Camping Out Day Thirteen | Episode 36

see you with the clipboarder. You're out here. You're dissecting, grinding all some of the players have You always ask me every day what position are you looking at? What position? Did you look at? What position? I was looking at the receivers today, but what were you looking at today? Interior? The guys in the in the middle. I did DBS yesterday and d line before them. Because it's two volumeents.

You can't look at everything, and they don't have their names on the back of the jerseys, so I'm it's identification. I gotta look at body type so I can make it. And it's been good. Today was following a padded practice it was really physical. This was the hardest one. I saw more off sides to day, and I've seen the entire camp. So what happens mentally? Now you hit that wall and this is when you have to push through it. We had our first little little fisticus a little bit.

So that happens with fatigue, and it also happens to where you're getting closer to a game, the closer another opponent comes, so kind of normal, but I like what I see. Yeah, I think they're definitely ready to hit another opponent for sure. So you mentioned the interior, you know on the offive line. I think a guy who's really stood out to me is than Chris Paul in his development. I mean, who in the offive line has

stood out to you? I like Chris, it's been and I don't want to take away from the veterans, but I like when you have what Ishmael is doing because think about it, he's starting and actually he'd be third on the depth chart because because injury. Yeah, and so I look at that as an opportunity to the tight end position. You're gonna have the guy who might be listed third, but we'll start played the most so you'll be playing third, fourth, and fifth guys. But that's what

preseason is all about. It's an opportunity of a lifetime. I talk to Bates as a dude, don't rush back. I know you want to be back. And maybe he came at me literally because he looked worse today just walking than he did practicing. But you gotta test your body, you gotta develop some callous But in the end we're

all targeting the opener. But right now is day to day, and if I'm a young guy and I haven't been here, it's an opportunity of a lifetime, not when you see eighty eight forty five young kids coming up in here now with a chance. Yeah. So on the other side, you know, we got the devenh of line here and with Chase Young being on the pubblis still we have some of the other debt players kind of getting more opportunities.

Kind like you said on the off of, on the off the line to tight end, you know, Casey two Hill, Raylan Bradley, King James with Williams, all three of those guys have kind of flashed at various points. Yeah, I like a lot of it, Westie, But William Bradley King seems like he's grown a lot out of those other three, though, I mean, who has set up to you the most. Well, you you named him because Smith Williams came back and he'd been out. Two Hills made plays. He kind of

jumps at you and you go, he flashes. I don't know why you don't. The dude has he got pop and you gotta burst in him too. I'm still going with the Spartan ninety one is with my secret guy who I always look for. A guy they pop up every now and again, like Dean Hamill did when we were playing. You called him taz Tasmanian devil, and so I'm it's so kind of even nobody's kind of popped out, but the whole group is kind of solid. I'll need the game to determine the winner. Okay, y'all like that.

You know with two Hill, you know he had a really good practicing last week where he had a popped up fumble, took it back, had TfL there. Um you know, last one here, we got to talk to you about the tight ends a little bit, you know. Um Cole Turner still kind of recovering a little bit. You know, we got we got Curtis Hodd is kind of stepping

up Armani Rodgers also stuffed up a lot. Yeah, oh yeah, So you think he has a shot, Well, he is a shot because he's gonna be starting same thing eight fourteen. These new guys come in, Hey, they're gonna play. We know Logan's demand he's not playing. Bates may not play. If I'm trying to make a team, I'm going thank you because I need an opportunity. All right, dog man, I appreciate you. Yep. Kate, how's it been are you? Are you? Are you still staying cool? I mean trying

to stay warm? Cool and all his heat right now? It's a little bit warm, but a little bit. Yeah, Honestly, can't expect anything else from Maryland, Virginia. It's it's typical here. I'll tell you really get used to it, but I would be lying because you don't ever really get used to it. Um, so tell me, you know, we've had you out here for the past couple of days. You know, Um, what's it been like for you so far? Just hanging out with some of the players, you know, just seeing

the seeing the team unfold. It'sn't really cool I've been a huge Commanders fan since I was little, so getting to be right by the players, see how they interact kind of like the fun things that we don't normally get to see from just a game. Um, it's in super fun. So you do a lot of like, you know, getting to know players a little bit more. I mean, what has that been like, kind of establishing those relationships with these players? At first, it was scary, definitely the

first interviews. I'm like looking up at these these players that I've only seen play on the field, But they're all so nice, and I think the more I interviewed, the more I talk to the players, the more comfortable it feels. And it's just like a fun a fun conversation. Yeah. No, the first interview I ever had a couple of years ago was Adrian Peterson, and I was just sitting there in his locker really nervous, like he could just see me just sweating Bullet's like talking to a future Hall

of Famer. But he was really cool. And the players are also, you know, really awesome, you know, but you have a really particular connection to one of our new players, Johan Dotson, And I mean, first of all, what was it like when you first thought he was going to be joining the Commanders. I it was so unexpected and hearing his name because I had no idea that that

was a possibility. So at the night of the draft seeing his name on the big screen, and I was like, I know him, like it's I don't even just like know his name, like we actually know each other. So I was like, this is this is like the best coincidence ever. Wow. Yeah, you know, it's funny, Like I remember seeing the reaction video. It's just it's probably one of the purest, most adorable things I think I've ever seen.

But yeah, you've talked to him a few times now, and you know, we obviously see him a lot, you know, making plays hopefully a lot, you know, a lot of touchdowns out there, But what has he been like off the field? Who is he as a person? Johan is the most genuine, down to earth person And he was one of the first people I met at Penn State because he's close family friends with my roommate from last year.

So he's just the nicest guy yea, And yeah, I think just he's a great person and I think he's gonna bring a lot to the team, So I'm excited to see how everything unfolds. Yeah, you know, I talked to him for a story. I was helping him write this player's post story about how he would was like to get drafted the first time you go to the be with a team and everything. He's You're right, he's such an very often dick person. I'm really excited to

get to know him a little bit more. But you're also going to be at the Jacksonville Jaguars game, the season opener. How it pumped? Are you for that? I am so pumped. Um, I get to be like on the sideline this time. I'll have a vest, get to capture footage during the game. So it's going to be unreal. I'm excited to just like look up in the stands and see everyone and yeah, I'm I'm hype. I will

say so. My first home game was in twenty nineteen, and it is, honestly, you know that that mystique of just being on the field and like seeing the players out there in person for the first time, you're you're You're never going to forget it, honestly, But Katie, we really enjoy you having having you out here. You know,

let's go back watching practice. That's all we have for you today, but be sure to check out your daily Command Center camp coverage every weekday on the Commander's YouTube channel. I'm gonna go back to my tent because I basically live here like everybody else, and I will see you tomorrow er two