WEBVTT - A Beltway Battle | The Beatdown Podcast | Washington Commanders | NFL 0:00:11.520 --> 0:00:13.880 What is up? What's going on y'all? This is the 0:00:13.880 --> 0:00:18.320 beat Down podcast, And guys, the vibes I said were 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:21.040 immaculate last week and the vibes, I don't know what's 0:00:21.079 --> 0:00:23.119 the pot and the next step up with that will be, 0:00:23.200 --> 0:00:25.080 but it has to be great, right, I mean, they 0:00:25.480 --> 0:00:28.960 go out and beat the Cleveland Brown thirty four to thirteen, 0:00:29.720 --> 0:00:31.200 go to get to four and one for the first 0:00:31.240 --> 0:00:35.879 time since two thousand and eight. Definitely one of the 0:00:35.880 --> 0:00:38.280 best experiences I've had since I worked here in the 0:00:38.320 --> 0:00:41.360 last five years. Last five records we've had are three 0:00:41.360 --> 0:00:45.080 and thirteen, seven and nine, uh seven, eight, eight and one, 0:00:45.200 --> 0:00:46.880 and then last year of course being four and thirteen. 0:00:46.920 --> 0:00:48.360 So I don't even know what to do with myself 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:50.600 go and get a game to be four and one. 0:00:51.320 --> 0:00:53.600 But now we do have the next test, which is 0:00:53.600 --> 0:00:55.720 probably gonna be the biggest one here so far, at 0:00:55.800 --> 0:00:59.400 least with the Baltimore Ravens. We're going up there for 0:00:59.480 --> 0:01:02.080 the first time in twenty sixteen, believe it or not. 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:04.600 Uh And even though the Ravens are three and two, 0:01:04.720 --> 0:01:07.000 they are still regarded as the Super Bowl hopeful, still 0:01:07.040 --> 0:01:09.679 regarded as one of the most respected teams in the league. 0:01:10.000 --> 0:01:12.560 It's gonna be quite the test, gonna be a juggernaut 0:01:12.920 --> 0:01:14.920 in ways of the Commardiers have not experienced so far 0:01:15.000 --> 0:01:17.040 this year. And how do they manage to come out 0:01:17.080 --> 0:01:19.119 of Baltimore with a win wealth. That's exactly what we're 0:01:19.160 --> 0:01:22.479 going to discuss today with me is Liam Griffin from 0:01:22.480 --> 0:01:25.800 the Washington Times and Michael Jackson Jenkins, which you can 0:01:25.800 --> 0:01:28.200 findly with my arch nemesis or one of my art 0:01:28.280 --> 0:01:32.600 nemeses frans mut. I'm gonna get lou podcast. Guys. How 0:01:32.600 --> 0:01:35.200 have y' all been doing today? 0:01:34.880 --> 0:01:35.039 Good? 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.280 Yeah, we're having a great time. Excited to be here 0:01:38.319 --> 0:01:38.840 with you guys. 0:01:39.160 --> 0:01:43.319 Yeah, love to hear, love that absolutely. Well, let's still 0:01:43.480 --> 0:01:45.520 jump into it. But before we do that, you know, 0:01:45.600 --> 0:01:48.200 for guys, everyone listening like they know the spiel, they 0:01:48.240 --> 0:01:50.480 know the deal I'm gonna be We're gonna be debating 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:52.560 three questions, one offense, one of defense, kind of more 0:01:52.560 --> 0:01:54.920 of a general question. Uh, these guys have been gonna 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.120 be giving points based on my discretion, and since it 0:01:57.200 --> 0:01:59.480 is my podcast, I can decide who the winner is. 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:02.920 But don't get too caught up at the points. Don't 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:04.680 get too caught up in the victors, because what's more 0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:07.440 important is listening to these guys and their objective takes 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:11.160 on the team because they have it all, they have 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:15.040 the knowledge. So without further ado, let's get into it 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:17.840 here and we're gonna start on the Ravens offense. And yes, 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:22.400 I know, Lamar Jackson MVB caliber candidate, lights the world 0:02:22.440 --> 0:02:24.240 on fire with his arm, with his legs, can do 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:27.880 it all, all that stuff. But their biggest offseason acquisition 0:02:28.400 --> 0:02:32.120 is number twenty two Derrick Henry, who rushed for two 0:02:32.160 --> 0:02:33.920 thousand yards, one of the few to ever do that 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:37.720 in NFL history, is off to another fantastic start to 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:41.480 his career, to his twenty twenty four campaign, leading the 0:02:41.520 --> 0:02:45.280 league in rushing yards. He's a locomotive in every single 0:02:45.320 --> 0:02:49.000 sense of the word, and he's gonna be the biggest 0:02:49.080 --> 0:02:51.160 challenge because he can, he has a speed, and he 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:54.440 also has his strength to bowl you over. So Jinks 0:02:54.440 --> 0:02:57.240 will start with you. It's a pretty simple question. But 0:02:57.960 --> 0:02:59.240 how do you stop Derek Kins? 0:02:59.320 --> 0:02:59.400 Like? 0:02:59.400 --> 0:02:59.680 What do you? 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:02.280 What do you do if you're the command of defense man. 0:03:02.320 --> 0:03:03.239 It's such a great question. 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:06.400 I love the use of the phrase locomotive because that's 0:03:06.960 --> 0:03:09.679 not used very much and it's absolutely correct here. 0:03:09.960 --> 0:03:11.280 I think you have to do a few things. 0:03:11.320 --> 0:03:13.600 And of course this is easy to say when you're 0:03:13.639 --> 0:03:15.720 just talking into a microphone. But first of all, you 0:03:15.800 --> 0:03:18.280 have to keep him off the field by getting the 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:21.400 Ravens off the field on third down because sort of 0:03:21.480 --> 0:03:24.040 like b Rob, I mean, there's different players, one thing 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:26.320 they share is that as the game goes on, they 0:03:26.360 --> 0:03:27.000 get stronger. 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:28.679 They're so physical and they can wear you down. 0:03:28.720 --> 0:03:30.120 So the more he's on the field, if the Ravens 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:31.920 take advantage of the third down and stay on the field, 0:03:31.919 --> 0:03:32.640 that's going to be a problem. 0:03:32.720 --> 0:03:34.359 So you've got to get Baltimore off the field. 0:03:34.639 --> 0:03:37.600 And then you have to tackle well in space, more 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:41.160 than maybe any other player in the NFL, because yeah, 0:03:41.160 --> 0:03:42.520 that sounds something that's very basic. 0:03:42.600 --> 0:03:44.760 Of course, you always want to play good fundamental football. 0:03:45.120 --> 0:03:47.920 But if you don't tackle Derrick Henry in space and 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:50.480 he gets his stiff arm out and he gets separation, 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:51.840 then it's over for you. 0:03:52.120 --> 0:03:53.680 And I saw this, I. 0:03:53.640 --> 0:03:55.640 Think it was early in the week, and there is 0:03:55.680 --> 0:03:58.400 a stat that the NFL has measured the fastest players 0:03:58.440 --> 0:03:59.640 running in a straight line so far. 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:02.520 To see Garrick Henry's in the top five. 0:04:02.760 --> 0:04:05.440 I get faster than then Xavier Worthy, which is just 0:04:05.600 --> 0:04:07.480 absolutely bonkers. 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:07.560 To think about. 0:04:07.640 --> 0:04:10.760 So tackle in space, don't let him get loose, because 0:04:10.800 --> 0:04:13.120 it's some point he will break. He will break one open. 0:04:13.120 --> 0:04:15.160 We've seen that throughout the season. And then finally you 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:17.159 just have to pray, like just gonna pray this sweet 0:04:17.160 --> 0:04:19.720 baby Jesus, like maybe he has an off game or something. 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:22.039 It's not there's not an easy answer there, but I 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:23.599 think maybe those are some of the keys. 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:23.880 You know. 0:04:24.480 --> 0:04:27.400 And now Derrick Henry, he's he's thirty, so he does 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:29.960 still have some of that. You know, he's he's gonna 0:04:29.960 --> 0:04:31.880 be He's gonna have his regressions a little bit, and 0:04:32.040 --> 0:04:33.919 there's a arguna be some games he's not gonna be 0:04:34.360 --> 0:04:36.719 Derrick Henry of old. But we also seen here for 0:04:36.760 --> 0:04:38.719 almost two hundred yards. A couple of weeks ago, he 0:04:38.760 --> 0:04:41.160 had a fifty one yarder against the Bengals to put 0:04:41.200 --> 0:04:43.000 the that put the Ravens in position to win that 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:43.880 game in overtime. 0:04:44.279 --> 0:04:44.400 Uh. 0:04:44.680 --> 0:04:47.040 But Liam Will, we'll go over to you here because 0:04:47.520 --> 0:04:50.120 h Jenks put up some some pretty good points here. Uh, 0:04:50.320 --> 0:04:52.400 you know, it's getting getting the Ravens off field and 0:04:52.440 --> 0:04:55.919 third down like that's been that's been you know, in theory, 0:04:55.960 --> 0:04:58.800 that makes sense. But also they're the third highest third 0:04:58.920 --> 0:05:02.719 out convertage virgin percentage in the league. And they're really 0:05:02.800 --> 0:05:05.640 aggressive on third down, Like no matter what the position is, 0:05:05.680 --> 0:05:07.479 where they's third, long, third and short, they will go 0:05:07.640 --> 0:05:09.440 after you. And they had because they know, because they 0:05:09.440 --> 0:05:12.480 have the tools to do it. And Washington conversely is 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:15.960 while they are better, they're still in the bottom third 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:20.760 of third downs allowed. So how do they able to 0:05:21.120 --> 0:05:24.200 liam how they able to maybe you know, keep Derek 0:05:24.240 --> 0:05:26.719 Heny bottled up on those third and short situations when 0:05:26.760 --> 0:05:28.800 he's you can basically if he can fall forward, he 0:05:28.839 --> 0:05:30.479 can get like, you know, three or four yards for you. 0:05:30.720 --> 0:05:32.960 Yeah. Absolutely, Like going into the Browns game, they were 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:35.680 thirty second in the league in that third down the 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.960 defense and playing the Browns to make anyone's defense look 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:40.800 a little bit better, you know, taking that, I think 0:05:40.800 --> 0:05:44.159 they allowed one for thirteen on third down as a defense. 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:46.120 So this will be kind. 0:05:45.920 --> 0:05:48.320 Of proof of whether that was just that's how bad 0:05:48.320 --> 0:05:50.760 the Browns are or this commander's defense started to step 0:05:50.839 --> 0:05:53.039 up on third downs. But when we were talking to 0:05:53.040 --> 0:05:55.960 players this week, they mentioned and coach Dan Quinn said 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.640 this as well, really swarming to the football, and so 0:05:58.680 --> 0:06:00.800 this is going to be like all players are going 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:04.599 to have to be engaged on run defense. And we 0:06:04.720 --> 0:06:07.479 talked to a cornerback, Benjamin Saint Jus, and he mentioned 0:06:07.480 --> 0:06:09.160 that he's just looking to not get put on a 0:06:09.200 --> 0:06:10.920 highlight reel if he's just looking to not catch a 0:06:10.960 --> 0:06:13.839 stiff farm, so he'll be going for shoe laces, which 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:16.880 I mean, if you are Benjamin Saint Juice, I think 0:06:16.880 --> 0:06:18.719 that might be a better plan than trying to take 0:06:18.800 --> 0:06:21.080 on Derek Henry straight on. But it's going to have 0:06:21.120 --> 0:06:23.440 to be an effort from all eleven players to swarm 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:25.719 to the football. And that's something that the run defense 0:06:25.800 --> 0:06:28.279 has kind of done well in a lot of these games, 0:06:28.360 --> 0:06:31.400 especially with the linebacker group of Bobby Wagner and Frankie Lubu. 0:06:31.680 --> 0:06:34.280 They're really good at diagnosing a run and being able 0:06:34.279 --> 0:06:37.040 to shoot gaps and get to a runner in the backfield. 0:06:37.279 --> 0:06:41.000 But that's especially important with Derek Henry. We mentioned how 0:06:41.040 --> 0:06:42.960 good he is once he gets into open space, but 0:06:43.080 --> 0:06:45.599 to put that into perspective, he's leading the league in rushing, 0:06:45.880 --> 0:06:48.400 but fifty two percent of his yards has come on 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:51.599 explosive runs of fifteen or more, so half of his 0:06:51.760 --> 0:06:54.120 yarder to come on eight different runs, or he's able 0:06:54.160 --> 0:06:56.520 to get into the second level and just torch a defense, 0:06:56.920 --> 0:07:00.600 get past the secondary, because as the player will tell you, 0:07:00.680 --> 0:07:02.640 it is hard to tackle Derrick Henry in the faith. 0:07:02.920 --> 0:07:04.359 So I think that's just the best thing that you 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:07.440 can do is as a team, as all ELEVEM players 0:07:07.440 --> 0:07:10.280 on the field being willing tacklers and everybody taking a 0:07:10.280 --> 0:07:12.720 shot at it and swarming to the football when you 0:07:12.720 --> 0:07:14.880 see Dereck Henry, because once he gets an open face, 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:17.440 once he gets the head of steam, you it, it's 0:07:17.480 --> 0:07:19.200 hard to stop. And people have been trying it since 0:07:19.200 --> 0:07:22.080 he was in high school. Everybody has seen the highlights, 0:07:22.400 --> 0:07:24.600 and so you really just got to hope that you 0:07:24.640 --> 0:07:27.600 can trip him up, hope that you have enough momentum 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:29.920 on your side to keep him from busting career on 0:07:30.000 --> 0:07:30.440 the defense. 0:07:30.840 --> 0:07:33.200 And you know, he's so he's so good that no 0:07:33.280 --> 0:07:35.320 other running back in the league or knows better than him. 0:07:35.520 --> 0:07:38.240 He leads the leading yards of yards after contact, he 0:07:38.280 --> 0:07:42.280 leads the league in broken tackles. Yeah, it wants And 0:07:42.560 --> 0:07:44.400 the thing is, like I said, he's thirty years old, 0:07:44.480 --> 0:07:46.720 he's still like, I mean, his workout rour teams are 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:49.200 insane because he knows he has to be in that 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:51.239 level of physicality if he's going to keep up his 0:07:51.240 --> 0:07:53.320 his level game. Because I don't I don't ever see 0:07:53.360 --> 0:07:55.200 Derrick Henry being a guy that's just gonna be a 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:57.920 speedbacker in that. He's just too he's just too big 0:07:57.960 --> 0:08:01.240 to be doing something like that out you bring up 0:08:01.400 --> 0:08:03.880 Brandy and Saint Juce I remember, I remember him saying 0:08:03.920 --> 0:08:06.040 if they're saying that about, you know, game for the 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:08.440 game for the shoelaces. But I'm gonna bring up something 0:08:08.440 --> 0:08:11.640 else that maybe he's not necessarily talked about Derrick Henry 0:08:11.720 --> 0:08:13.920 enough is him as a pass catcher. And you know 0:08:14.000 --> 0:08:16.520 he's not like the best, He's not like Austin Eckler 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:18.720 or anything out there. But if you give him on 0:08:18.720 --> 0:08:22.040 a get him on a screen, he's very, very dangerou 0:08:22.080 --> 0:08:23.960 because he has a bunch of blockers in front of him, 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:26.280 and that's when he's able to get momentum going. Uh. 0:08:26.360 --> 0:08:29.320 And you're gonna give a lot of defensive backs opportunities 0:08:29.360 --> 0:08:32.200 to tackle him. Uh that you know, if they're not 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:35.560 ready for it, it's it's gonna be really tough. So jinks, 0:08:35.920 --> 0:08:40.439 how confident do you feel about these these commanders defensive back, 0:08:40.480 --> 0:08:43.160 He's going up against a guy Gary Henry if he's 0:08:43.160 --> 0:08:45.000 gonna be in space, and even again, like even as 0:08:45.000 --> 0:08:47.120 a runner, his most of the biggest plays this year 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:48.439 are on the outside. 0:08:48.920 --> 0:08:51.679 Yeah, it's a really good point, and I think you 0:08:51.800 --> 0:08:54.320 sort of touched on it, which is it's it's one 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:56.800 thing to have that skill set, it's quite another to 0:08:56.840 --> 0:08:58.119 get a guy that big. 0:08:57.960 --> 0:09:00.800 Who's already moving like what you see with Miami. 0:09:00.880 --> 0:09:02.800 Right, they'll run a lot of offensive sets and they'll 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:05.720 get Tyreek Hill catching the ball on the move, like 0:09:05.720 --> 0:09:08.080 out of the backfield, or maybe it's Stevan a Chan like. 0:09:08.200 --> 0:09:10.720 They want to get these guys up to speed where 0:09:11.040 --> 0:09:13.360 there's no false steps and as they get the ball, 0:09:13.400 --> 0:09:14.160 they're already going. 0:09:14.200 --> 0:09:16.880 And if you do that with Kerrick Henry, that's a. 0:09:16.840 --> 0:09:19.240 Test for any player in the NFL, no matter who 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:21.200 you are, And it's especially a test for the secondary, 0:09:21.240 --> 0:09:22.920 which has definitely gotten better. And I think a lot 0:09:22.960 --> 0:09:24.800 of it has to do with the improved play up 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.480 front on the Washington defensive line, because it's taken some 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:30.080 of that pressure off. But we know that going into 0:09:30.120 --> 0:09:32.160 the season, the secondary had a lot of question marks 0:09:32.200 --> 0:09:35.360 and probably still does somewhat. So yeah, this is probably 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:37.640 their biggest challenge in the season, especially a guy like 0:09:37.679 --> 0:09:40.240 that who is that imposing, who catches the ball and 0:09:40.280 --> 0:09:41.599 all of a sudden he's coming at you. Then you 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:44.720 see guys like Spoot likes to say, who make business decisions. 0:09:44.840 --> 0:09:47.320 You saw Antonio Pierce saw that, or say that what 0:09:47.360 --> 0:09:49.120 a few weeks ago. So we're gonna make some changes 0:09:49.280 --> 0:09:52.839 because we have defenders who are making business decisions and 0:09:52.880 --> 0:09:55.560 they're saying, I don't want to tackle this guy coming 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:57.520 at me, And it's the last thing you want to 0:09:57.559 --> 0:09:59.400 do in the NFL is play with fear. But if 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:01.160 there's any guy who could make you do that, it's 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:03.240 Jorick Henry. They have to play smart, they have to 0:10:03.240 --> 0:10:05.040 play fast, and they have to be the aggressor here 0:10:05.160 --> 0:10:06.440 where he gets ahead of stud. 0:10:06.520 --> 0:10:08.440 Liam real quick. Before we would we move on to 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:13.240 the next question of the commander's defensive backs, safety's corners. 0:10:13.280 --> 0:10:16.320 All that, who do you give the best chance to 0:10:16.400 --> 0:10:19.240 bring down Derrick Henry if they see him, like in 0:10:19.280 --> 0:10:21.000 a one on one opportunity. But there's not gonna be 0:10:21.080 --> 0:10:22.360 that many, but there is gonna there are gonna be 0:10:22.400 --> 0:10:23.040 somewhere out there. 0:10:23.960 --> 0:10:26.400 What was it of the commander's defense or upary in 0:10:26.400 --> 0:10:29.440 particular the secondary? Okay, on the secondary, I think I 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:31.240 might give it to Kwon Martin. I think he's someone 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.680 who's been really scarming to the football and he's been fast, 0:10:33.679 --> 0:10:36.599 he's been aggressive, and I don't think he has I 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:38.520 don't think he'll be out there making business decisions, you know. 0:10:38.559 --> 0:10:40.480 I think he's willing to get out there as a tackler. 0:10:40.720 --> 0:10:43.280 He's performed well in run defense this year in addition 0:10:43.320 --> 0:10:46.040 to his you know, coverage responsibilities. So I think Kawan 0:10:46.120 --> 0:10:47.680 Martin is someone who's willing to get in there and 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:50.000 get his nose dirty and uh, you know, maybe. 0:10:49.840 --> 0:10:51.000 You end up on a highlight reel. 0:10:51.080 --> 0:10:53.280 Maybe you get a solid stop and get an added 0:10:53.320 --> 0:10:54.240 boy on the sideline. 0:10:55.160 --> 0:10:59.760 Fair fair enough. But you know, I'll also bring in 0:10:59.840 --> 0:11:02.240 Jayeremy chen In that into that as well, because with him, 0:11:02.280 --> 0:11:04.800 like he's so physical at the point of attack, and 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:07.160 it's like whenever he's whenever he gets into the into 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:09.520 the attack, all the play is done. It's over. The 0:11:09.520 --> 0:11:11.680 guy is usually brought down there he's usually at least 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:13.480 the first of the last guy to to get to 0:11:13.480 --> 0:11:16.000 get to him, So I think that could be a 0:11:16.200 --> 0:11:18.679 pretty big role as well for for for old Jeremy Chin. 0:11:19.280 --> 0:11:21.600 We'll move on to the next question, but first score 0:11:21.679 --> 0:11:24.520 up day Jinks, you are in the lead by one point. 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:26.920 Although Liam I did like the point about Kwan Mark 0:11:26.920 --> 0:11:28.800 because I think he's also going to be a pretty 0:11:28.840 --> 0:11:31.120 big factor and stopping the run on Derek Henry special 0:11:31.120 --> 0:11:34.360 on the outside. Uh, but we'll switch over to the 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:37.680 Commanders really side of things, and uh, you know, the 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:41.319 Commanders have put together one of the really, really really 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:43.800 strong ground game here. I mean they they're second in 0:11:43.800 --> 0:11:48.320 the league, uh, second only to the Ravens, and they're 0:11:48.440 --> 0:11:50.800 leading the league in rushing touchdowns. I mean they they're 0:11:50.880 --> 0:11:53.800 it talk about like just a complete flip of what 0:11:53.840 --> 0:11:56.040 they were dealing with last year, where they were not 0:11:56.080 --> 0:11:58.600 really running the ball at all, like Ed'll cook, you know, 0:11:58.920 --> 0:12:02.840 effective in anyway. They were last league and run pass ratio. 0:12:03.320 --> 0:12:06.319 Now they're running the ball almost more than anybody, and 0:12:06.480 --> 0:12:08.319 they're doing it at a very successful right because of 0:12:08.320 --> 0:12:11.040 the offensive line, because of Brian Robinson, because of Boston Eckler. 0:12:12.400 --> 0:12:14.880 But they're also going up against the Baltimore defense that 0:12:14.960 --> 0:12:17.600 has allowed I think like sixty something yards per game 0:12:17.960 --> 0:12:20.400 on the ground. They're very, very tough. That's one of 0:12:20.440 --> 0:12:22.480 the biggest strengths they have that's carried over from last 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:29.079 year's Baltimore group. So, Liam, what do they have? Obviously, 0:12:29.320 --> 0:12:31.880 you can't run the ball all the time against this 0:12:32.000 --> 0:12:34.319 Ravens defense. It's just it's just too much. But they 0:12:34.320 --> 0:12:35.840 do have to get some of it going to get 0:12:35.840 --> 0:12:38.480 this for the sake of their offense to be functioning properly. 0:12:38.880 --> 0:12:41.240 So how do you get that running game going against 0:12:41.440 --> 0:12:44.000 a defense that has just been so stout on the ground. 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:46.520 Well, I think first of all, you have to rely 0:12:46.640 --> 0:12:48.439 on what got you here, and at this point in 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:51.720 the season, cliffkaing through your offense isn't just running one 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:53.400 run team. You know, They're not just one of these 0:12:53.400 --> 0:12:56.360 inside zone, wide zone, you know teams. 0:12:56.720 --> 0:12:58.280 They're doing it in a lot of different ways. 0:12:58.320 --> 0:13:00.520 So they're running this counter scheme, they're running these gaps, 0:13:00.559 --> 0:13:03.840 they're running the outside zone, and so I think doing 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:06.640 that really kind of puts pressure on a defense to 0:13:06.720 --> 0:13:09.080 keep up on every single play, and they're not able 0:13:09.120 --> 0:13:10.640 to just kind of go on auto highland and say, 0:13:10.640 --> 0:13:12.360 all right, we know where this run is going, we 0:13:12.440 --> 0:13:14.840 know our responsibilities, and so I think a lot of 0:13:14.840 --> 0:13:17.720 that responsibility is going to fall on Cliff Kingsbury as 0:13:17.760 --> 0:13:20.920 a play caller to keep things fresh, down and down 0:13:20.960 --> 0:13:24.040 out to kind of stream drives together. I also think 0:13:24.080 --> 0:13:26.199 you're going to want to see because the Baltimore front 0:13:26.200 --> 0:13:29.840 seven is so lethal against the run, you're going to 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:31.960 want to see some of these kind of extensions of 0:13:32.000 --> 0:13:35.040 the run game. So this team, I think this was 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:36.600 true last week. I need to check up on this, 0:13:36.800 --> 0:13:39.520 but they'd called the most screens in the league, and 0:13:39.640 --> 0:13:42.080 it wouldn't be surprised if this is another big screen game. 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:45.600 Because you have these talented pass catches, these talented skill players. 0:13:45.760 --> 0:13:48.920 You're Austin Actlers or Brian Robinson, even Jeremy McNichols has 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:51.599 looked fantastic this season, and so getting the ball to 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:54.160 them in space, even when you know your offensive line 0:13:54.160 --> 0:13:58.400 isn't able to just Maull bowl over this incredible Baltimore front, 0:13:58.640 --> 0:14:00.600 getting the ball to them in space on the outside 0:14:00.760 --> 0:14:03.720 is going to be key. And since we haven't mentioned 0:14:03.720 --> 0:14:07.400 this yet, the Commanders have Jayden Daniels yeah, isn't. Yeah, 0:14:07.640 --> 0:14:10.160 unlike Lamar, he does not drive in these kind of 0:14:10.160 --> 0:14:12.400 designed runds, or at least he hasn't so far this season. 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:15.880 Most of his damage has come as a scrambler. And 0:14:15.920 --> 0:14:17.680 so I think that's signed to look at too, where 0:14:17.920 --> 0:14:20.120 even if you end up you know, you take a 0:14:20.640 --> 0:14:22.960 Baltimore jumps out to a lead early, you're in a 0:14:22.960 --> 0:14:25.520 bunch of you know, passing downs, the game script is 0:14:25.560 --> 0:14:28.120 dictating that he does most of his damage as a 0:14:28.120 --> 0:14:31.520 scrambler improvising, and that puts so much strain on the 0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:34.120 defense where they're always behind their shoulder. 0:14:34.160 --> 0:14:35.440 You know, you're running a man coverage. 0:14:35.520 --> 0:14:37.400 Oh no, Jade Daniels pass the line of scrimmage and 0:14:37.440 --> 0:14:40.160 he's torching you for another twenty yards downfield. And so 0:14:40.280 --> 0:14:42.240 I think that's signed to keep in mind, is that 0:14:43.120 --> 0:14:45.600 it is not just you're not just running at a 0:14:45.640 --> 0:14:48.040 brick wall and hopeing for the best you're getting outside 0:14:48.040 --> 0:14:50.760 of it. You're trying to stress them however you can 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:52.760 using these skill players that you have available. 0:14:53.480 --> 0:14:56.400 Yeah, yeah, you're right. I mean the Jade and Daniels 0:14:56.440 --> 0:14:59.000 effect of it obviously is so key. I mean, you 0:14:59.040 --> 0:15:01.840 think about that for them three had, you know, getting 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:04.320 past j Oka there for that thirty four yard running 0:15:04.320 --> 0:15:07.360 set up an eventual touchdown. I mean, he he makes 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:10.360 the offense right in so many ways because of his's, 0:15:10.360 --> 0:15:12.400 because of how he's able to scramble and make make 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:15.360 a lot of chicken salad. As I like to say. Uh, 0:15:15.640 --> 0:15:20.080 but but Jenks, you know bringing up the running backs right, 0:15:20.200 --> 0:15:23.080 like you got Brian Robinson, you got Jeremy Nichols, you 0:15:23.120 --> 0:15:24.920 got Austin Like all three of them have done, you know, 0:15:25.000 --> 0:15:27.800 their work over the past few games, and so Brian 0:15:27.920 --> 0:15:30.760 Robinson has he's at least I don't know obviously, we 0:15:30.760 --> 0:15:32.720 don't know whether he's gonna play or not on Sunday, 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:36.320 but he's at least looked a little damaged. I guess 0:15:36.320 --> 0:15:38.040 you could say because the knee injury he's gonna deal 0:15:38.080 --> 0:15:39.960 with over the last uh, you know, a week and 0:15:40.000 --> 0:15:42.920 a half or so. Didn't practice on Wednesday, didn't practice 0:15:42.920 --> 0:15:47.520 on Thursday. So say, you know, for whatever reason, because 0:15:47.520 --> 0:15:49.480 you know, rob did not play much at all in 0:15:49.520 --> 0:15:51.760 that second half, thankfully because the game was out of 0:15:52.040 --> 0:15:54.520 pretty much out of out of out of the Browns reach. 0:15:54.600 --> 0:15:57.000 But say be robbed, you know, doesn't get half to 0:15:57.520 --> 0:15:59.880 didn't get to carry like twenty one twenty four times, 0:16:00.080 --> 0:16:02.280 we're maybe been used to last few weeks or so. 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:06.440 How confident do you feel about me? Nichols Eckler, and 0:16:06.520 --> 0:16:09.000 you know, even Jade and Daniels to an extent, to 0:16:09.040 --> 0:16:10.680 be able to carry the load and be more of 0:16:10.720 --> 0:16:13.760 a full fledge or well rounded rushing attack. It maybe 0:16:13.840 --> 0:16:15.280 leaning on be Rob a little bit more. 0:16:15.800 --> 0:16:17.840 I mean it will. It's definitely a step back. 0:16:17.880 --> 0:16:19.960 We know that because b Rob is so good and 0:16:19.960 --> 0:16:22.400 he's so good light, because he's he looks for contact, 0:16:22.400 --> 0:16:22.840 which is what. 0:16:22.800 --> 0:16:23.480 I love about him. 0:16:23.480 --> 0:16:24.960 But I think there's a couple of things you can 0:16:25.000 --> 0:16:28.680 do here, and one is Bro deep, like, do not 0:16:28.840 --> 0:16:30.960 be afraid to take shots to. 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:32.120 Loosen up this Ravens deed. 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:34.320 But as they are upfront, you can throw on the 0:16:34.360 --> 0:16:36.640 secondary Jade and Daniels, as we know, was part of 0:16:36.680 --> 0:16:41.360 his scouting report and we've already seen it in this room, beautiful. 0:16:40.880 --> 0:16:42.480 Deefall and an accurate deep ball. 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:45.800 So if the first you don't hit, keep making the 0:16:45.880 --> 0:16:49.760 Ravens account for that, and then as the game goes on, 0:16:49.880 --> 0:16:53.320 don't be afraid to keep trying to punish Baltimoaundians and 0:16:53.320 --> 0:16:55.160 be aggressive on four to down. I love the fact 0:16:55.200 --> 0:16:57.360 that dan Quinn and it's made me nervous in some 0:16:57.440 --> 0:17:02.760 spots where maybe keeping that Baltimore defense out there longer 0:17:02.800 --> 0:17:03.640 than it wants. 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:04.000 To be out. 0:17:05.480 --> 0:17:07.600 That even if it doesn't work early on, what have 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:09.640 we seen from this Washington offensive line? 0:17:09.800 --> 0:17:12.120