WEBVTT - Holiday Wishlist | Episode 64

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders had to San Francisco for a Christmas Eve matchup

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<v Speaker 1>with the forty nine Ers. With a holiday season in

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<v Speaker 1>full swing, London, Fletcher and Santana Mas shared what's on

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<v Speaker 1>their football wish list, So we feared it's pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>almost Christmas. It's the holiday season. Let's get your holiday

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<v Speaker 1>wish list for Washington trying to get that win in

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco and Santana. I'll just start with you. So

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<v Speaker 1>I wish you'd ask me this last week, because I

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<v Speaker 1>would ask for a win on on Sunday night. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think right now on my list is just finishing

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<v Speaker 1>the season out strong man. That's that's in with a

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<v Speaker 1>winning record. That's end this year with a winner record.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we need, right I want to celebrate Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>with a victory. Go up and to go into San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco and upset the forty nine ers. That would be

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<v Speaker 1>a major gift for us. I mean, it can be

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<v Speaker 1>done right again. That's why they played a game on

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<v Speaker 1>any given Sunday. I mean that would be my Christmas wish.

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<v Speaker 1>I want a victory in San Francisco because If you

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<v Speaker 1>get that, then you come home, you take on the

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland Browns at by all means it is a great

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<v Speaker 1>winnable game. We'll see what happens to close off this

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<v Speaker 1>season against the Cowboys. Is that we call him with

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<v Speaker 1>the cow Girls, whatever you want to call him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the cowboy killing find a way to pounce

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<v Speaker 1>on man. Can you imagine how Christmas Morning will be

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<v Speaker 1>after celebrating them. Yeah, going into San Francisco, it's almost

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<v Speaker 1>like it's just gift wrap for us, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco ride and high. They feel like there's no

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<v Speaker 1>way these guys gonna come in here and do what

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<v Speaker 1>they do. You gotta think they have a young QB.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know he's a rookie. I know he's

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<v Speaker 1>been playing well. But if we have a chance, we

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<v Speaker 1>have a chance to riding him a little bit. O

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<v Speaker 1>Y Plus the Antenna spoke with rookie receiver Johan Dotson

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<v Speaker 1>are recording his first one hundred yard game and how

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<v Speaker 1>he's preparing for the forty nine ers. I got the

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<v Speaker 1>command of star rookie receiver here, Johan, comeing off your

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<v Speaker 1>first hundred yard game, tell me what that feeling was like? Man. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely a pretty cool feeling to get that under

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<v Speaker 1>my belt, something that I've always dreamed about. I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>big yards guy, so a lot of yards high yards,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all big yard guy. I've been in them shooting before.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know what, speaking of the hunting yard game,

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<v Speaker 1>the big catch you had, I mean, I mean, what

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<v Speaker 1>was that like, man, locating that ball? You know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been in that moment before. You got a guy running

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<v Speaker 1>stride and stride with you. You know that he can't

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<v Speaker 1>see the ball like you can see it, and you

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<v Speaker 1>just made the perfect play man, the perfect adjustment. What

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<v Speaker 1>was that like? How was that going through that whole

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<v Speaker 1>that whole moment in your head? Yeah. So, as crazy

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<v Speaker 1>as it sounds, you know, those moments they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>slow down from me a little bit. So when the

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<v Speaker 1>balls in the air, it feels like I had forever

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<v Speaker 1>to adjust to it. Um. So I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>I know, the DBS right there, he's worried about me,

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<v Speaker 1>He's not worried about the ball in the air. So

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I'm gonna shoot my hands as late as possible. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And I did that, and I was able to come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a big play for the team. I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 1>watching this, you know, watching you play the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something about that team in New Jersey that you

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<v Speaker 1>just get up for. Yeah, is it a little coincidence

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<v Speaker 1>that you shine against those giants or you tell me

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<v Speaker 1>what it is about those guys. Hey, you know that's

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm from. I'm from Jersey, so you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta I gotta kill the home team. Put it on

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<v Speaker 1>when I'm back in back in Jersey and back here

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<v Speaker 1>in DC when we play Jersey. So yeah, it's always

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<v Speaker 1>great playing against your home team. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of get up for that just knowing and hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you grew up kind of hearing about those

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<v Speaker 1>guys having the little hiccup earlier in the season with

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<v Speaker 1>the hamstring. What was that transition like to get back

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<v Speaker 1>into real form? It seemed like you like yourself again?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, how was how was overcoming that? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>now feeling like yourself again? How's that feeling been for you? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been great. You know, when you when you get

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<v Speaker 1>to take a step step away from the game and

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<v Speaker 1>it really makes you realize how much the game means

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<v Speaker 1>to you. So Agetting back out there, it meant the

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<v Speaker 1>most to me and I wanted to be one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>percent and just give it off from my team. So

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<v Speaker 1>just getting back on the field was was big for me. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great. You know, earlier in the season, we was

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<v Speaker 1>all saying that you had so much chemistry with all wins,

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<v Speaker 1>and now you have to experience something that I've experienced

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<v Speaker 1>so often in my career. You have to make those

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<v Speaker 1>adjustments on the fly and now you know, get your

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<v Speaker 1>reps up, you know with Heineke. You know, how's that

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<v Speaker 1>transition been for you? Yeah, it's been good. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>working out here at practice every single day, getting those

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<v Speaker 1>reps in. It's big for us because you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get those rep in the preseason, um in the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>so building those reps every single day. UM. Just becoming

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortable with each other. It's been working out, speaking

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<v Speaker 1>to the reps and gen just having a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>sit back and watch guys like Terry, watch guys like Curtis.

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<v Speaker 1>You know how that meant that those that veteran mentorship

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<v Speaker 1>been for you and your experience so fun. Yeah, having

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<v Speaker 1>guys that have been there in your room with you,

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<v Speaker 1>right there every step of the way along your journey.

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<v Speaker 1>It's big for you just because you know they've seen

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<v Speaker 1>everything that you're gonna go through ALM, So it's big,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, having those guys and just being able to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to those guys every single day when I'm when

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<v Speaker 1>I have questions or I have confusion about something, those

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<v Speaker 1>guys they got answers from me. Have you ever played

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<v Speaker 1>on the Christmas Eve game? I have never, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is your first first time. They fun, man, fun. I

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<v Speaker 1>may have to tell you, man, I had one of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite, my best games ever my first year here

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<v Speaker 1>was on Christmas Eve against the Giants. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna give you a little look. I had three

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<v Speaker 1>touchdowns that game, So I'm gonna go ahead and get

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<v Speaker 1>and put that out there for you. Well. I'm hoping, man,

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<v Speaker 1>that Christmas comes early for you guys. Man, y'all get

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<v Speaker 1>a win. Man. But um, best of luck to you

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend, buddy, Thank you, appreciate you for all your

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<v Speaker 1>news and analysis. Be sure to tune into Command Center

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<v Speaker 1>weeknights at five and ten pm on NBC Sports Washington.

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