1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Washington 2 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: has made some key additions to the roster this offseason. 3 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: With OTA's Justin Drew a week away Santana, Massa, Logan 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Paulson shared their thoughts and some commanders that you should 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: not be sleeping on in twenty twenty two. Former NFL 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovski took to Twitter 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: earlier in the month. If the Commander's defense plays this 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: year the way we expected them to last year and 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: the way their talent leads them to, well, they'll be 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: playing meaningful games late in December to a talented of 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: a roster and super fan, Nathan Coleman doesn't think Jonathan 12 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: Allen's twenty twenty one season is getting enough attention, putting 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: out Allen had the most stacks by a Washington interior 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: defensive alignment since nineteen eighty three. Hello when nine On 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: the year, Alan had the second most pressures among interior 16 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: defensive linemen and a ninety point nine overall Pro Football Focus. Great, 17 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: how's that? Foresekens season? So here we want to talk 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: about now, guys, he may be sleeping on. We got 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: to comfy little pillows. We can take a nap. Let 20 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: me start with you, logan, who do you think folks 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: are most sleeping on? So we can get this pillow 22 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: out of the way. I think people are most sleeping on. 23 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz's effect on this offense and what he's going 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: to mean for this group moving forward. I think when 25 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: you look at him and like his skill set, obviously 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: there's some issues in terms of his production of the 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 1: last two years, but I think he brings that outstanding 28 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: physical skill set, big arm, quick release. I think his 29 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: skill set fits with this offense wants to be in 30 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: terms of a vertical passing attack, pushing the football down 31 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: the field, opening up throwing lanes by getting horizontal push 32 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: with those wide receivers, all these fast wide receivers. I 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: think that skill set's gonna be really beneficial. And in 34 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: addition to that, I think his ability to see the 35 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: middle of the field is going to be a big plus. 36 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: Taylor Heneken did a great job last year, but I 37 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: also think that he needs to know his ability to 38 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: see the middle of the field because of that height 39 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: is going to be a plus for this offense. All right, 40 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: So I'm going to take this pillow out of the 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: way for Carson. Plus some people are saying, look, we understand, 42 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: and he understands some soft has. He even told me like, 43 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on this one year and 44 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: he needs to stay healthy for that. But some folks 45 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: out there are saying, look, if he doesn't perform this year, 46 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: he's going to be a backup. Yeah, because times as 47 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: the starters over, that's for sure possibility. But I think, 48 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: like with under the tutelage of Scott Turner, I think 49 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: that you might not be in this shure. I think 50 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna be able to have a nice protective year 51 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: of the year. Okay, what about your Santas. I'm gonna 52 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: get his pull out of here quickly. Don't sleep on 53 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: Cameron Curl. I think Cam Curl showed us two years 54 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: ago what he can do for this defense. Two years 55 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: ago he had what Sean Taylor like rookie season, and 56 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: last year, despite going in there and doing this thing 57 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: later in the season, he had to sit and play 58 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: second fiddle behind a guy in that named Landing Collins, 59 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: And I think that was probably a bit of a 60 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: business decision. They didn't want to sit Landing down knowing 61 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: they had a lot to you know, pay him out 62 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: of their pockets. But Kem Curls one of those guys. 63 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: He showed flashes two years ago. He showed those same 64 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: flashes last year. Two years ago he had what three 65 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: three interceptions, a touchdown, eighty eight tackles. Last year he 66 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: had ninety something tackles. He didn't have any picks, he 67 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: didn't have a touchdown, but he showed us. He gave 68 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: us that spark late in the season when we needed him. 69 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: I think Cameron Cruss, somebody that we're not talking a 70 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: lot about this year, would be his show. He would 71 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: really get a chance to come out to starting gates 72 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: and be that defensive fact that we need. Don't sleep 73 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: on count and I mean, you can't forget he was 74 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: drafted way on back in the draft and they've said 75 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: from the beginning the stage is not too big for him. 76 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: He's shown that he's only gonna get more. So to 77 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna bust open a mountain dew, which means focused. 78 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be going to bed tonight. 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