Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. This will be the one hundred and twenty fifth meeting between Washington and Dallas. Of course, the game will be held in Big Dean. Washington will be debuting they're all black uniforms for the first time. But how can Washington that's lost two straight games get a win over a team that has one two straight games with a backup quarterback. We'll hear some of the matchups to look out for
with Logan Falston and Santana Moss. He's to winning, Logan. Thanks, Julie Danna. This to me is the most important factor for this football team to win the game. Forced Cooper Rush to beat you from the pocket. And the reason I say that is because he's a good player. He's very solid, But there's a reason he's a backup, right. He struggles with anticipation in times and he's not super dynamic, right, So they want to run the football, they want to
insulate him. Can you stop the run? Can you put some points upon offense and force this guy to have to win from the pocket. I think that's huge in this game. Well, I'm definitely dig you on that, and I bet you that minds trump yours. Honestly, check this out. The last two weeks to offense just haven't scored a point in the first half. That's impossible almost, but it's possible because we saw that our guests haven't done so, so the offense must get off to earlis good. We
have to put some points on the board. Sometimes the best defense is a good offense, and our offense hasn't been standing you know, um, you know, being the offense that we expect them to be, and our defense as being getting you know, hammered at times. So offense have to score early to basically being seen with what our defense has been bringing. So I think that's a great point. And that also goes in this like if you do
those things, you're gonna stretch Cooper rush out quite a bit. Also, Smart gets play actually just to get Cooper rushed to Beacher gotta stop the run. But don't sell out too much because they are an excellent play pass team that do an outstanding drive finding those matchups. And you know, it's hard to win on the road. So to the number one thing you could do, you could come away with a couple of turnovers. We need some turnovers. I think our defense had one turnover right now in three games.
We lead into the fourth game, this is the last game of our first quarter. Deefen's got to come away or at least two of them. I mean, I say at least two. You get two turnovers on the road, you win in that game. If you're nice to get that in the All Blacks, you think so, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, I am taking it all and hopefully we'll be talking about a win on Monday. Washington's defense will for sure
be tested, especially in the passing game. While they have played better, they still are giving up some pretty big explosive plays well. Our captain London Fletcher talks with Kendall Fuller on the state of the secondary. Kendall, so you guys just finished practice first of all, got the black helmets out today, going with all black. What do you think about that look for this weekend's game. I'm excited
about it. We just got the taste, small little taste with the with the helmet, so it's gonna be fun to see it all together on Sunday. That thing's gonna be clean. Man. I'm jealous about you know. You guys are coming off a tough loss against the Eagles, but you get another chance, another opportunity this weekend going against our biggest rival around here to Dallas Cowboys. What's the message to the team as we prepare to play the Cowboys?
Just just learning from our mistakes. Um, you know, you go, you take that Monday Tuesday, you learn and you know how they always say twenty four hour rule, you get over it because you always got an opportunity coming. And uh So said after the after the practice, just being where your feet are, you know what I mean, taking advantage of each practice, each walk through, each meeting that we have and stuff like that. So guys are excited and just ready to get back out there on Sunday.
You know, one of the things that's kind of been art Achilles Hill this year has been the big plays on defense. This pass ball game the Eagles, they made some big plays, but the coverage was tight out of you know, the guys get paid they make some plays. Also, what are something you guys can do and practice to kind of help tighten up on the back end and
eliminate those big plays. I think just being one step closer, Uh I know, for me, I think I gave up two explosives in that second quarter, and just being in a better position to where I can go up with the receiver with him and make a play instead of waiting on them to play off playoff his hands and stuff like that. So just being in one step in a better better position. And at the end of the day, it's about either they made the player, you made to play and uh, well heard of Sunday was they made
to play? So we go back out there and keep on competing and I'll play. Definitely gonna come. I got a chance to watch Monday Night Football, the night with the Kyle Boys and Johns. I'm sure you're probably watching as well. Cooper Rush. Dallas's backup quarterback Mason Plays. Is it tougher to prepare for a quarterback like him who you don't have as many, you know, games to watch and get ready for as a backup quarterback? Uh, I mean,
I guess, I guess. Luckily we got a couple of games that he's been been in there when he came in Week one, Yeah, with the Tampa Bay so we got a couple of games to go off of. Um, it's definitely a little bit tougher when you're trying to scheme for a guy you know nothing about him. So being being able to have a couple of games to be able to watch and stuff watching stuff like that. But they got a good offensive system, good talent um, and uh, you know, it's just I's gonna be a
fun challenge with out there and go to work. This is this Cowboys Receiving cord. They're led by cdee Lamb. What what kind of challenges does this Cowboys receiving group present for you guys? Yeah, I mean just moving them all around, you know, just trying to put them in different opportunities to make plays. Um, whether it's they put them all over the field. So just good, good routes, physical,
physical guys. So it's gonna be a it's gonna be a fun challenge and something that we're definitely preparing for. All right. One last question was up when you're gonna stop running from me on that golf course? Man, after the season. The clouds in the closet right now, But after the season we get out there, all right. All right, that's good man. I appreciate you, no doubt appreciate you for all your news and analysis. Be sure to tune into Command Center weeknights at five thirty and ten pm
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