1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Braham Weinstein. With 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: OTA's officially wrapped, Julie Donaldson sat down with quarterback Carson 3 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Wentz to recap the past few weeks and talk expectations 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: for the season. All right, Carson, OS, they're in the books. 5 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: How does it compare? I guess for just kind of 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: maybe more not so much to other places, but kind 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: of just where you are in your career now. Yeah, 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: it's just different. I've been coming into year seven. Family 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: life looks different, you know, a big adjustment for entire family, 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: two kids now and learning the lay of the land, 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: not just at work, but the area as well for them. 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: So it's been fun. It's been fun being an older 13 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: guy in the locker room a bit of an adjustment too, 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: but the guys are great. Guys are great, and I've 15 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: enjoyed getting to know him both on and off the 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: field and being around him, and it's been a fun, 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: fun transition so far. In what way is it different 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: for you being that like older guy, as you say, yeah, 19 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: I think the first time I walked in here it 20 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: was just like this seems like a younger kind of 21 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: nucleus of a team and a younger locker room. You know, 22 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: for me approaching thirty, like just there's only a couple 23 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: of guys that are even in their thirties in that 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: locker room. So, um, it's just different. It's different from 25 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: a leadership perspective. You know a lot of younger guys. 26 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: You know. Shoot, our quarterback Sam was born in two thousands, 27 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: so when I was asking a birthday, I'm like, dang, 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: you just turned twenty one, making me feel old. But 29 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: it's fun. It's fun to just kind of see guys 30 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: coming in with different ages, different perspective, different outlooks on life, 31 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: and hopefully as as a veteran and as a leader, 32 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, kind of help bring them along the right way. 33 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: You've been in a few locker rooms over your career, 34 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: probably starting from the early on days in Peewee, But 35 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: what is your approach when you're getting in kind of 36 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: having to learn a new team, knowing you're going to 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: be the guy that has to lead them. Yeah, I 38 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: just want to be around the guys and build relationships. 39 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: You know, everybody's everyone's a different different story, different upbringing, 40 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: different place in life, different hobbies, you know, different everything. 41 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: And that's why I love this game, to be honest, 42 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: because we all come together form one com and goal 43 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: out in the field, but but also in the locker room. 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: You know, whether it's off the field, going to dinner, 45 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: going to lunch, is going golfing with guys, you know, 46 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: just being around them, having fun, going to top golf. 47 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: We did that team event a couple of weeks ago. 48 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: Those things are fun to just kind of break down 49 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: some barriers, build some relationship, build some chemistry and just 50 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: really let guys know that that you see them and 51 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: you care about them and you value that relationship. And 52 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: hopefully that always translates on the field. But if not, 53 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: you know, at the end of the day, building those 54 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: relationships they last way longer than football. I want to 55 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: ask you about, of course, on the field, what you 56 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: expect and what you've seen from the guys. But who 57 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: has the best golf game so far? Probably Truss, Oh yeah, 58 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: probably Trust He's got a little time to go out 59 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: when it does come to on the field. Um, how 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: has it kind of just been adjusting to the new offense, 61 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: the new players, new schemes and all of that. It's 62 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: been fun. Um, you know, little little things different here 63 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: and there from what I'm used to, um, you know, 64 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: going into year seven, I feel like I've seen a 65 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: lot of football, um you know, seeing different schemes and 66 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: different ways attack defenses. And so it's nothing really there's 67 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: no reinventing the wheel here per se, but just seeing 68 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: Coach Turner's kind of philosophy, how he wants to stretch 69 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: the ball down the field and stress defenses, and with 70 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: the playmakers and the speed that we have on offense, 71 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: it's been fun to kind of see just glimpses of 72 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: how it's going to look. Obviously, it's ota so you're 73 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: kind of throwing stuff out there, seeing what sticks and 74 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: seeing what's going to work. But it's been fun to 75 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: see the kind of creativity and the dynamic ability that 76 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: I think we have and we'll be able to bring 77 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: to the table this fall. Coach, one things that they 78 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: love about you and that they really wanted to do 79 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: with this team is be able to stretch the field. 80 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: And everybody already is just raving about your arm. How 81 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: is it kind of adjusting to some of the playmakers 82 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: and being able to take advantage of that, because that's 83 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: what we keep hearing, like Parson's on point, his arm 84 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: is legit. Yeah, No, I mean that's that's something from 85 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: really the moment the trade happened and talking to Coach 86 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: Turner just knowing his philosophy, he wants to push it 87 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: down the field, you know, take advantage of that, and 88 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: then combine that with the talent and the speed that 89 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: we already have here on the roster with the receivers 90 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: and running backs, tight ends really everybody getting involved and um, 91 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: something I've always loved doing. You know. I think we 92 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: all love the big play. We all you know, want 93 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: to want to score and score fast, um, and there's 94 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: always good those moments, and so just finding ways out 95 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: in the out in the field to kind of mesh 96 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: up that timing. Um, you know we're gonna miss some again, 97 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: it's OTAs. That's that's why why it's fun to be here. Um. 98 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: We're really good turnout from the guys. So guys are 99 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: out there working, um and we're building that chemistry and 100 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a fun year for all 101 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: your Commanders news and analysis. 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