Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to camping Out with Zach Selby,
Speaker 1: where I'm emburdening from my tent to give you all
Speaker 1: the news you want on the Washington Commander's training camp.
Speaker 1: I'm Zach Selby, and I have two interviews for you
Speaker 1: today from our Beat reporters, one Ben Standing from the
Speaker 1: Athletic and Lake Lewis from ABC News. Let's go check
Speaker 1: it out and see what they had to say. All right,
Speaker 1: So with us, we had Ben Standing from the Athletic,
Speaker 1: and we've got a little bit of a break, you know,
Speaker 1: from the sun. It's still a little humid. Every we
Speaker 1: got like a little bit more of an overcast. But
Speaker 1: I'll tell you the offense, after not doing all that
Speaker 1: well yesterday, it seems to be a little more crisp
Speaker 1: and polished. What have you seen from so far? Yeah,
Speaker 1: I think they maybe recognize it wasn't there day yesterday.
Speaker 1: The receivers are making a lot of nice plays. Danny Brown,
Speaker 1: Jack Quizzer just made some really nice catches. McLaurin and
Speaker 1: Dotson had some plays earlier. Carson Wentz and Sam Howill
Speaker 1: could be in some pretty decent rhythm, so you figured
Speaker 1: they were due to have a bounce back day after
Speaker 1: yesterday and so far, so good. Yeah, I kind of
Speaker 1: how much they got twoed out a little bit by
Speaker 1: the Durham film session last night. But you bring up
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz and you know we've kind of seen the
Speaker 1: ups and the downs room then the first couple of days.
Speaker 1: But he seems like he's really on. He's airing it
Speaker 1: out a little bit more. Yeah, I mean, he definitely
Speaker 1: was better at the start here. I mean I think
Speaker 1: you started. He's overshot a couple throws here deep, But look,
Speaker 1: the whole point of this is to figure out the
Speaker 1: new guys in the rhythm and the chemistry and how
Speaker 1: it all works. And look, his offensive line is not
Speaker 1: fully intact yet. Chase Riay is off the pup but
Speaker 1: not out there. You know, the Trey Turner not here.
Speaker 1: So you know, missing a couple of guys going up
Speaker 1: against a good defensive line doesn't make life easier. But yeah,
Speaker 1: he's been better today, I think for sure in the
Speaker 1: offensive line. I mean, you know we have Chase really
Speaker 1: activated off the pup list, you know, he's still out
Speaker 1: there yet. Um, there's still some answers like once I'm
Speaker 1: assume once Chase comes in at center that's gonna leave
Speaker 1: twice a competing for one of those guards spots. I mean,
Speaker 1: how do you what's your kind of assessment of that group,
Speaker 1: you know, heading into the shells and eventually pads here
Speaker 1: in a couple of days. Well, it's interesting because there's
Speaker 1: been a start on the offensive line for the last decade. Yeah,
Speaker 1: try Williams or Brandon Sheriff, and now there's not that guy.
Speaker 1: It's a solid group, but there's not like one obvious
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl talent and that you can sort of build around.
Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see. You mentioned Schweitzer. He's
Speaker 1: been a really valuable chess piece for them to kind
Speaker 1: of fit in wherever they need him. We'll see if
Speaker 1: he's able to compete truly for that one of those
Speaker 1: starting guards spots. I would guess right guard Lee. It's
Speaker 1: a solid group. I think a lot of people have
Speaker 1: faith in line coach John Matsko for sure to figure
Speaker 1: it out. So I think it's considered to be a
Speaker 1: pretty solid group. I don't know what the upside is,
Speaker 1: but I think it's a pretty good group. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: think Nasco definitely kind of living on a little bit
Speaker 1: of relief. No matter what, no matter what happens, they're
Speaker 1: going to figure it, especially after last year. But I
Speaker 1: mean I've been saying for a while they're like, no
Speaker 1: matter who they get, between Schwiser and Turner, I think
Speaker 1: they've they're in pretty good hands with either of them. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean they're pretty good. I mean, look, obviously, durability
Speaker 1: will be a huge factor because Brandon Sheriff was out
Speaker 1: a bunch over the last few years. So if you
Speaker 1: can have somebody who's able to stay in their week in,
Speaker 1: week out, that goes a long way. We know, continuity
Speaker 1: is huge for an offensive line, and I think Sam
Speaker 1: Cosmi is gonna be really interesting this year. He looked
Speaker 1: pretty good last year when he played, but he missed
Speaker 1: half the year with injuries. He's the one guy as
Speaker 1: a second round pick who maybe emerges as a higher
Speaker 1: end starter, And if he can do that starting this year,
Speaker 1: that would obviously go a long way towards seeing what
Speaker 1: this group can do last one. You know, you know,
Speaker 1: Gibson's still kind of going through this ramp up period,
Speaker 1: but in the meantime, seems like Brian Robinson is getting
Speaker 1: out there a lot more, benefiting a lot from you
Speaker 1: those those opportunities. What have you seen from him so far?
Speaker 1: I like Brian Robinson a lot. I mean, I'm curious
Speaker 1: to see how it all fits between him and Gibson
Speaker 1: and Mkissick, like how they get all that work in.
Speaker 1: But I really think he's interesting obviously for what he
Speaker 1: does going up in the middle. We're not there's no
Speaker 1: pads yet, there's no tackling, so it's hard to completely
Speaker 1: gauge what he's doing, but he looks a very interesting
Speaker 1: player what he's been able to do. He's caught some
Speaker 1: passes out of the backfield as well, So I am
Speaker 1: intrigued to see how he fits in because last year
Speaker 1: this team was at its best with a ball control offense,
Speaker 1: and he's going to give them, I think, a more
Speaker 1: stable version of that out of the backfield. Then I
Speaker 1: appreciate him. Man. Yeah, now with we have I got
Speaker 1: late Lewis, ABC News Morning News anchor. Lake, you've been
Speaker 1: in here for a few days now. I mean, what's
Speaker 1: the feel you know of the we're the teams that
Speaker 1: heading into you know, what's gonna be full passed here
Speaker 1: in a couple of days. Yeah. I like what I'm
Speaker 1: saying they're getting after it on both sides of the ball.
Speaker 1: That's all you can ask. You know. Obviously, like you said,
Speaker 1: there's no pads, but you still want to see guys competing,
Speaker 1: and there have been some plays where you would think
Speaker 1: they did have pads on. So I'm impressed. Um, I
Speaker 1: think you know, what we're seeing is a little bit
Speaker 1: more speed than we've seen in previous years, especially at
Speaker 1: the wide receiver position, but we're also seeing the secondary
Speaker 1: step up too, and they're running stride for stride with
Speaker 1: the receiver, so you're seeing depth after secondary position. So
Speaker 1: everything that they wanted to address as far as those
Speaker 1: two positions were seeing that. And then naturally Carson Wentz.
Speaker 1: You know, he's here, big quarterback, big strong arm, made
Speaker 1: some really impressive throws and then you know, obviously he
Speaker 1: needs to be a little bit more consistent. But it's
Speaker 1: only day three, so I'm sure all that stuff will come. Yeah,
Speaker 1: working out the kinks, you know, getting everything set up,
Speaker 1: you know, on defense to be Saint Juice. He's playing
Speaker 1: a little bit of a different role and he was
Speaker 1: last year. Seems like I've seen him kind of flash
Speaker 1: every now and give it. What have you seen from
Speaker 1: him so far? Yeah, I mean, he's a long, lanky guy,
Speaker 1: you know, and I think what they're trying to do
Speaker 1: is they're trying to move him around in different places.
Speaker 1: And you know, when you have a guy that has
Speaker 1: that kind of size that can cover slot guys, that's impressive,
Speaker 1: you know. But I think what they're trying to do
Speaker 1: is get all their players, their best corners on the
Speaker 1: field at the same time, so you can have a
Speaker 1: William Jackson, a Kendall Fuller, and a Benji Saint Juice
Speaker 1: at the same time on the field, you know, and
Speaker 1: then obviously they can move him back as a safety
Speaker 1: at time. So I like it. Interchangeable players. That's what
Speaker 1: Ron River has been preaching for the last three years,
Speaker 1: guys that they can move over the field and give
Speaker 1: you different packages. And look, so I'm a big Benji
Speaker 1: Saint Juice fan, you know, I kind of wish they
Speaker 1: just kept him at the one spot, but I see
Speaker 1: what they're trying to do with it. I mean, at
Speaker 1: least he's on the field. He had a really nice
Speaker 1: pass right against Camp's ends. I think of that first day,
Speaker 1: and you know, with all those defensive backs on the field,
Speaker 1: like it brings up the two linebacker sets, and a
Speaker 1: lot of people are looking at what jam And Davis
Speaker 1: is gonna be. How much he's improved into that second season.
Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's shown some good things here
Speaker 1: and there, but I mean, yeah, yeah, I've seen improvement.
Speaker 1: You have to think half a year he was playing
Speaker 1: a position that he wasn't customed to and not in
Speaker 1: the NFL. He's not that not that type of player
Speaker 1: to be playing downhill, physical in the middle of the field.
Speaker 1: He's more of a rangy guy, you know, athletic and
Speaker 1: can cover tight ends, can can you know, take backs out?
Speaker 1: Who are you know, popping out on the side. So
Speaker 1: I just like what he's doing right now. And I
Speaker 1: just think, you know, obviously he's still developing, but you
Speaker 1: can see that the guy as a player, I mean,
Speaker 1: I naturally, you take somebody in the first round, you
Speaker 1: kind of want to see like a Michael Parsons type
Speaker 1: of setup. Michael Parsons is a freak. You know, that's
Speaker 1: a whole nother ballpark. But I think this kid is
Speaker 1: gonna be a really good player for this team for
Speaker 1: many years to come. And I think you're going to
Speaker 1: start to see him flash this year. We'll tell you,
Speaker 1: I hope he's covering people as much as these bugs
Speaker 1: are coming here as because my goodness, there all over
Speaker 1: the place. But you know, we'll switch over the offense here.
Speaker 1: And we've seen with sort of aired at a little
Speaker 1: bit more recently Dan. You know, day two he was
Speaker 1: doing a little bit. Then near the end of practice,
Speaker 1: day three he was doing it a lot, especially to
Speaker 1: you know deal right, he had a really sick path
Speaker 1: over Kenda Fuller. I mean, that's what you expect to
Speaker 1: this office, right, you know, nomember what comes out of
Speaker 1: wins with his maybe you know, inconsistency's here and there,
Speaker 1: but he's gonna air it out well, and that's what
Speaker 1: you want. I mean, in no offense to Taylor. But
Speaker 1: last year, you know you had a quarterback that that's
Speaker 1: not his strength throwing the ball down the field. Yeah,
Speaker 1: just wasn't what he could do. It doesn't have that
Speaker 1: kind of arm, and he was more of a mobile,
Speaker 1: you know, make things happen type of quarterback. Well guess what,
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz is that kind of guy too, But he
Speaker 1: can throw the ball down the field. I'm looking forward
Speaker 1: to see how this thing really gels, you know, over time,
Speaker 1: because you know. Now you look at Kurtis Samuel, he
Speaker 1: had a great day yesterday, you know, and he made
Speaker 1: some nice catches and showed you know, he's cutting on
Speaker 1: a dime, you know, stopping on a dime. That's a
Speaker 1: good sign for that hamstring. So if you have him,
Speaker 1: you have dots, and you have Terry McLaurin naturally, and
Speaker 1: then you have like a Cam Sims. I mean you
Speaker 1: you've got some pieces on the outside now that should
Speaker 1: be able to help your quarterback, your new quarterback. Not
Speaker 1: to mention, you know, the young tight end is that
Speaker 1: we're saying we're not even seeing their best tight end,
Speaker 1: Logan Thomas, who's still coming back, you know. So you
Speaker 1: put all these things together. Antonio Gibson's not out on
Speaker 1: the field right now. You haven't really seen a whole
Speaker 1: lot from Jad mckissic. So they haven't even started clicking
Speaker 1: with everyone. So naturally, for me, I've said this and
Speaker 1: I'll say it again, it all starts with the offensive line.
Speaker 1: The offensive line has shown some glimpses early. I haven't.
Speaker 1: I wouldn't write or say anything about the offensive line
Speaker 1: like they're not well. It's hard, it's hard to judge
Speaker 1: them when they're not in full pads. Yeah, there's so
Speaker 1: many limitations that they have. They've been holding their own though, actually,
Speaker 1: and that's a good sign, you know. That's what you
Speaker 1: want to see. You want to see the sam cosmis,
Speaker 1: all these young players, you know, be able to come
Speaker 1: in and do some things. And you know, so right
Speaker 1: now we're not even looking at the offensive line. We're
Speaker 1: just looking at all the skill set players. But next
Speaker 1: week in the heat, it's gonna be about what's going
Speaker 1: on in the Absolutely, it's gonna be weird about That's
Speaker 1: what we're gonna see. And I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: I am. There's a little bit of chippiness out there,
Speaker 1: not anything bad, but but just anxious. They're anti additive
Speaker 1: and that's what you want. And I think you know,
Speaker 1: these players feel the same heat the coaches field. They
Speaker 1: want to win, you know, and they want to get
Speaker 1: the job done now. So it all starts in training camp,
Speaker 1: even if you don't have pads on, but just to
Speaker 1: see them out there and everyone's back, we're all back here.
Speaker 1: I mean, it's that time of year, you know. Last
Speaker 1: one you bring up Curtis Samuel and if that move
Speaker 1: he put on Benji the Saint Jews happened. Maybe in June,
Speaker 1: they probably would have said we're gonna save him for
Speaker 1: an abundance of caution, But it seems like, you know,
Speaker 1: he was out there, you know, the very next day.
Speaker 1: That just shows you how I think confident they are
Speaker 1: and what he in his health and what he can do.
Speaker 1: He's healthy, I mean, and I think you know again
Speaker 1: last year or trying to rush to get him back
Speaker 1: on the field, and he was trying to rush to
Speaker 1: He just needed more time with that type of injury.
Speaker 1: And when you're a quick twitch, fast guy, you need
Speaker 1: your hamstrings, you know. So now that he's back out there,
Speaker 1: I mean, you can put him in the slot, you
Speaker 1: can put him out the why, you can put him
Speaker 1: you know, you can put him anywhere out there. And
Speaker 1: now you can move Terry inside at times, you can
Speaker 1: move Jahan inside. I just like what they're doing. And
Speaker 1: then remember yesterday there was a package where they had
Speaker 1: all three of them on the one side of the
Speaker 1: field at the same time. That's gonna be difficult, that's
Speaker 1: gonna be a problem for some defenses because you don't
Speaker 1: know what they're gonna do. Because you still may have
Speaker 1: a running back flare out to the other side. You
Speaker 1: still have a tight end in the middle of the field.
Speaker 1: It's just going to create problems, and these are the
Speaker 1: problems they haven't been able to hand opposing defenses for
Speaker 1: the last two three years. We'll see how it goes
Speaker 1: and then all right, Lake, I appreciate you. Yeah, that's
Speaker 1: all we have for you today, but be sure to
Speaker 1: check out your daily Command Center camp coverage every weekday
Speaker 1: on the Commander's YouTube channel. I'm gonna go back to
Speaker 1: my tent because I basically live here like everybody else,
Speaker 1: and I will see you tomorrow.