Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the Mike Golic Jr Interview & Tush Push Sticking Around/NFC East In-Season Hard Knocks Reaction & Breakdown in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down if they agree with the decision to keep the tush push and what they look forward to seeing when the Commanders appear on Hard Knocks , and Mike Golic hops on to discuss the Commanders offseason additions on the offensive line, his thoughts on Brandon Coleman and Josh Conerly, and wheth...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Our special guest Mike Golic Jr. returns to the Take Command Podcast ... Logan, Craig, and Mike discuss the Commanders offseason additions on the offensive line, his thoughts on Brandon Coleman and Josh Conerly, and whether or not it's a bad idea to spend a top pick on a guard 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
May 22, 2025•42 min
The NFL owners have decided against banning the tush push and the NFC East will be featuring on NFL's in-season Hard Knocks ... Logan and Craig break it all down and give their opinions on whether they agree with the decision to keep the tush push and what they look forward to seeing when the Commanders appear on Hard Knocks 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.co...
May 22, 2025•16 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down if a coach having a prior relationship with free agent signings helps accelerate a roster build, which non-football athletes would make the easiest transition to the NFL, and if Chris Paul has a chance to start at guard in 2025. Find out all that and more on this Mailbag Tuesday Edition of Take Command! 0:00 - How Much Can A Coach's Familiarity With A Veteran Free Age...
May 20, 2025•58 min
Chris Paul stepped up and showed out during the Commanders playoff game when filling in for the injured Sam Cosmi, which has fans asking "Can Chris Paul Emerge As A Starter At Guards For The Commanders In 2025?" ... Logan and Craig break down if they see Chris Paul becoming a factor on the Commanders offensive line in 2025 and what they think his role will likely be To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your a...
May 20, 2025•15 min
The NFL's Player Pathway Program has opened the door for tons of non-football athletes to make the transition to football and become difference makers in the NFL, which has fans asking "Which non-football athletes would you want on the Commanders and which sports translate best to the NFL?" ... Logan and Craig break down which non-football athletes they would target for the Commanders and which positions are the easiest to learn To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ...
May 20, 2025•22 min
Last offseason, Dan Quinn and Adam Peters targeted tons of players in free agency that had ties to Quinn such as Bobby Wagner, Dante Fowler Jr, Dorance Armstrong, and Tyler Biadasz, which has fans asking "How much can a coach bringing in a familiar veteran free agent help accelerate a roster build?" ... Logan and Craig break down if they see this as a big contributing factor to Quinn's early success, whether it will and should be continued or if it's just to set the tone early on To learn more a...
May 20, 2025•21 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the Mina Kimes Interview & Schedule Reaction & Breakdown in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down the Commanders 2025 Schedule has been released and includes 6 primetime games, a matchup against the Dolphins in Spain and a Christmas matchup against the Cowboys, and Mina Kimes hops on to discuss what they learned from the 2024 Commanders, what's repeatable for the 2025 Commanders and break down the Commanders defense. Find out all t...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Mina Kimes came in with her personal takes on the 2024 Commanders, looked ahead to the 2025 Commanders, the oddly constructed defense, and Adam Peters... Logan and Craig reconvene following their interview with Mina to give their immediate reaction to what she had to say and where they might differ 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
May 15, 2025•22 min
Our special guest ESPN's Mina Kimes returns to the Take Command Podcast ... Logan, Craig, and Mina discuss what they learned from the 2024 Commanders, what's repeatable for the 2025 Commanders, break down the Commanders defense, and whether Adam Peters should've made Mina's Top 5 Executives list 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
May 15, 2025•29 min
The Commanders 2025 Schedule has been released and includes 6 primetime games, a matchup against the Dolphins in Spain and a Christmas matchup against the Cowboys ... Logan and Craig break it all down and give their opinions on which ones they are most looking forward to 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
May 15, 2025•17 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag & Rookie Minicamp Recap in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down who impressed and who struggled at the Commanders Rookie Minicamp, whether Josh Conerly's play strength weakness will prevent him from playing guard, whether or not Michael Wiley will crack the Commanders running back rotation this season, and run through which things they will be hoping to see in the new stadium. Find out all that and more...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Despite his good film, Michael Wiley has yet to crack the running back rotation and with the new RFK Stadium deal set in stone, fans are asking "Will Michael Wiley finally crack the Commanders RB rotation this year? and what player-related thing does Logan want to see in the new stadium?" ... Logan and Craig break down whether or not Michael Wiley will truly get a real shot to break into the RB rotation this year and run through which things they will be hoping to see in the new stadium To learn...
May 12, 2025•20 min
Multiple draft analysts have jumped to the conclusion that Josh Conerly will be a guard long-term, which has fans asking "If Conerly's weakness is play strength, why would he be better at guard?" ... Logan and Craig break down which position they believe Conerly would be better suited for and why his play strength weakness might prevent him from being a guard To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic...
May 12, 2025•17 min
Commanders Rookie Minicamp is officially in the rear view featuring all 5 Commanders draft picks plus a handful of intriguing undrafted free agents ... Logan and Craig give their initial takeaways of the performances of all 5 draft picks along with which UDFA's made a name for themselves 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
May 12, 2025•24 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the 2025 Draft Consensus Opinion Versus Commanders Opinion & UDFA Names To Watch in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down who will be right in their evaluation of 1st Round Pick Josh Conerly, 2nd Round Pick Trey Amos, 4th Round Pick Jaylin Lane, & 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like, and run threw which UDFA's to keep an eye on in upcoming Rookie Minicamp and into Trainin...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min
With Commanders Rookie Minicamp right around the corner, it's time to get a peak at some of the most intriguing UDFA's... Logan and Craig break down which guys to keep an eye out for at this weekend's minicamp with a full review coming early next week 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
May 08, 2025•15 min
Todd McShay appeared on the Hoffman Show to discuss his latest podcast where he looked at the biggest draft discrepancies in the 2025 Draft, which led the guys to a little exercise called "Consensus Opinion versus Commanders Opinion"... Logan and Craig break down who will be right in their evaluations of 2nd Round Pick Trey Amos, 4th Round Pick Jaylin Lane, and 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like To learn more about listener data and o...
May 08, 2025•24 min
Todd McShay appeared on the Hoffman Show to discuss his latest podcast where he looked at the biggest draft discrepancies in the 2025 Draft, which led the guys to a little exercise called "Consensus Opinion versus Commanders Opinion"... Logan and Craig break down who will be right in their evaluation of 1st Round Pick Josh Conerly, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/priva...
May 08, 2025•23 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down if the rise in mobile QBs has teams opting to focus more on interior pressure instead of traditional edge rushers, whether Kain Medrano is better utilized as a strong safety or a linebacker, why Luke McCaffrey isn't targeted despite his good separation, and run through why PFF is missing the boat on John Bates blocking skills from the tight end position. Find out all ...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Despite his good separation skills, Luke McCaffrey had limited targets in his first year and despite his ELITE blocking skills, John Bates was given poor marks by PFF, which has fans asking "Why doesn't McCaffrey get the ball more? and why doesn't PFF respect John Bates?" ... Logan and Craig break down the key reasons why Luke McCaffrey isn't targeted despite his good separation and run through why PFF is missing the boat on John Bates blocking skills from the tight end position To learn more ab...
May 06, 2025•22 min
One of Logan's favorite players in the draft and one of the more athletic players in the draft is Commanders 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, however his tackling is rather questionable, which has fans asking "Is Kain Medrano's best NFL position at Strong Safety or Linebacker?" ... Logan and Craig break down which position they believe Medrano would be better suited for, why his athleticism makes him quite the swiss army knife, and why we may be jumping the gun on his ability to slot immediately int...
May 06, 2025•19 min
The Commanders have yet to acquire an established name-brand edge rusher in free agency or the draft, which has fans asking "Does the rise in mobile QBs have teams opting to focus more on interior pressure instead of traditional edge rushers?" ... Logan and Craig break down whether or not interior pressure is becoming more important more valuable than outside edge rushers and if that new trend is the reason for the Commanders lack of interest in edge rushers To learn more about listener data and...
May 06, 2025•26 min
The Commanders are on the verge of returning to DC, and it's a story three decades in the making. Commanders Beat Writer for The Washington Post Sam Fortier has watched it move from pipe dream to one vote away from reality, and he joins Craig to discuss it all: from congressional rescue to the pending vote in DC City Council. 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.c...
May 02, 2025•54 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down what the Commanders plan is at edge rusher, whether Brandon Coleman's position change was a smokescreen, and play Head Scratchers And Hat Tips with the draft classes from the NFC East. Find out all that and more on this Post-Draft Edition of Take Command! 0:00 - Who Will Set The Edge For The Commanders? 18:34 - Was Brandon Coleman Position Change A Draft Smokescreen? ...
May 01, 2025•58 min
We've told you all you need to know about the Commanders draft class, but how do the guys feel that the in-division rival Giants, Cowboys, and Eagles did in the draft?... Logan and Craig break down why they decided to give a tip of the hat or found themselves scratching their heads when looking at the draft classes of the Commanders biggest foes 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...
May 01, 2025•23 min
The Commanders chose to select OT Josh Conerly Jr out of Oregon with the 29th pick in the draft, which has fans asking "Was Brandon Coleman moving to right tackle a smokescreen?" ... Logan and Craig break down why they don't believe that Adam Peters was intentionally trying to throw the fans and other teams off and also why Conerly could even move inside To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. V...
May 01, 2025•14 min
The Commanders opted against taking an edge rusher with one of their five picks in the 2025 draft, which has fans asking "Who will set the edge and pass rush for the Commanders this season" ... Logan and Craig break down who's currently on the roster who can fill that void for the team and why the Commanders decided against taking one in this draft class To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. V...
May 01, 2025•21 min
Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into Commanders 2025 Draft Class in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down what Trey Amos, Jaylin Lane, Kain Medrano, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt bring to the table and determine where they fit on the depth chart for the 2025 Commanders. Find out all that and more on this Post-Draft Edition of Take Command! 0:00 - Initial Thoughts on Commanders 2025 Draft Class 17:12 - Breakdown Of 2nd Round Pick Trey Amos & 4th Round Pick Jaylin Lane 34:21 -...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr
Adam Peters added depth and potential with his picks of UCLA LB Kain Medrano in the 6th round and Arizona RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt ... Logan and Craig are here break down what Medrano and Croskey-Merritt bring to the table and determine where they fit in the Commanders Linebacker and Running Back pictures 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
Apr 28, 2025•20 min
