Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into an Interview With Dan Pizzuta on AI in Football & Commanders 2025 FTN Almanac Preview in an action-packed episode of the pod. Dan joins the guys to break down the evolution of the use of analytics in football, how AI can potentially revolutionize the game, and his main takeaways after writing his preview of the 2025 Commanders in the FTN Football Almanac that comes out on Monday. Find out all that and more in this edition of Take Command! 0:00 - Dan ...
Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Our special guest Dan Pizzuta returns to the Take Command Podcast ... Logan, Craig, and Dan break down his main takeaways after writing his preview of the 2025 Commanders in the FTN Football Almanac that comes out on Monday To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2025•21 min
Our special guest Dan Pizzuta returns to the Take Command Podcast ... Logan, Craig, and Dan break down the evolution of the use of analytics in football along with how AI can potentially revolutionize the game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2025•43 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down the importance of lengthy play calls and why some offenses prefer shorter calls, the advantages and drawbacks of playing more in the shotgun versus sticking strictly to the old fashioned under center way, and the importance of confidence and how confidence can transform a player like Javon Kinlaw's overall game. Find out all that and more on this Mailbag Tuesday Editi...
Jul 08, 2025•56 min
The importance of having confident skill position players is absolutely vital to an NFL team's offensive success, which has fans asking "How can confidence affect a D-Lineman like Javon Kinlaw" ... Logan and Craig break down the importance of confidence and how confidence can transform a players overall game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 08, 2025•13 min
The NFL continues to move further and further away from the old-fashioned under center way of playing the game and into a more shotgun friendly league, which has fans asking "What are the benefits/drawbacks of shotgun versus under center?" ... Logan and Craig break down the advantages and drawbacks of playing more in the shotgun versus sticking strictly to the old fashioned under center way To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-polic...
Jul 08, 2025•20 min
NFL Play Calls have become a lot transparent to the NFL fans thanks to the variety of documentaries put out nowadays, which has fans asking "What advantage do lengthy play calls provide to an offense?" ... Logan and Craig break down the importance of lengthy play calls, what opportunities they provide to a QB and OC, and why some offenses prefer shorter calls To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic...
Jul 08, 2025•24 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the NFC East Coach Rankings in an action-packed episode of the pod. The NFL Offseason dead period continues on which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Coach Rankings! They rank the Head Coaches, Offensive Coordinators, and Defensive Coordinators in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected. Find out all that and more on this NFC East Coach Rankings Edition of Take Command!...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 7 min
The NFL Offseason dead period continues on which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Coach Rankings, continuing with Defensive Coordinator.. Logan and Craig rank the Defensive Coordinators in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some are higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 03, 2025•16 min
The NFL Offseason dead period continues on which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Coach Rankings, continuing with Offensive Coordinator.. Logan and Craig rank the Offensive Coordinators in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some are higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 03, 2025•24 min
The NFL Offseason dead period continues on which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Coach Rankings, starting with Head Coach.. Logan and Craig rank the Head Coaches in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some are higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 03, 2025•27 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down the Commanders Top 7 developmental prospects, where Logan comes in on the athletic freak scale and why sometimes football IQ can outlast genetic freakishness, and why designed lateral passes don't happen often and what makes rugby and football players so different. Find out all that and more on this Mailbag Monday Edition of Take Command! 0:00 - Commanders Top 7 Devel...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 1 min
With the tush push taking over the NFL thanks in large part due to it's inspiration from rugby union coaches, fans are asking "Why aren't there more designed lateral passes in the NFL?" ... Logan and Craig break down why designed lateral passes don't happen often and what makes rugby and football players so different To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
Jun 30, 2025•14 min
The words "Athletic Freak" are dropped often on this program when discussing the players across the NFL, which has fans asking "Where would Logan rank himself on the athletic freak scale? & Why can lesser athletes last longer in the NFL?" ... Logan and Craig break down where Logan comes in on the athletic freak scale, how a regular human would do in NFL testing, and why sometimes football IQ can outlast genetic freakishness To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: h...
Jun 30, 2025•21 min
In the NFL, fans are constantly hearing how the best teams develop their players, which has fans asking "Who are the Commanders Top 7 Developmental Prospects?" ... Logan and Craig lay out the parameters for what makes a developmental prospect and break down who would be the 7 players that they would choose To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2025•26 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the NFC East Defense Positional Group Rankings in an action-packed episode of the pod. The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings! They rank the best Defensive Line, Linebacker, and Secondary rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected. Find out all that and more on this NFC East Defense Positional Gro...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 6 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, continuing the Secondary.. Logan and Craig rank the best secondary rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2025•27 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, continuing with linebacker .. Logan and Craig rank the best linebacker rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 26, 2025•14 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, continuing with Defensive Line.. Logan and Craig rank the best D-Line rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 26, 2025•26 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down why NFL defense don't drop 11 into coverage on Hail Mary attempts, which current rules they would eliminate and which rules they would adjust in order to allow the defense to become less hamstrung in order to make the NFL a more defensive league, and whether or not the perception of Terry McLaurin would be different if he was a 1st round pick instead of a 3rd round pi...
Jun 23, 2025•56 min
In the midst of his contract dispute, some of downplayed Terry McLaurin's abilities, which has fans asking "Would perception of Terry McLaurin be different around the NFL if he was a 1st rounder?" ... Logan and Craig break down the stigma that comes with where you were drafted and how 1st rounders tend to get a lot more chances to fail than late round picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...
Jun 23, 2025•17 min
Seemingly every rule change in the NFL is with the goal of increasing offensive output, which has fans asking "What would Logan and Craig change to make the NFL a more defensive league?" ... Logan and Craig break down which current rules they would eliminate, which rules they would adjust in order to allow the defense to become less hamstrung To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:/...
Jun 23, 2025•17 min
It's quite often that an NFL defense will rush 2 and drop 9 or rush 3 and drop 8 during a Hail Mary attempt, which has fans asking "Down By 7, Under 2:00, Why wouldn't defense drop 11 into coverage?" ... Logan and Craig break down why it hasn't ever happened in the NFL and whether it's a good or bad idea To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 23, 2025•22 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the NFC East Offense Positional Group Rankings in an action-packed episode of the pod. The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings! They rank the best QB's, Offensive line, and RB, WE, & TE rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected. Find out all that and more on this NFC East Offense Positional Gr...
Jun 19, 2025•53 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, continuing with the skill positions (RB, WR, & TE) .. Logan and Craig rank the best RB, WE, & TE rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http...
Jun 19, 2025•22 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, continuing the Offensive Line.. Logan and Craig rank the best offensive line rooms in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Jun 19, 2025•14 min
The NFL Offseason dead period has arrived which means it's time for our Take Command annual tradition, the NFC East Positional Group Rankings, starting with Quarterback.. Logan and Craig rank the best QB's in the division from 1 to 4 and explain why exactly some may be higher or lower than expected To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 19, 2025•18 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down the likelihood of Jayden improving on his insane rookie performance and how opposing teams may adjust to Kliff's high-tempo offense in 2025, how Kliff Kingsbury and the Commanders offensive line/running backs can conquer the Eagles run defense along with how Deebo Samuel can impact the run game in his own right, and who they view as the most important non-Jayden Danie...
Jun 17, 2025•58 min
All of the focus is on Jayden Daniels when it comes to the Commanders, which has fans asking "Who's the most important non-Jayden Daniels Commander?" ... Logan and Craig give their picks and explanations to this fun, important question that could truly go in many different directions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2025•14 min
The Commanders running game was badly exposed by Vic Fangio and the Eagles run defense in the NFC Championship Game, which has fans asking "How can the Commanders solve the Eagles run defense in 2025 and beyond?" ... Logan and Craig break down how Kliff Kingsbury and the Commanders offensive line/running backs can conquer the Eagles run defense along with how Deebo Samuel can impact the run game in his own right To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audac...
Jun 17, 2025•17 min
