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Take Command

Craig Hoffman and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen give expert commentary on Washington Commanders football. It’s the go-to resource for serious Commanders fans who are interested in in-depth analysis and a deeper understanding of the game. Craig Hoffman is a longtime DC sports talk show host and reporter. Logan Paulsen played tight end for 8 seasons in the NFL, including 5 years for Washington.
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Episodes

Breaking Down Those Ugly First 5 Sacks

Logan and Craig start off the show doing an in-depth breakdown of the first 5 sacks from Sunday’s loss against the Eagles. Looking at if there’s someone to blame or if the Eagle's defense just played out of their minds. 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

Sep 28, 202228 min

Breaking Down Sack 6-9 + Closing Thoughts on The Offense

Logan and Craig continue the in-depth breakdown of the sacks from Sunday by looking at sacks 6-9. Also, Craig and Logan give their overall thoughts on the Commanders offense. 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

Sep 28, 202215 min

Where Did the Defense Have Issues Against Philadelphia?

Craig and Logan continue the talk on issues from Sunday’s game by bringing up the issues on defense. The main issue the guys see is we can’t seem to stop big chunk plays. 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

Sep 28, 202210 min

Immediate Reaction To the 24-8 Loss Against Philadelphia

Logan and Chris break down their immediate thoughts following the 24-8 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. The guys agree that the defense wasn't the main cause for the loss this week, but the complete lack of offense in key moments. 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

Sep 26, 202231 min

Commanders vs Eagles Preview (ft. Eliot Shorr-Parks from Go Birds)

Craig and Logan are joined by Eliot Shorr-Parks, one of the hosts for Audacy's Go Birds Podcast. while on the show Eliot talks about the feeling of the fans in Philly, how Hurts has come along as a leader, the energy towards Wentz, and his predictions for the game Sunday Logan and Craig take a deep look at the Eagles' defense and how Carson Wentz will stack up against his old team. Craig and Logan take a deep look at the Commander's defense and how it stacks up against the Eagle's offense. The b...

Sep 23, 202251 min

Take Command X Go Birds with Eliot Shorr-Parks

Craig and Logan are joined by Eliot Shorr-Parks, one of the hosts for Audacy's Go Birds Podcast. while on the show Eliot talks about the feeling of the fans in Philly, how Hurts has come along as a leader, the energy towards Wentz, and his predictions for the game Sunday 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

Sep 23, 202214 min

Can Wentz and the Offense Beat The Eagles?

Logan and Craig take a deep look at the Eagles defense and how Carson Wentz will stack up against his old team. 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

Sep 23, 202218 min

Can Commanders Defense Stop The Eagles Offense?

Craig and Logan take a deep look at the Commander's defense and how it stacks up against the Eagle's offense. The big fear is obviously the run game, but Logan thinks that aspects of their game are easier to combat than Detroit. 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

Sep 23, 202217 min

Breaking Down Sunday’s Loss To Detroit

Craig and Logan take a long time going over the "vaunted" Commander's defensive performance on Sunday. The main question they come to is whether the issues on defense are because of misevaluations of players, or is the coaching staff to blame? Craig and Logan break down the most important takeaways on offense from the loss Sunday. what happened in the first half that stalled our offense so badly? Can the Commanders use Gibbson effectively? Logan and Craig are joined by the host of The Kevin Shee...

Sep 21, 202248 min

Where'd The Commanders Defense Fail Sunday?

Craig and Logan take a long time going over the "vaunted" Commander's defensive performance on Sunday. The main question they come to is whether the issues on defense are because of misevaluations of players, or is the coaching staff to blame? 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

Sep 21, 202225 min

What Happened To The Offense In The First Half?

Craig and Logan break down the most important takeaways on offense from the loss Sunday. what happened in the first half that stalled our offense so badly? Can the Commanders use Gibbson effectively? 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

Sep 21, 20229 min

Kevin Sheehan Helps Break Down Commanders Clock Conundrums

Logan and Craig are joined by the host of The Kevin Sheehan show on The Team 980 to talk about the Commanders use of the clock. They talk about why the Commanders went for the 2-point conversions when they did and if they were mistakes. 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

Sep 21, 202213 min

Can the Commanders Defense Be Fixed?

Craig and Logan give their opinions on the Commander's loss to the Detroit Lions. Specifically, what happened in that first half and which players and coaches could be in the hot seat. 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

Sep 19, 202232 min

Week 2 Commanders Preview: Washington @ Detroit

Logan and Craig start the deep dive into the Detroit Lions by looking at their defense and how our offense compares. Looking at the Detroit defense, the guys talk about the keys to success including staying out of 3rd down situations. Logan and Craig then look at the Lion's offense and how the Commander's defense stacks up. Specifically, how do we stop that amazing run game they showed against the Eagles. Finally, the guys answer a question out of the mailbag from Kenny. He asks, Why does the na...

Sep 16, 202257 min

How Do The Commanders Attack The Detroit Defense?

Logan and Craig start the deep dive into the Detroit Lions by looking at their defense and how our offense compares. Looking at the Detroit defense, the guys talk about the keys to success including staying out of 3rd down situations. 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

Sep 16, 202228 min

How Does Washington Stop Detroits Offense?

Logan and Craig Look at the Lion's offense and how the Commander's defense stacks up. Specifically, how do we stop that amazing run game they showed against the Eagles. 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

Sep 16, 202217 min

Mailbag Time: The Carson Wentz Rollercoaster

Logan and Craig answer a question out of the mailbag from Kenny. He asks, Why does the national media focus so much more on Carson Wentz than on other Quarterbacks who have rocky performances? In Craig and Logan's eyes, it's because of his hunger to make the play. 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

Sep 16, 202211 min

In-Depth Analysis of Commanders Win Over Jacksonville

Logan and Craig talk about the Commanders Offense in the win against the Jaguars. They bring up the amazing coordinating that happened to get our offense moving, and how Jacksonville was able to respond and make adjustments in the middle of the game Craig and Logan then give their in-depth thoughts regarding the Commanders defense after the win against Jacksonville. They bring up how despite the non-perfect performance with penalties, for the most part, that was a good showing. Craig and Logan c...

Sep 14, 202259 min

Deep Dive Into The Commanders Offense Against Jacksonville

Logan and Craig talk about the Commanders Offense in the win against the Jaguars. They bring up the amazing coordinating that happened to get our offense moving, and how Jacksonville was able to respond and make adjustments in the middle of 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

Sep 14, 202219 min

In-Depth Defensive Takeaways From Week 1

Craig and Logan give their in-depth thoughts regarding the Commanders defense after the win against Jacksonville. They bring up how despite the non-perfect performance with penalties, for the most part, that was a good showing. 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

Sep 14, 202220 min

It's a Mailbag Segment Featuring Your Questions

Craig and Logan take a look at some of the questions that you have been asking across Twitter and Instagram including: Explaining some of the Commanders run game, What the Commanders should do when Cam Curl comes back, and how Jack Delrio is scheming this defense. 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

Sep 14, 202218 min

Commanders Beat Jags To Open Season

Craig and Logan give us a first impression breakdown of the Washington Commanders' 28-22 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They take a look at how Carson's first game as a Commander went, where were the highlights on offense, and how did our defense play. 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

Sep 12, 202223 min

Week 1 Is Here: Jaguars vs Commanders Preview

Craig and Logan give a full in-depth preview for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Washington Commanders football game this Sunday. Logan has been studying Jaguars take to give everyone the best idea of what to expect come Sunday. Logan Starts his deep dive by talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars defense. They look at the strength and depth of the Jaguars' defense and how the Commanders will have to navigate around those obstacles. Next Logan Continues his deep dive on the Jacksonville Jaguars team...

Sep 08, 202250 min

How Good Is The Commanders Offensive Matchup Against Jacksonville?

Logan Starts his deep dive of the Jacksonville Jaguars with Chris talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars defense. They look at the strength and depth of the Jaguars' defense and how the Commanders will have to navigate around those obstacles. 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

Sep 08, 202220 min

How Do The Commanders Stack Up Against Jacksonville's Offense?

Logan Continues his deep dive on the Jacksonville Jaguars team with Craig by talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars offense. Mentioning that this may be the best time to face this team this year. 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

Sep 08, 202215 min

What Issues Do Injuries Pose Against Jacksonville?

Craig and Logan talk about how the current roster as we know it will be affected by the current injuries. Also, they address the players who may need to step up. 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

Sep 08, 202213 min

Where Are The Commanders Going Into Week 1?

Craig is back from his wedding in the UK and gives Logan the whole rundown of events over there. Also, Craig and Logan talk about what the current roster means for the team with injuries in play for week 1. Logan and Craig look at what the Commanders need to do in order to get ready to go against the Jaguars. Logan gives insight into what the team's elder statesmen need to bring to their fellow teammates. Craig and Logan take a look at the odds for the Commanders this season. Looking at the over...

Sep 06, 202254 min

Craig Returns From His Wedding! + What Does The Roster Look Like With Injuries?

Craig is back from his wedding in the UK and gives Logan the whole rundown of events over there. Also, Craig and Logan talk about what the current roster means for the team with injuries in play for week 1. 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

Sep 06, 202225 min

What Challenges Are There Going Into Week 1?

Logan and Craig look at what the Commanders need to do in order to get ready to go against the Jaguars. Logan gives insight into what the team's elder statesmen need to bring to their fellow teammates. 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

Sep 06, 202210 min

Breaking Down Commanders Future Odds

Craig and Logan take a look at the odds for the Commanders this season. Looking at the over/under on wins, yards by Carson Wentz, and much more. 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

Sep 06, 202218 min
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