WEBVTT - Commanders' 2022 Draft Class | Episode 7

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Commanders Today Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Washington traded back from the eleventh overall pick to start

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<v Speaker 1>the draft, selecting Penn state wide receiver John Dodson with

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<v Speaker 1>the sixteenth overall pick, and then they picked up a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of Alabama guys with their next two. Defensive lineman

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<v Speaker 1>Fiderian Mathis with the in the second, followed by running

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<v Speaker 1>back Brian Robertson Junior in the third. Now Robinson zero

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<v Speaker 1>fumbles on five hundred and forty five career Russia attempts

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<v Speaker 1>at Alabama. Talk about ball security, right, It's one things

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<v Speaker 1>you always have to have as an r beat. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>on day three, Washington added safety Percy Butler out of Louisiana,

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<v Speaker 1>followed by UNC quarterback Sam Howell in the fifth round.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice surprise that he was there for them. Yeah, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>big arm guy, young talent yea, and the expectations are

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<v Speaker 1>sitting back and learn. He threw for ninety two touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>in three seasons at North Carolina that is the third

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<v Speaker 1>most in ACC history. And then they selected two more

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<v Speaker 1>offensive players, tight end Cold Turner out of Nevada and

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<v Speaker 1>guard Chris Paul out of Tulsa no, not thought Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Paul a little different size to him. Yeah, a cross over, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>no no. And then they ended the draft selecting cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Holmes out of Oklahoma State with a two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>fortieth overall pick. They came out with more selections than

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<v Speaker 1>they went in, which was what thing that general manager

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Mayhew said is they wanted to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>have more guys coming back with this, so they get

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<v Speaker 1>eight as opposed to sixth. Grand Who are you saying,

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<v Speaker 1>Tana most excited to see out of this draft class?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, do we you have to even ask that question?

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<v Speaker 1>I really want to Dowson. Dawson is one of those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, yes, I'm a receiver and you know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always going to play close attention to those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's one of the guys that me and Logan

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<v Speaker 1>talked about weeks ago. But he wasn't high on my

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<v Speaker 1>list as in having opportunities to come here, not to

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<v Speaker 1>say that he didn't have the ability I thought he had.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, trust me, he has a wide range of

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<v Speaker 1>things that when you watch his film him, it speaks

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<v Speaker 1>for itself. But I'm really looking forward to see how

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<v Speaker 1>he can make a splash because I think he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys that can make a big difference. Yeah, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>I totally agree with that. I think he's got a

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<v Speaker 1>really nice skill set. The guy that I'm most excited about, though,

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<v Speaker 1>is persony. Butler is the safety. Like when you turn

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<v Speaker 1>on this if I didn't know that much about him,

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<v Speaker 1>when you turn in the state man, he rips to

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<v Speaker 1>the football and he is physical when he gets there.

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<v Speaker 1>He can play the most time he talked about he

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<v Speaker 1>can play in the box. And I love the physicality Gunner.

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<v Speaker 1>I just like people to have tape like that. It

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<v Speaker 1>makes me super excited to see that physical, fast football

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<v Speaker 1>player and what he brings to this defense. Were you

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<v Speaker 1>surprised that they went more on offense than defense in

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<v Speaker 1>this draft? I wasn't. You know. One of the things

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<v Speaker 1>our preachers is talking about just the best available player,

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<v Speaker 1>but the guy that we need that's gonna fit us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And so for so long the last few years,

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<v Speaker 1>we was going D lineman at the D linemand into

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker last year, and so I knew we was going

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<v Speaker 1>to have a chance to address that receiver position. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we were sending out the gate that it's so many receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>it was six that went in the first round. You

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't help. But you know, pick one of them and

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<v Speaker 1>you couldn't miss either. One of those guys you would

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<v Speaker 1>have got would have came in or come in and

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<v Speaker 1>have potentially a plan for you the gate. Yeah. And

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<v Speaker 1>I also think that they all fit a need, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think obviously the receiver. You got a new quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>here in Carson Wentz. Bring somebody in there that can

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<v Speaker 1>help his transition, make him the best version of himself.

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<v Speaker 1>You paid him all that money, Let's make it happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Brian Robinson also makes Gibson a better football player.

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<v Speaker 1>He increases his value. And then the tight end later

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<v Speaker 1>with Logan Thomas is injury. I think that's a nice

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<v Speaker 1>pick up. It's just they're they're not like maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>flashiest players of all time, but they fit needs and

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<v Speaker 1>I think they make this team better. Feel like Robinson

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<v Speaker 1>will be a nice compliment to that running back room

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<v Speaker 1>because like ag is still learning the position, they're using

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<v Speaker 1>him a lot. They want to use them much more

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<v Speaker 1>in the passing game, and so this is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like a good pounder, like a good first second down guy. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>has good ball security, and that's something even Jadie McKissick,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, us him more the passing game as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel like this is a really good need

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<v Speaker 1>for them in that room. But also you get you

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<v Speaker 1>get a tall you get a passing tight end. Yes

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I mean they like that he's basically just

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<v Speaker 1>a really big wide receiver for the most part. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was really interesting having these conversations because you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the tight ends. You're saying, there's no true f

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<v Speaker 1>there's no true rep. And now I have a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>with someone downstairs one day during lunch, it's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you can have n FF tight end that gets open

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<v Speaker 1>just because they're big. And they found him, and then

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<v Speaker 1>they found another guy, Curtis Hodgens from A's you six

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<v Speaker 1>eight two fifty can run like a receiver. And finding

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<v Speaker 1>two guys with that type of skill set is so rare,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think they're gonna be outstanding weapons for this team.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of a factor do you think it is,

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<v Speaker 1>Santana that the guys that they did draft come in

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<v Speaker 1>with more experience than most. I mean a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>times you draft on the kind of like the upside,

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of know what you're kind of getting with

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<v Speaker 1>these guys to where you come in and you might

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<v Speaker 1>be able to be plug and play go early. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we were just talking about a backstage and then listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Logan because he always had the great breakdown. He

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<v Speaker 1>knows it all. He's like the encyclopedia of just knowing everything.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. But when you think about the last year

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<v Speaker 1>we were gotten, we got a few guys that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have the experience, but you know, they had the Billy

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, when you look around, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you get some guys that season, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Especially Yeah, of course they're not going to be seasoned

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<v Speaker 1>on this level because these guys are all new draft picks,

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<v Speaker 1>but these guys played a lot of snaps coming from

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<v Speaker 1>the collegiate level. So it's great to know that we

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<v Speaker 1>have guys with experience that's going to come in and

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<v Speaker 1>be able to have potential day one to compete for

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<v Speaker 1>those jobs out the gate. And the quarterback that they

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<v Speaker 1>drafted Sam Howell basically zero expectations, just come in sit learn.

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<v Speaker 1>They just couldn't pass up the value when that bid

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<v Speaker 1>came and he was still available. So addressing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of needs, also getting a lot of great guys, so

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<v Speaker 1>they went from six selections to eight after a few

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<v Speaker 1>trades and got some good value for the guys as well.

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