WEBVTT - Commanders Quarterbacks | Episode 91

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Braham Leinstein. Head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Ron Rivera addressed the media at the annual League

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<v Speaker 1>meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday. Rivera noted that former fifth

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<v Speaker 1>round draft pick Sam Howe would have quote every opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to compete for the Commander's starting quarterback job alongside Vettering.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacoby Brissette. How got his first start in Week eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>against the Cowboys. He threw for just shy of one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and seventy yards, which included a touchdown ended interception. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>Brissette signed with Washington and free agency after spending last

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<v Speaker 1>season in Cleveland. London. Fletcher and Logan paulse and enjoin

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<v Speaker 1>me to share their thoughts on the Commander's quarterback room.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, what's the key to winning the job? Then? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>for me, it's about learning this offense. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the things that really sticks out to me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, you bring out a guy in like Jacoby Brissette,

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<v Speaker 1>who's learned multiple offense, who is an experienced pro, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like the kind of the competition kind of

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<v Speaker 1>favors him because I want a guy who's going to

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<v Speaker 1>come in and execute a new offense at a really

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<v Speaker 1>high level. So to me, that's the key. Who can

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<v Speaker 1>learn the offense first, Because learning the offense it's a

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<v Speaker 1>better execution. So I think that's the number one key.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the key is gonna be you know, how

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<v Speaker 1>how quickly you'd obviously learned this offense, But can you

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<v Speaker 1>operate off script? You look at what Eric being and

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<v Speaker 1>he is used to. He used to Patrick Machomes and

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<v Speaker 1>he made a lot of plays off script. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I think there's a little bit of an edge

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<v Speaker 1>for Sam how because of his ability to make place

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<v Speaker 1>off scripted, extend plays with his legs, utilize his leg

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<v Speaker 1>you can also run zone reads and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>With a guy like Sam How, I would I would

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<v Speaker 1>say this, I know it's gonna be kind of a competition,

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<v Speaker 1>but they would probably be disappointed as Sam how is

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<v Speaker 1>not to starting quarterback on opening season. I do think

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<v Speaker 1>the dinamic changed though, Like when the intention was to

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<v Speaker 1>bring Taylor heinekeback or attempt to, I think I think

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<v Speaker 1>to your point the object was Sam how to win

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<v Speaker 1>the job. Now it appears there's a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>competition going on here with percent here, I agree with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how you feel, Fletched, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that's right. I think percent it's a much more accomplished,

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<v Speaker 1>much more experienced starter, a guy that kind of brings

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<v Speaker 1>a level of just a better, better quality brand of football.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that kind of lens to your point

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<v Speaker 1>brand that it's not Sam Howell's job now, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>true competition. I think that's the right way to approach it,

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<v Speaker 1>because you want to win games this year. You want

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<v Speaker 1>the best guy to playing quarterback. When I look at this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we know what Jacobe is. He's an eight

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<v Speaker 1>year veteran going into his eighth year. He's had some

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<v Speaker 1>starts under his career. You mentioned playing in multiple systems.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, I don't think he was brought in here

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<v Speaker 1>with the mindset that, hey, he's going to be our starter.

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<v Speaker 1>They believe that Sam Howe is going to be the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I know guys in that front office who believe that

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Howe should have been a Day one pick last

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<v Speaker 1>year and he failed, you know, for whatever reason or another.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is Sam's Howe's job to lose, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think he's going to be an even competition in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of reps at the preseason and many caps and

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<v Speaker 1>all those types of things. Sam Howe needs to get

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of those snaps, and I totally agree. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Sam Howe is the guy that they want to

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<v Speaker 1>seek at the job. I think he's got way more

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<v Speaker 1>upset and I think you want to play to that.

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<v Speaker 1>But if he's not ready for whatever reason, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you feel very good about having a absolutely set in

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<v Speaker 1>the weeks. Okay, let's look about one other big topic

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<v Speaker 1>that came out with Roder rivera meeting with the media,

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<v Speaker 1>which is Chase Young is heading into currently an expiring contract.

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<v Speaker 1>They could pick up the fifth year option. They haven't

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<v Speaker 1>done so, and they have literally a month to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do you make of what's going on there

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<v Speaker 1>with Chase Young? You know, I think the Chase has

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<v Speaker 1>gone through a lot of adversity over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>his young career, and I think one of the things

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<v Speaker 1>is you just want to see him be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more consistent, see him get healthy, and those are

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<v Speaker 1>the things that this kind of ultimatum, this kind of

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<v Speaker 1>public expression here says the Chase say, we're not out

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<v Speaker 1>on you, but we need to see some things from you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hopefully gets that done. Yeah, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>been used as a motivational tool for Chaise Young. The

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<v Speaker 1>thing that is a problem is you have my test

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<v Speaker 1>wet coming up on free agency. Now, you if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't extend or exercide the fifth year option on Chase,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have both guys going to the last year

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<v Speaker 1>of their contract. Now, whoever plays the best out of

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<v Speaker 1>those two is a competition because one of those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't get any long term extension, they'll be

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<v Speaker 1>fragile more than likely next season. It feels like it's

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<v Speaker 1>the problem that both of them on an expiring contract

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, competing for potentially one contract could

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<v Speaker 1>be an issue. With the NFL Draft less than a

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<v Speaker 1>month away, London and Logan shared who they want to

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<v Speaker 1>see selected with Washington's first round draft pick. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I personally think it's gonna be a defensive back. I

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<v Speaker 1>know there's a lot of talking about offensive lineman. I

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<v Speaker 1>personally think the top three offensive lineman in this class

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna be gone when Washington's picking something. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>Deontay Banks, Joey Porter, a guy like that. The guy

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<v Speaker 1>could be your lockdown corner opposite Benjamin Saint Juice, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>bump Kendall Fuller back inside. But if there's an offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lineman available here, I think you go that way. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, as I look at this team or this draft,

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback position seems a little bit deeper than offensive linement,

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<v Speaker 1>especially offensive tackle. So I could see them looking to

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<v Speaker 1>address another need. I know they added some officivelignement in

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<v Speaker 1>free agency, but I could see them picking another officeivelignement

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<v Speaker 1>at the sixteenth pick. You take the third best corner

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<v Speaker 1>over the best interior olignment if that's what's available. I

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<v Speaker 1>think in this year you're talking about Osarus Torrence and

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<v Speaker 1>o Sharustrants is a heck of a football player. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's a good like what i'd say, a double hitter, right,

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<v Speaker 1>a single hitter, right. He gets you on bass. He

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't do anything exceptionally. Well, I want a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna change the game dramatically, and I think those two

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<v Speaker 1>corners the third fourth can get that done. Well. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned you know a guy like oh, Cyrus whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>Cyrus Torres. I look at him as changing the game

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<v Speaker 1>from the standpoint in protection. When you look at the

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<v Speaker 1>office on line. Last year one of the major issues

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<v Speaker 1>they had with the inability to protect the quarterback. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's more than a single hitter if he's able

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<v Speaker 1>to prevaient protection. We still don't know, you know who's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be that left left guards for us next year,

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<v Speaker 1>and so what I'd say to that real quick is

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<v Speaker 1>that he is a single hitter. He's a good player,

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<v Speaker 1>solid player, but doesn't have that kind of Quintin Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>upside that I would be talking about. Not in the

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<v Speaker 1>first round, but you expect the linebacker to be selected

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<v Speaker 1>by this team at some point. I think so when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the linebacker we lost lost co ho

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<v Speaker 1>Com obviously bringing cold to Barton, but you still have

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<v Speaker 1>some depth issues on the linebacker position. So I can

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<v Speaker 1>see them drafting a linebacker at some point in the draft.

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