Commanders Quarterbacks | Episode 91

hundred and seventy yards, which included a touchdown ended interception. Meanwhile, Brissette signed with Washington and free agency after spending last season in Cleveland. London. Fletcher and Logan paulse and enjoin me to share their thoughts on the Commander's quarterback room. All Right, what's the key to winning the job? Then? Well, for me, it's about learning this offense. And I think that's one of the things that really sticks out to me.

It's like, you bring out a guy in like Jacoby Brissette, who's learned multiple offense, who is an experienced pro, and I feel like the kind of the competition kind of favors him because I want a guy who's going to come in and execute a new offense at a really high level. So to me, that's the key. Who can learn the offense first, Because learning the offense it's a better execution. So I think that's the number one key.

I think the key is gonna be you know, how how quickly you'd obviously learned this offense, But can you operate off script? You look at what Eric being and he is used to. He used to Patrick Machomes and he made a lot of plays off script. And that's why I think there's a little bit of an edge for Sam how because of his ability to make place off scripted, extend plays with his legs, utilize his leg you can also run zone reads and things like that.

With a guy like Sam How, I would I would say this, I know it's gonna be kind of a competition, but they would probably be disappointed as Sam how is not to starting quarterback on opening season. I do think the dinamic changed though, Like when the intention was to bring Taylor heinekeback or attempt to, I think I think to your point the object was Sam how to win the job. Now it appears there's a higher level of competition going on here with percent here, I agree with that.

I don't know how you feel, Fletched, but I think that that's right. I think percent it's a much more accomplished, much more experienced starter, a guy that kind of brings a level of just a better, better quality brand of football. And I think that kind of lens to your point brand that it's not Sam Howell's job now, it's a true competition. I think that's the right way to approach it, because you want to win games this year. You want the best guy to playing quarterback. When I look at this,

you know, we know what Jacobe is. He's an eight year veteran going into his eighth year. He's had some starts under his career. You mentioned playing in multiple systems. But again, I don't think he was brought in here with the mindset that, hey, he's going to be our starter. They believe that Sam Howe is going to be the guy. I know guys in that front office who believe that Sam Howe should have been a Day one pick last year and he failed, you know, for whatever reason or another.

But this is Sam's Howe's job to lose, and I don't think he's going to be an even competition in terms of reps at the preseason and many caps and all those types of things. Sam Howe needs to get the majority of those snaps, and I totally agree. I think Sam Howe is the guy that they want to seek at the job. I think he's got way more upset and I think you want to play to that. But if he's not ready for whatever reason, I think you feel very good about having a absolutely set in

the weeks. Okay, let's look about one other big topic that came out with Roder rivera meeting with the media, which is Chase Young is heading into currently an expiring contract. They could pick up the fifth year option. They haven't done so, and they have literally a month to do it. So what do you make of what's going on there

with Chase Young? You know, I think the Chase has gone through a lot of adversity over the course of his young career, and I think one of the things is you just want to see him be a little bit more consistent, see him get healthy, and those are the things that this kind of ultimatum, this kind of public expression here says the Chase say, we're not out on you, but we need to see some things from you, and I hopefully gets that done. Yeah, I think it's

been used as a motivational tool for Chaise Young. The thing that is a problem is you have my test wet coming up on free agency. Now, you if you don't extend or exercide the fifth year option on Chase, you're gonna have both guys going to the last year of their contract. Now, whoever plays the best out of those two is a competition because one of those guys, if you don't get any long term extension, they'll be

fragile more than likely next season. It feels like it's the problem that both of them on an expiring contract at the same time, competing for potentially one contract could be an issue. With the NFL Draft less than a month away, London and Logan shared who they want to see selected with Washington's first round draft pick. I mean, I personally think it's gonna be a defensive back. I

know there's a lot of talking about offensive lineman. I personally think the top three offensive lineman in this class are gonna be gone when Washington's picking something. It's like Deontay Banks, Joey Porter, a guy like that. The guy could be your lockdown corner opposite Benjamin Saint Juice, maybe bump Kendall Fuller back inside. But if there's an offensive lineman available here, I think you go that way. Yeah.

You know, as I look at this team or this draft, the quarterback position seems a little bit deeper than offensive linement, especially offensive tackle. So I could see them looking to address another need. I know they added some officivelignement in free agency, but I could see them picking another officeivelignement at the sixteenth pick. You take the third best corner over the best interior olignment if that's what's available. I think in this year you're talking about Osarus Torrence and

o Sharustrants is a heck of a football player. But he's a good like what i'd say, a double hitter, right, a single hitter, right. He gets you on bass. He doesn't do anything exceptionally. Well, I want a guy who's gonna change the game dramatically, and I think those two corners the third fourth can get that done. Well. Well, you mentioned you know a guy like oh, Cyrus whatever, Cyrus Torres. I look at him as changing the game from the standpoint in protection. When you look at the

office on line. Last year one of the major issues they had with the inability to protect the quarterback. I think he's more than a single hitter if he's able to prevaient protection. We still don't know, you know who's going to be that left left guards for us next year, and so what I'd say to that real quick is that he is a single hitter. He's a good player, solid player, but doesn't have that kind of Quintin Nelson

upside that I would be talking about. Not in the first round, but you expect the linebacker to be selected by this team at some point. I think so when you look at the linebacker we lost lost co ho Com obviously bringing cold to Barton, but you still have some depth issues on the linebacker position. So I can see them drafting a linebacker at some point in the draft. For all your news and analysis, being short of tune into Command Center weeknights on the Washington Commander's YouTube page.

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