WEBVTT - Camping Out Day Three | Episode 25 0:00:07.240 --> 0:00:10.600 Hello, and welcome back to camping Out with Zach Selby, 0:00:10.640 --> 0:00:13.280 where I'm emburdening from my tent to give you all 0:00:13.320 --> 0:00:15.720 the news you want on the Washington Commander's training camp. 0:00:16.120 --> 0:00:18.560 I'm Zach Selby, and I have two interviews for you 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:21.599 today from our Beat reporters, one Ben Standing from the 0:00:21.640 --> 0:00:25.040 Athletic and Lake Lewis from ABC News. Let's go check 0:00:25.079 --> 0:00:27.480 it out and see what they had to say. All right, 0:00:27.520 --> 0:00:29.880 So with us, we had Ben Standing from the Athletic, 0:00:29.920 --> 0:00:31.479 and we've got a little bit of a break, you know, 0:00:31.520 --> 0:00:33.199 from the sun. It's still a little humid. Every we 0:00:33.240 --> 0:00:35.159 got like a little bit more of an overcast. But 0:00:35.440 --> 0:00:37.920 I'll tell you the offense, after not doing all that 0:00:38.040 --> 0:00:40.479 well yesterday, it seems to be a little more crisp 0:00:40.479 --> 0:00:42.680 and polished. What have you seen from so far? Yeah, 0:00:42.680 --> 0:00:45.400 I think they maybe recognize it wasn't there day yesterday. 0:00:45.440 --> 0:00:47.880 The receivers are making a lot of nice plays. Danny Brown, 0:00:48.400 --> 0:00:50.880 Jack Quizzer just made some really nice catches. McLaurin and 0:00:50.920 --> 0:00:53.640 Dotson had some plays earlier. Carson Wentz and Sam Howill 0:00:53.680 --> 0:00:56.040 could be in some pretty decent rhythm, so you figured 0:00:56.040 --> 0:00:57.760 they were due to have a bounce back day after 0:00:57.880 --> 0:01:00.360 yesterday and so far, so good. Yeah, I kind of 0:01:00.640 --> 0:01:02.200 how much they got twoed out a little bit by 0:01:02.240 --> 0:01:04.800 the Durham film session last night. But you bring up 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:07.720 Carson Wentz and you know we've kind of seen the 0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:09.760 ups and the downs room then the first couple of days. 0:01:09.760 --> 0:01:11.800 But he seems like he's really on. He's airing it 0:01:11.800 --> 0:01:13.720 out a little bit more. Yeah, I mean, he definitely 0:01:13.800 --> 0:01:15.920 was better at the start here. I mean I think 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:18.720 you started. He's overshot a couple throws here deep, But look, 0:01:18.800 --> 0:01:20.520 the whole point of this is to figure out the 0:01:20.520 --> 0:01:22.399 new guys in the rhythm and the chemistry and how 0:01:22.400 --> 0:01:24.520 it all works. And look, his offensive line is not 0:01:24.600 --> 0:01:27.200 fully intact yet. Chase Riay is off the pup but 0:01:27.280 --> 0:01:29.720 not out there. You know, the Trey Turner not here. 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:31.399 So you know, missing a couple of guys going up 0:01:31.400 --> 0:01:34.080 against a good defensive line doesn't make life easier. But yeah, 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:36.520 he's been better today, I think for sure in the 0:01:36.560 --> 0:01:38.440 offensive line. I mean, you know we have Chase really 0:01:38.440 --> 0:01:40.679 activated off the pup list, you know, he's still out 0:01:40.680 --> 0:01:43.080 there yet. Um, there's still some answers like once I'm 0:01:43.080 --> 0:01:45.560 assume once Chase comes in at center that's gonna leave 0:01:45.560 --> 0:01:47.880 twice a competing for one of those guards spots. I mean, 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.360 how do you what's your kind of assessment of that group, 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:54.280 you know, heading into the shells and eventually pads here 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:57.080 in a couple of days. Well, it's interesting because there's 0:01:57.120 --> 0:01:59.600 been a start on the offensive line for the last decade. Yeah, 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:02.280 try Williams or Brandon Sheriff, and now there's not that guy. 0:02:02.360 --> 0:02:04.960 It's a solid group, but there's not like one obvious 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:07.280 Pro Bowl talent and that you can sort of build around. 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:10.280 So it'll be interesting to see. You mentioned Schweitzer. He's 0:02:10.320 --> 0:02:12.400 been a really valuable chess piece for them to kind 0:02:12.400 --> 0:02:14.800 of fit in wherever they need him. We'll see if 0:02:14.800 --> 0:02:17.200 he's able to compete truly for that one of those 0:02:17.200 --> 0:02:20.000 starting guards spots. I would guess right guard Lee. It's 0:02:20.000 --> 0:02:21.440 a solid group. I think a lot of people have 0:02:21.520 --> 0:02:24.600 faith in line coach John Matsko for sure to figure 0:02:24.600 --> 0:02:26.239 it out. So I think it's considered to be a 0:02:26.280 --> 0:02:28.400 pretty solid group. I don't know what the upside is, 0:02:28.440 --> 0:02:29.919 but I think it's a pretty good group. Yeah, I 0:02:29.919 --> 0:02:32.600 think Nasco definitely kind of living on a little bit 0:02:32.639 --> 0:02:34.359 of relief. No matter what, no matter what happens, they're 0:02:34.400 --> 0:02:36.480 going to figure it, especially after last year. But I 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:37.920 mean I've been saying for a while they're like, no 0:02:37.919 --> 0:02:40.120 matter who they get, between Schwiser and Turner, I think 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:42.520 they've they're in pretty good hands with either of them. Yeah, 0:02:42.560 --> 0:02:44.560 I mean they're pretty good. I mean, look, obviously, durability 0:02:44.560 --> 0:02:46.480 will be a huge factor because Brandon Sheriff was out 0:02:46.480 --> 0:02:48.480 a bunch over the last few years. So if you 0:02:48.480 --> 0:02:50.880 can have somebody who's able to stay in their week in, 0:02:50.960 --> 0:02:53.480 week out, that goes a long way. We know, continuity 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:55.920 is huge for an offensive line, and I think Sam 0:02:55.919 --> 0:02:57.880 Cosmi is gonna be really interesting this year. He looked 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:00.480 pretty good last year when he played, but he missed 0:03:00.480 --> 0:03:02.520 half the year with injuries. He's the one guy as 0:03:02.520 --> 0:03:06.240 a second round pick who maybe emerges as a higher 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:08.760 end starter, And if he can do that starting this year, 0:03:08.760 --> 0:03:10.799 that would obviously go a long way towards seeing what 0:03:10.840 --> 0:03:13.240 this group can do last one. You know, you know, 0:03:13.440 --> 0:03:16.040 Gibson's still kind of going through this ramp up period, 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:18.200 but in the meantime, seems like Brian Robinson is getting 0:03:18.200 --> 0:03:20.080 out there a lot more, benefiting a lot from you 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.880 those those opportunities. What have you seen from him so far? 0:03:23.280 --> 0:03:25.880 I like Brian Robinson a lot. I mean, I'm curious 0:03:25.919 --> 0:03:28.240 to see how it all fits between him and Gibson 0:03:28.240 --> 0:03:30.799 and Mkissick, like how they get all that work in. 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:33.360 But I really think he's interesting obviously for what he 0:03:33.400 --> 0:03:35.200 does going up in the middle. We're not there's no 0:03:35.240 --> 0:03:37.920 pads yet, there's no tackling, so it's hard to completely 0:03:37.960 --> 0:03:40.680 gauge what he's doing, but he looks a very interesting 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:42.480 player what he's been able to do. He's caught some 0:03:42.560 --> 0:03:44.680 passes out of the backfield as well, So I am 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:47.200 intrigued to see how he fits in because last year 0:03:47.320 --> 0:03:49.440 this team was at its best with a ball control offense, 0:03:49.560 --> 0:03:50.880 and he's going to give them, I think, a more 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:53.720 stable version of that out of the backfield. Then I 0:03:53.720 --> 0:03:57.400 appreciate him. Man. Yeah, now with we have I got 0:03:57.520 --> 0:04:01.360 late Lewis, ABC News Morning News anchor. Lake, you've been 0:04:01.400 --> 0:04:03.360 in here for a few days now. I mean, what's 0:04:03.400 --> 0:04:05.480 the feel you know of the we're the teams that 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:07.560 heading into you know, what's gonna be full passed here 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:09.360 in a couple of days. Yeah. I like what I'm 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:11.400 saying they're getting after it on both sides of the ball. 0:04:11.480 --> 0:04:13.760 That's all you can ask. You know. Obviously, like you said, 0:04:13.760 --> 0:04:16.640 there's no pads, but you still want to see guys competing, 0:04:17.120 --> 0:04:18.600 and there have been some plays where you would think 0:04:18.600 --> 0:04:21.599 they did have pads on. So I'm impressed. Um, I 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:23.160 think you know, what we're seeing is a little bit 0:04:23.160 --> 0:04:25.599 more speed than we've seen in previous years, especially at 0:04:25.640 --> 0:04:28.960 the wide receiver position, but we're also seeing the secondary 0:04:29.000 --> 0:04:31.839 step up too, and they're running stride for stride with 0:04:31.880 --> 0:04:35.680 the receiver, so you're seeing depth after secondary position. So 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:38.200 everything that they wanted to address as far as those 0:04:38.200 --> 0:04:41.480 two positions were seeing that. And then naturally Carson Wentz. 0:04:41.560 --> 0:04:45.200 You know, he's here, big quarterback, big strong arm, made 0:04:45.200 --> 0:04:47.760 some really impressive throws and then you know, obviously he 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:49.400 needs to be a little bit more consistent. But it's 0:04:49.400 --> 0:04:52.200 only day three, so I'm sure all that stuff will come. Yeah, 0:04:52.279 --> 0:04:54.760 working out the kinks, you know, getting everything set up, 0:04:54.800 --> 0:04:58.080 you know, on defense to be Saint Juice. He's playing 0:04:58.120 --> 0:04:59.760 a little bit of a different role and he was 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:02.599 last year. Seems like I've seen him kind of flash 0:05:02.640 --> 0:05:04.120 every now and give it. What have you seen from 0:05:04.160 --> 0:05:06.440 him so far? Yeah, I mean, he's a long, lanky guy, 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:08.240 you know, and I think what they're trying to do 0:05:08.320 --> 0:05:10.400 is they're trying to move him around in different places. 0:05:10.440 --> 0:05:12.200 And you know, when you have a guy that has 0:05:12.200 --> 0:05:15.640 that kind of size that can cover slot guys, that's impressive, 0:05:15.800 --> 0:05:17.359 you know. But I think what they're trying to do 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:19.960 is get all their players, their best corners on the 0:05:20.000 --> 0:05:21.880 field at the same time, so you can have a 0:05:21.920 --> 0:05:24.440 William Jackson, a Kendall Fuller, and a Benji Saint Juice 0:05:24.480 --> 0:05:26.880 at the same time on the field, you know, and 0:05:26.920 --> 0:05:28.920 then obviously they can move him back as a safety 0:05:28.920 --> 0:05:31.960 at time. So I like it. Interchangeable players. That's what 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:34.119 Ron River has been preaching for the last three years, 0:05:34.120 --> 0:05:36.000 guys that they can move over the field and give 0:05:36.040 --> 0:05:39.200 you different packages. And look, so I'm a big Benji 0:05:39.279 --> 0:05:41.200 Saint Juice fan, you know, I kind of wish they 0:05:41.240 --> 0:05:43.719 just kept him at the one spot, but I see 0:05:43.720 --> 0:05:44.960 what they're trying to do with it. I mean, at 0:05:45.040 --> 0:05:46.520 least he's on the field. He had a really nice 0:05:46.560 --> 0:05:49.240 pass right against Camp's ends. I think of that first day, 0:05:49.480 --> 0:05:51.920 and you know, with all those defensive backs on the field, 0:05:51.920 --> 0:05:54.160 like it brings up the two linebacker sets, and a 0:05:54.160 --> 0:05:55.920 lot of people are looking at what jam And Davis 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.960 is gonna be. How much he's improved into that second season. 0:05:59.680 --> 0:06:01.920 I mean, I think he's shown some good things here 0:06:01.960 --> 0:06:03.839 and there, but I mean, yeah, yeah, I've seen improvement. 0:06:03.839 --> 0:06:05.599 You have to think half a year he was playing 0:06:05.640 --> 0:06:08.599 a position that he wasn't customed to and not in 0:06:08.640 --> 0:06:11.000 the NFL. He's not that not that type of player 0:06:11.080 --> 0:06:13.479 to be playing downhill, physical in the middle of the field. 0:06:13.839 --> 0:06:16.320 He's more of a rangy guy, you know, athletic and 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:19.480 can cover tight ends, can can you know, take backs out? 0:06:19.480 --> 0:06:21.840 Who are you know, popping out on the side. So 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.200 I just like what he's doing right now. And I 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:27.200 just think, you know, obviously he's still developing, but you 0:06:27.279 --> 0:06:29.000 can see that the guy as a player, I mean, 0:06:29.320 --> 0:06:31.600 I naturally, you take somebody in the first round, you 0:06:31.640 --> 0:06:33.279 kind of want to see like a Michael Parsons type 0:06:33.279 --> 0:06:35.560 of setup. Michael Parsons is a freak. You know, that's 0:06:35.600 --> 0:06:38.120 a whole nother ballpark. But I think this kid is 0:06:38.160 --> 0:06:39.960 gonna be a really good player for this team for 0:06:40.080 --> 0:06:42.120 many years to come. And I think you're going to 0:06:42.200 --> 0:06:44.359 start to see him flash this year. We'll tell you, 0:06:44.360 --> 0:06:46.440 I hope he's covering people as much as these bugs 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:48.880 are coming here as because my goodness, there all over 0:06:48.920 --> 0:06:52.279 the place. But you know, we'll switch over the offense here. 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:55.560 And we've seen with sort of aired at a little 0:06:55.560 --> 0:06:57.560 bit more recently Dan. You know, day two he was 0:06:57.600 --> 0:06:59.239 doing a little bit. Then near the end of practice, 0:06:59.400 --> 0:07:01.599 day three he was doing it a lot, especially to 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:03.560 you know deal right, he had a really sick path 0:07:03.640 --> 0:07:06.960 over Kenda Fuller. I mean, that's what you expect to 0:07:07.040 --> 0:07:08.880 this office, right, you know, nomember what comes out of 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:11.760 wins with his maybe you know, inconsistency's here and there, 0:07:11.800 --> 0:07:13.760 but he's gonna air it out well, and that's what 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:16.080 you want. I mean, in no offense to Taylor. But 0:07:16.200 --> 0:07:18.160 last year, you know you had a quarterback that that's 0:07:18.200 --> 0:07:20.080 not his strength throwing the ball down the field. Yeah, 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:21.920 just wasn't what he could do. It doesn't have that 0:07:22.000 --> 0:07:23.920 kind of arm, and he was more of a mobile, 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:26.880 you know, make things happen type of quarterback. Well guess what, 0:07:27.040 --> 0:07:28.920 Carson Wentz is that kind of guy too, But he 0:07:28.920 --> 0:07:32.440 can throw the ball down the field. I'm looking forward 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:35.080 to see how this thing really gels, you know, over time, 0:07:35.160 --> 0:07:37.960 because you know. Now you look at Kurtis Samuel, he 0:07:38.000 --> 0:07:40.240 had a great day yesterday, you know, and he made 0:07:40.240 --> 0:07:43.120 some nice catches and showed you know, he's cutting on 0:07:43.160 --> 0:07:45.400 a dime, you know, stopping on a dime. That's a 0:07:45.400 --> 0:07:47.960 good sign for that hamstring. So if you have him, 0:07:48.000 --> 0:07:50.960 you have dots, and you have Terry McLaurin naturally, and 0:07:51.000 --> 0:07:52.680 then you have like a Cam Sims. I mean you 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:55.520 you've got some pieces on the outside now that should 0:07:55.520 --> 0:07:58.000 be able to help your quarterback, your new quarterback. Not 0:07:58.080 --> 0:08:00.240 to mention, you know, the young tight end is that 0:08:00.280 --> 0:08:02.360 we're saying we're not even seeing their best tight end, 0:08:02.400 --> 0:08:05.160 Logan Thomas, who's still coming back, you know. So you 0:08:05.160 --> 0:08:08.360 put all these things together. Antonio Gibson's not out on 0:08:08.400 --> 0:08:10.720 the field right now. You haven't really seen a whole 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:14.280 lot from Jad mckissic. So they haven't even started clicking 0:08:14.280 --> 0:08:17.320 with everyone. So naturally, for me, I've said this and 0:08:17.320 --> 0:08:19.760 I'll say it again, it all starts with the offensive line. 0:08:20.280 --> 0:08:23.240 The offensive line has shown some glimpses early. I haven't. 0:08:23.720 --> 0:08:26.480 I wouldn't write or say anything about the offensive line 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:28.600 like they're not well. It's hard, it's hard to judge 0:08:28.640 --> 0:08:30.520 them when they're not in full pads. Yeah, there's so 0:08:30.520 --> 0:08:34.080 many limitations that they have. They've been holding their own though, actually, 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:36.120 and that's a good sign, you know. That's what you 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:38.040 want to see. You want to see the sam cosmis, 0:08:38.040 --> 0:08:41.000 all these young players, you know, be able to come 0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:43.360 in and do some things. And you know, so right 0:08:43.400 --> 0:08:45.600 now we're not even looking at the offensive line. We're 0:08:45.640 --> 0:08:47.760 just looking at all the skill set players. But next 0:08:47.760 --> 0:08:49.640 week in the heat, it's gonna be about what's going 0:08:49.679 --> 0:08:52.560 on in the Absolutely, it's gonna be weird about That's 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:54.960 what we're gonna see. And I'm looking forward to it. 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:57.720 I am. There's a little bit of chippiness out there, 0:08:57.800 --> 0:09:01.600 not anything bad, but but just anxious. They're anti additive 0:09:02.040 --> 0:09:04.120 and that's what you want. And I think you know, 0:09:04.160 --> 0:09:06.600 these players feel the same heat the coaches field. They 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:08.079 want to win, you know, and they want to get 0:09:08.120 --> 0:09:10.920 the job done now. So it all starts in training camp, 0:09:11.040 --> 0:09:13.240 even if you don't have pads on, but just to 0:09:13.240 --> 0:09:15.800 see them out there and everyone's back, we're all back here. 0:09:16.200 --> 0:09:18.160 I mean, it's that time of year, you know. Last 0:09:18.160 --> 0:09:20.440 one you bring up Curtis Samuel and if that move 0:09:20.480 --> 0:09:23.559 he put on Benji the Saint Jews happened. Maybe in June, 0:09:23.880 --> 0:09:25.920 they probably would have said we're gonna save him for 0:09:25.920 --> 0:09:28.080 an abundance of caution, But it seems like, you know, 0:09:28.120 --> 0:09:29.880 he was out there, you know, the very next day. 0:09:29.880 --> 0:09:32.199 That just shows you how I think confident they are 0:09:32.200 --> 0:09:33.679 and what he in his health and what he can do. 0:09:33.880 --> 0:09:36.400 He's healthy, I mean, and I think you know again 0:09:36.520 --> 0:09:38.160 last year or trying to rush to get him back 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:39.559 on the field, and he was trying to rush to 0:09:40.080 --> 0:09:42.120 He just needed more time with that type of injury. 0:09:42.120 --> 0:09:45.560 And when you're a quick twitch, fast guy, you need 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:49.240 your hamstrings, you know. So now that he's back out there, 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:51.240 I mean, you can put him in the slot, you 0:09:51.240 --> 0:09:52.720 can put him out the why, you can put him 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:55.160 you know, you can put him anywhere out there. And 0:09:55.240 --> 0:09:57.400 now you can move Terry inside at times, you can 0:09:57.400 --> 0:10:00.080 move Jahan inside. I just like what they're doing. And 0:10:00.080 --> 0:10:02.280 then remember yesterday there was a package where they had 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:03.760 all three of them on the one side of the 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:05.640 field at the same time. That's gonna be difficult, that's 0:10:05.640 --> 0:10:07.839 gonna be a problem for some defenses because you don't 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:09.640 know what they're gonna do. Because you still may have 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:11.560 a running back flare out to the other side. You 0:10:11.600 --> 0:10:13.280 still have a tight end in the middle of the field. 0:10:13.480 --> 0:10:15.160 It's just going to create problems, and these are the 0:10:15.200 --> 0:10:18.240 problems they haven't been able to hand opposing defenses for 0:10:18.320 --> 0:10:20.520 the last two three years. We'll see how it goes 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:24.160 and then all right, Lake, I appreciate you. Yeah, that's 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:25.599 all we have for you today, but be sure to 0:10:25.679 --> 0:10:28.520 check out your daily Command Center camp coverage every weekday 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:31.160 on the Commander's YouTube channel. I'm gonna go back to 0:10:31.200 --> 0:10:33.400 my tent because I basically live here like everybody else, 0:10:33.440 --> 0:10:34.760 and I will see you tomorrow.