Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. This
Speaker 1: past weekend, NFL coaches and scouts from around the league
Speaker 1: traveled to Indianapolis for the twenty twenty three NFL Combine.
Speaker 1: Former Washington player Santana Mausin Fred Spoot helps me recap
Speaker 1: the combine and which prospects stood out. Oh, Anthony Richardson.
Speaker 1: I think Anthony richards is one of those talents where
Speaker 1: we didn't see a lot of them, you know, throughout
Speaker 1: his career, play only one season and he has high intangibles.
Speaker 1: But can that transform or translate over here into this
Speaker 1: league and can he be a guy that someone gets
Speaker 1: and developed to be one of those premier quarterbacks. I mean,
Speaker 1: that's the trick. If you take somebody in the first
Speaker 1: or second round. These days, they're expected to play, even
Speaker 1: though they made benefit from sitting a little bit. There's
Speaker 1: just not as much patience these days. But that's why, Julian,
Speaker 1: that's why instant coffee don't taste is good anyway? Special? Wait,
Speaker 1: we saw that with Pat Mahomes for sure. For you
Speaker 1: a name a man, well four just a board dog,
Speaker 1: all right? He showed up six one. I think he
Speaker 1: got a six three wings fan He also ran a
Speaker 1: four three five forty. Love to see him paradip with
Speaker 1: sake juice two six one corners with bows kids, I
Speaker 1: would love it. Well, is that what you're saying at sixteen?
Speaker 1: Because if we look at what Washington has at that position,
Speaker 1: who would you say they need to draft this? The
Speaker 1: one Jones tackle from Ohio State. They call him fanos.
Speaker 1: He snaps his fingers in the lineman disappear. I want
Speaker 1: him if people need to realize he's six eight, three
Speaker 1: hundred and seventy five pounds feet. That man, that's tough.
Speaker 1: You know. For me, it'd be somebody the best for
Speaker 1: our top three positions that we need to be filled.
Speaker 1: You know, I think you know when it comes to
Speaker 1: those draft picks, we gotta we got to pick basically
Speaker 1: someone that we actually, you know, absolutely need, instead of
Speaker 1: going for somebody who's just availed in the book. Yep, okay. Now,
Speaker 1: separate from the draft, of course, we know there's some
Speaker 1: position groups where you benefit from having a veteran leader
Speaker 1: in the room, kind of someone who can you know,
Speaker 1: set the expectation of how you're going to perform, how
Speaker 1: you go about your daily business, and also, you know,
Speaker 1: get those numbers that you need on the field. Who
Speaker 1: would that be for you in free agency? Bobby Wagner
Speaker 1: super Bowl winner, leading talking in the NFL right now.
Speaker 1: I want him because he can come and stabilize a
Speaker 1: good defense and turn it into a great defense when
Speaker 1: he comes in and when he talks, everybody else has
Speaker 1: to listen. I think he's a guy that can make
Speaker 1: the DEA and when we know the linebacker room is
Speaker 1: something an area that definitely needs a little attention this
Speaker 1: off season. Yeah, I second that, Wagner, kenj you know
Speaker 1: what I mean, those guys we need that position. Phil,
Speaker 1: you know, although we do have two guys that's capable,
Speaker 1: but we need that better in leadership. Yeah, all right,
Speaker 1: let me ask this one to you then, Fred on
Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, who will you be
Speaker 1: looking for that's already on the roster this offseason to
Speaker 1: kind of take that next step. Mister Chase Young, show
Speaker 1: them who you are, show us what we got in you.
Speaker 1: I think Chase your this needs to be a year
Speaker 1: for him because don't forget we have to wonder we're
Speaker 1: gonna pick up his fifth your options, He needs to
Speaker 1: have a big year about offensively for you, sa I say, Sam,
Speaker 1: How I say right now? He already he'd already have
Speaker 1: everything in his hands. They basically saying, hey, we're coming
Speaker 1: into this season with you being the guy that you
Speaker 1: could potentially be the starter. Yeah, we have to somebody
Speaker 1: in to compete for that job with you, but right
Speaker 1: now he has everything in his hand. So kauai here,
Speaker 1: get these guys going off the field, away from everything.
Speaker 1: So when you come in here doing spring drills and
Speaker 1: OTAs you rolling the airwolf is my name? Okay? I
Speaker 1: like that? How about? Look, the draft is all about
Speaker 1: everybody wants to get in. Who's going to be taking
Speaker 1: number one? And it might be interesting this year because
Speaker 1: the Bears have gone out and said that they kind
Speaker 1: of like justin Field. So give me your number one name,
Speaker 1: just just I think. I just think he's gonna go
Speaker 1: to first. Santasia, I think Brayshaw, and we play the
Speaker 1: game up name that commander to see how well Santana
Speaker 1: and Fred know our guys. If you ran a forty today,
Speaker 1: what would it be? Fred? I would probably run a
Speaker 1: four to twelve. Yeah, and that don't exist. I'm like
Speaker 1: that four slow, It doesn't matter. Now we want to
Speaker 1: make sure no injuries, but back in your time, but
Speaker 1: we knew you had the speed up there. I want
Speaker 1: to play a little game here of seeing how well
Speaker 1: you can name that commander in their times. So if
Speaker 1: it comes to the four to your dash, who had
Speaker 1: the faster time between Terry McLaurin and Johan Dodson Terry
Speaker 1: McLaurin Terry undoubtedly. Okay, that is true because Terry ran
Speaker 1: a four three five Johannah four for three. Both are fast.
Speaker 1: We liked them both out there. They can stretch the
Speaker 1: field and challenge the defenses. Who had more reps on
Speaker 1: the bench press Santana? Would it be Johnah Allen or
Speaker 1: durn Payne Payin Payin House of Pain, Yeah he did,
Speaker 1: because you've Allen had a shoulder injury to coming out
Speaker 1: of the dram. He had and that's why I knew
Speaker 1: he was gonna fill to know no number. I just
Speaker 1: knew he had a solda injury. That's why I said,
Speaker 1: I think he did twenty seven times twenty one. Allen
Speaker 1: had twenty one, Payne had twenty seven, Pain had twenty seven.
Speaker 1: Who led the commanders and tackles this season? Payin tackles.
Speaker 1: I know your jump, I jumped the gun. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: believe that was a linebacker Jayman Davis one hundred and
Speaker 1: four combined tackles. Second was Derek Forrest with eighty eight.
Speaker 1: Cameron curl third with eighty three. Who scored the most
Speaker 1: touchdowns for the Commanders this season? No, no, John Dotson. Yeah,
Speaker 1: the most does downs. Let's go wait it is it's
Speaker 1: John Dotson. He had seven. Terry, Curtis and ag each
Speaker 1: had five for the second most. And remember John Dotson
Speaker 1: missed like fives. Imagine you would have been leading already.
Speaker 1: Washington holds the sixteenth overall pick in this year's draft.
Speaker 1: When was the last time that they held that sixteenth
Speaker 1: overall tick? Last year? Yeah? No, I know, well when
Speaker 1: they picked John Allen. No, they hold on they had
Speaker 1: the sixteen they they selected sixteen selected sixty. They selected
Speaker 1: sixteenth overall last year. It was John um They had
Speaker 1: Carrigan sixteenth overall in two thousand and eleven. So both
Speaker 1: Ron Rivera and you Fred were second round draft picks.
Speaker 1: Who was selected higher? Ron Rivera? Now he was forty
Speaker 1: fourth in nineteen eighty eight. You got you buy what Santana?
Speaker 1: Terry McLaurin just finished his fourth season Washington. Oh my goodness,
Speaker 1: resulted his first trip to the Pro age right there?
Speaker 1: You Oh but he was fast? Right? Which was higher?
Speaker 1: The number of receiving yards in your fourth season in
Speaker 1: Washington or Terry's receiving yards this year? Who? Mine? Yeah?
Speaker 1: In your fourth season? Oh mine? You say my fourth season?
Speaker 1: Fourth season here? Yeah? Oh nah, I don't think my
Speaker 1: fourth I don't think I had more receiving yards your
Speaker 1: fourth season overall? Yeah, Terry, Terry, I was thinking you
Speaker 1: stay in my first season in Washington. There you go,
Speaker 1: name your commander, and that's how that one goes. For
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