WEBVTT - Preparing for a Giant Matchup | Episode 61

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

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<v Speaker 1>off of Rescal bye week, the Commanders walk on the

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<v Speaker 1>New York Giants to FedEx Field for a primetime game

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday Night. With the Week thirteen matchup resulting in

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<v Speaker 1>a tie. Logan Paulsen and Fred Smooth joined me to

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<v Speaker 1>break down how the Commanders can secure a victory in

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<v Speaker 1>this giant rematch. Taking a look at that, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>very much Philadelphia taking care of things against the New

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<v Speaker 1>York Giants. Anything Fred, we can take away from that

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<v Speaker 1>game and say, Okay, this is what we need to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to do on Sunday Night football. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>could take a lot from it, because if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the New York Giants in their health right now,

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<v Speaker 1>say Kumbarkley not healthy, officeive Lineman not healthy, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even have to talk about their wid receivers, the

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<v Speaker 1>laost men. So at the end of the day, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we need to take a page out of Philadelphia's book,

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<v Speaker 1>get up early in the office, and then pin these

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<v Speaker 1>guys out. Yeah. I think one of the things about

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia that really turned out to me is they played

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of man coverage. You know, Obviously they have

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<v Speaker 1>Slay and Bradbury on the back end. That allows you

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<v Speaker 1>to play man rich, but they basically said we don't

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<v Speaker 1>respect your playmakers, no, and so then that allows you

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of be more aggressive in terms of alloc

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<v Speaker 1>any more resources to the run, taking away that quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>running through to Daniel Jones, and they really had no

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<v Speaker 1>answer for it. So I think, if you can, if

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<v Speaker 1>we can play more man Benjamin Saint Juice skinning health,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be a big part of that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's something huge take out of that game. I will

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<v Speaker 1>see where the health of a lot of guys are

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<v Speaker 1>once we get back out to practice this week. But

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<v Speaker 1>we're hoping that the bye week, albeit so late in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, may becomes at a great time to try

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<v Speaker 1>and really close out the season strong because these next

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<v Speaker 1>four games are going to be pivotal to where Washington

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<v Speaker 1>ends up playing beyond. They also did a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>job against Daniel Jones early on, and that she was

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrod Taylor that led them with rushing yards with forty

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<v Speaker 1>rushing yards on two carries. What did you see on

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<v Speaker 1>how Because Daniel we know Fred really hurt Washington a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks ago. They spied him early. Like like

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<v Speaker 1>Logan said, they played man to man. When you play

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<v Speaker 1>man to man on the outside and take those guys away,

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<v Speaker 1>it allows you to have a linebacker a safety to

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<v Speaker 1>spy Daniel Jones. And like I said, say Quon Barkley

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<v Speaker 1>at the game early and ALTI, now you had one

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<v Speaker 1>guy you gotta stop in this number eight, And they

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<v Speaker 1>stopped him and keep him in the pocket. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to beat us with you and this, somebody proved

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<v Speaker 1>that he couldn't done stacked four times. Yeah, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think another reason they're able to get after him so

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<v Speaker 1>acutely was because they did a great job on first

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<v Speaker 1>and second down to stop in the run. They basically said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not going to let you get into in the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of these manageable third down situations where Daniel Jones

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<v Speaker 1>hurts you with his legs where they can use that

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<v Speaker 1>keeper attack to kind of get him to the perimeter

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<v Speaker 1>and make plays running the football. They said, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>stop the run, We're gonna keep you in third and

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<v Speaker 1>long situations. And that offensive line for the Giants is

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<v Speaker 1>just not capable of past protecting in those long situations.

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<v Speaker 1>So if Washington do that. If they can, they have

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<v Speaker 1>to earn the right to rush the pass right on

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<v Speaker 1>first second down. I think they'll be in a great spot. Yeah. No,

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia rushed for two hundred and fifty three yards, but

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and ninety two of those came in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. Um, logan, is that the answer to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of winks pressure in this Yeah? I mean, obviously, if

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<v Speaker 1>you can keep Wink in those kind of third and

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<v Speaker 1>fours Thurn shorts. He doesn't like the pressures must there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been really surprising to see, right, he's pressures first

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<v Speaker 1>and second down, but all of a sudden you get

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<v Speaker 1>in that third and four range and he gets really

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<v Speaker 1>really quiet. I think Philly deserves a ton of credit.

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<v Speaker 1>They have a very unique running approach with the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>with Sanders pulling the center, all that kind of stuff

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<v Speaker 1>very unique to them. So I don't know if there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot that Washington take from from them schematically, but

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<v Speaker 1>from a philosophy standpoint, I think yes, Yeah. I think

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<v Speaker 1>what you have to do is overwhelmed the giants. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to force him, Like you say, he doesn't like

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<v Speaker 1>to blitz own third and show. Well, I guess what

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<v Speaker 1>keep it third and show it the hole entire game

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<v Speaker 1>and force him to do what he doesn't want to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's to play a lot of his own. That

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<v Speaker 1>stops Tibado from West in the past, that stops Lawrence

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle. It stops everything that they do. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, if we can get up early and off,

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<v Speaker 1>it changes everything they do Sunday night football real quick.

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<v Speaker 1>How much is that factor? And because as of late,

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<v Speaker 1>Washington has won five of their last six, including two

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<v Speaker 1>the share, I think it's I think it's fantastic. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>think it'll be a primetime game, playoff atmosphere really excited.

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<v Speaker 1>If the Rivera era loves Prime PA it wasn't always

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<v Speaker 1>the case. That's the case as well, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>show out for it. There's plenty of Pro Bowl worthy

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<v Speaker 1>players on this commander's roster. Blogan and Fred shared which

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<v Speaker 1>players have earned their vote. Okay, so, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of guys on this roster that could

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<v Speaker 1>very well be deserving. Of course, John Allen making it

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<v Speaker 1>to his very first Pro Bowl last season well on

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<v Speaker 1>track to trying to make a good case for himself

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<v Speaker 1>again mentioned de Ron Payne. I want you, gentlemen to

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<v Speaker 1>tell me who should go to the Pro Bowl logan

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<v Speaker 1>they start for me, I think it's Terry McLaurin. Just

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of spice up. Obviously, all those guys mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>deserved to go to the Pro Bow. They're having outstanding seasons.

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<v Speaker 1>But Terry, I mean there's something about him and his

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<v Speaker 1>ability to just beat a number one corner consistently week

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<v Speaker 1>in and week out. Jerry Alexander Gilmore in Indiapolis. Those

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<v Speaker 1>are two of the best guys in the league, and

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<v Speaker 1>he physically dominated LA guys. I know his production isn't there,

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<v Speaker 1>but for him to come out and perform at that

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<v Speaker 1>level every single week and be mister consistently be kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the shining beacon of this offense, he deserves some

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<v Speaker 1>type of recognition. And the Pro Bowl, I think, is

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<v Speaker 1>it so shockingly you picked outfits so you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go defense? And if the campaign manager for

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<v Speaker 1>one monthe is switch that dog. Let me tell you

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<v Speaker 1>like this. First of all, he's top five when he

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<v Speaker 1>comes to a quarterback press, he's top team when he

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<v Speaker 1>comes for tackle for Lausus, he's third on his team.

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<v Speaker 1>When he comes to sex, he's been dead close to

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<v Speaker 1>getting fourteen sex the dog is in the building. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't throw a Pro Bowl party unless you have a

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<v Speaker 1>bull dog there. So what I'm saying about month head

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<v Speaker 1>SWI and not only did he do it, he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>it without He's running make play and Chase Young hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>played all year, so on the outside he's getting all

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<v Speaker 1>of the attention and get the dogs. Steve Biden, no,

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<v Speaker 1>no bias at all. Without looks. It's easy to make

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<v Speaker 1>a case for sweat, But then you do have Darn

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<v Speaker 1>and Pain durn Payin and John Allen ll in the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the difficulty and both of them making it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's tough because I mean, like they're both

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<v Speaker 1>playing at such a high level. And usually, like you

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<v Speaker 1>said this friend, I think this is a really a

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<v Speaker 1>two point Usually one guy gets to go, yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>so who gets to go? I think it's alan because

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<v Speaker 1>Allen was there last year yea, and so you tend

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<v Speaker 1>to stay a year longer than you should. You kind

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<v Speaker 1>of you're in the club. Yeah, it's really hard for

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<v Speaker 1>paying to kind of get in initially, I think, But

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<v Speaker 1>they're both they both deserved to be For any safeties,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, the safe cam curl has played very well.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't think he has the numbers because we

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<v Speaker 1>know about this Pro Bowl because a numbers game, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's also a popularity come. Yeah, So maybe Terry mclauren's

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<v Speaker 1>name is much more popular before because he's thought somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that just relishes in the spotlight. Yeah, you need to.

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<v Speaker 1>You're popular here in town, you'd be popular in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl. It is Pro Bowl voting in Thursday, December fifteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>so be sure to cast your votes on Commanders dot com.