

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<v Speaker 1>and to me that leads some of his explosive stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And again like his ability to accelerate when the football's

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<v Speaker 1>in the air, you know, very DeShawn Jackson esque. So

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<v Speaker 1>a fantastic skill set for a young man. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of girl he's so to do. But really excited about him.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard head coach Ron Riveri even saying, how you

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<v Speaker 1>know they look they're not going too hard against each other.

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<v Speaker 1>But while he was able to get the better of

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of our dbs out there as well, just

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<v Speaker 1>early on explosive plays hopefully will follow him throughout his

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<v Speaker 1>NFL career, especially his rookie season as well. For more

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<v Speaker 1>on what makes dot some special, I talked to Penn

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<v Speaker 1>State wide receiver coach Taylor Stubblefield, who spent a few

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<v Speaker 1>years with John in Happy Valley and coach Taylor Stubblefield

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<v Speaker 1>joins us now had John for a couple of years

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<v Speaker 1>at Pin State. Look, he gives high two is one

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<v Speaker 1>of his mentors helping him here. But when he was

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<v Speaker 1>drafted you actually went to congratulate him and also made

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<v Speaker 1>a point that he came back for his senior year

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<v Speaker 1>for his brothers. What does that say for how it

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<v Speaker 1>helps him maybe get even further ready for the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>and also to the character of who he is as

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<v Speaker 1>a player. Yeah, I think that, you know, Coach Franklin,

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<v Speaker 1>we do a really good job here at the Penn

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<v Speaker 1>State of giving our guys the best information that they have.

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<v Speaker 1>We outsource it third party. We get information from the

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<v Speaker 1>teams around the NFL to see what his draft draft

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<v Speaker 1>status would be. And yeah, after his junior year, we

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<v Speaker 1>had had a meeting with him it would be best

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<v Speaker 1>for him to come back to help his draft status.

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<v Speaker 1>And he did that. He did it not own for himself,

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<v Speaker 1>but also for the team because coach Franklin always says

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<v Speaker 1>that if if somebody can get drafted as high as possible,

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<v Speaker 1>that's better for them and it's better for Penn State.

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<v Speaker 1>And so he trusted the process. He came back, had

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<v Speaker 1>a heck of a year and put himself to be

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<v Speaker 1>with you guys, the Washington Commanders. One of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that this team did very consciously is they went out

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to get players that would be ready to go,

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't have to really kind of wait and develop.

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<v Speaker 1>Where would you say or expect him to come in

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<v Speaker 1>here and have an impact right off the bat. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that that's going to be tough. You know, Johan is

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<v Speaker 1>extremely competitive and that wide receiver room there at Washington

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<v Speaker 1>is legit. And you know, coach Diaz is talked about

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<v Speaker 1>our defense coordinator here. He talked about the best players

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<v Speaker 1>can't have bad days, and Johan is going to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that he does not have bad days, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to go in there and he's going to try

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<v Speaker 1>to be as consistent as possible. And it sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>he is doing a pretty good job of that. Um

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<v Speaker 1>and he knows that offense is about being where you're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be, when you're supposed to be there. And

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<v Speaker 1>then once you get that ball in your hand, then

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<v Speaker 1>you know your your creativity, you're you're explosive in this.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where that comes into play um. You're playmaking, abuilding

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<v Speaker 1>and he obviously has that, so h, he's gonna be ready.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's going to be ready mentally. NFL it

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<v Speaker 1>is fast, it is fast, fast, fast, so um, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get him ready for U for the season. Over,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you say is the least talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>element of his game that folks might be surprised by

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<v Speaker 1>how competitive he is because he's a quiet he's he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have this flamboyant demeanor or or persona about him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna come, man, he got the little ball. He

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<v Speaker 1>might have some little fancy backpack, but he's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wear some you know, old dusty birkin stocks and he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna uh coming there and he's gonna work. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that is going to be surprising. And then his

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<v Speaker 1>ability to work like his his catapult numbers um last

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<v Speaker 1>year were offen. His his player load, the amount of

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<v Speaker 1>ninety percent reps H that he was doing in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of over yards that he was running was

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<v Speaker 1>out of this world. And he never came up to

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<v Speaker 1>me was like, hey, coach, I need one to day

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<v Speaker 1>or can I relax today. I didn't have to motivate

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<v Speaker 1>him to work hard. He chose to work hard, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that can become an infectious especially as

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<v Speaker 1>he grows in his career in the NFL. We're already

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<v Speaker 1>seeing that the coaches are commenting on it, and the

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<v Speaker 1>fans are going to love to see the rewards from

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<v Speaker 1>that on the field once we do get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>A little bit of the break before we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get to same with pads On, but a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>excitement already. We appreciate your time and for the work

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<v Speaker 1>you put in to help him advance to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to join us here at the Commanders. Thank you, coach,

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