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To set the record straight: Zach Wilson’s ex-girlfriend started dating Milne —but after she claimed she'd already broken up with Zack Wilson because Zack had been cheating on her by sleeping with Zack Wilson's mom’s best friend. Naturally social media spun it lots of ways, mainly because texts and tweets are short and are easily misinterpreted. (Oddly, Wilson never confirmed or even acknowledged the matter.) Frankly, Dax Milne seemed like a reasonable guy, at least of what I've found online about his background. But its hard to look good in a situation when you pick up a girlfriend who happened to be on the rebound from someone you know.

An easy win; Washington may show some growing pains as they get used to the real season's game intensity, but Arizona won't do much to take advantage of any Washington miscues. The Cardinals have a low ceiling, and maybe a VERY low floor, so Washington will not be severely challenged this week. A 31-13 victory for the Washington fans.

Looks like the Vikings signed David Quessenbery (T/G formerly with the Bills and the Titans) -- he might have been a good veteran O-Line depth signing for Washington.

If Jabril has lost some of his talent due to the ACL, I suspect we might see the return of Milo Eifler to the PS.

It looks like Washington did make one replacement ... Supposedly claimed by Washington, LB'er Jabril Cox might have been given Milo Eifler's spot on the practice squad. So Washington didn't "stand pat" completely. There was at least one change.

Just curious.... Who thinks Washington will actually trade for or select another team's waived/released player to add to the Commanders roster? Versus who thinks Washington will decide to "stand pat" and not pursue any other team's players and just focus on getting their own players on the practice squad --and not bring in anybody new that hadn't been with them in preseason? I tend to think Rivera and Co. will not be very active during this waiver-wire period, and just work with the folks they had in TC and preseason.

Do you think Washington might see if they can pick up David Quessenbery for depth on the O-line? He's versatile (plays both T and G) and has starter-level experience, especially at Tackle for the Titans in 2021.

I think existing contracts will be a factor. Frankly, for the candidates on the bubble, their performances in training camp, their versatility, and progress/fit with Washington's new offensive/defensive systems will play a bigger factor than what we see in a preseason game against 2nd and 3rd stringers. When you're talking about the last 5-6 positions on the bubble, the FO's decision-makers also need to consider whether they can safely stash the "losing candidate" on the practice squad ... Often this concern tends to favor those who were actual draft picks, versus UDFAs or walk-ons. Lastly, whenever you bring in a new coach from another team, they tend to favor players they've brought with them (for example, Kemp, Pringle, Wylie, etc). I suspect Bieniemy may push to retain folks he knew in Kansas City -- kind of like Rivera and ex-Carolina Panthers players. IMHO, the game vs. Bengals' 2nd and 3rd stringers won't be as big a factor as some folks think.

What's the deal with Trent Scott -- that FA Tackle Washington signed in May 2023? Has he shown any promise?

Or it might be because the Falcons had three of their 1st round picks manning the O-line, plus a FA O-lineman who was Seattle's 1st round pick. (BTW, that FA signed somewhere else and was replaced by Atlanta's 2nd round pick of 2023.) Atlanta has invested a lot of early round picks in their O-line, and certainly more than Washington has done. Perhaps Bieniemy's schemes can elevate the Washington O-line's performance, but I think Atlanta had good talent to work with from the start. At least Washington invested its 2023 3rd and 4th round picks on O-line; in the recent past they tended to go looking for bargains in the late rounds with the occasional economical FA.

Fan, you'd better stick to Checkers. Per https://earthprofessor.com/fast-tsunamis-move/ "As tsunami waves enter shallow water near land, they slow to the speed of a car, approximately 20 or 30 mph." On the plus side, if a tsunami hits Virginia Beach, we in the DC area have 10-12 hours to react before the waters start lapping near the neighborhoods of Silver Spring MD Sorry for the extras. This ES interface is not very easy to work with.

I say 'Eff Jamin Davis. I'm so tired of this kind of stuff. Give me one good reason why you need to go 115 mph in a 45 mph zone. This guy is an immature idiot, and Washington's hanging their LB hopes on him?

Sorry, but I think Snyder will exit as quietly as he can out of NFL football. He'll take his $6.05 billion and use it for defense and getting out of the limelight. And he'll let time diminish the adverse publicity as he surrounds himself with the best "friends" his money can buy. He probably could be able to afford to buy his way out of lawsuits and maybe even stonewall/dilute Congressional investigations until interest fades ...and still have some $4 billion left. I suspect he'll do his best to avoid or mitigate press scrutiny until the media decides to focus on another target, especially after the greater public's interest has moved on , and nobody's all that interested in Dan Snyder anymore. Also, at this point in time, I wonder just how rabid of a Washington fan, Snyder still is. He probably readjusted his mindset and goals from when he first bought the team. After all, as an owner, he's seen the business from a very different side than a fan; he knows he's not ever bringing a Superbowl championship to the Washington area's fans, and he might not be enchanted with what appears to be evolution of the NFL, as it morphs into something different from what he loved as a young fan. Consequently it might be easier for him to not be all that emotionally invested in owning/running the franchise anymore. He might have already mentally "retired" from having to deal with all these issues, as well as the problems he created. Let's be clear -- I'm not a fan of Snyder, I am glad he's finally gone, and I see this as a great opportunity for the Washington franchise to get things right going forward.. But I'm not trying convince myself that Dan's weeping as he leaves. Sometimes the bad guys can get away and even make off like a bandit when doing so. IMHO, $6.05 billion is one heck of a severance package for Snyder, and will likely ease the sting of all the adverse US media coverage he gets which will probably dry up in a few years.

Assume it's possible that the newly revamped O-line may still have difficulties to provide reliable pass protection and Howell is forced to scramble even more than planned (and maybe still get hit a lot). Looking at what happened to other scrambling QBs (Murray, Fields, etc) in 2022, there's a possibility that Howell might have to miss a game or two. My question is how well does Brissett fit with Bieniemy's offensive game-plan? I don't think Brissett has the same scrambling potential as Howell, but might have a quicker release. Has anyone seen how well Brissett is getting used to a new scheme with fewer reps than the current QB-1? I ask, because this might have an impact on Washington's W-L record, and any playoff chances.

I think it would be Haskins, where Snyder appears to have put his thumb on the scale. It was strange, because that 2019 draft had only one consensus 1st round QB (Murray), a "maybe" in Daniel Jones, and after that a lot of question-marks. Picking Haskins in an off-year for QB prospects, kind of locked Washington out for pursuing a QB in 2020, when Washington had the 2nd overall pick. My honorable mention would be chasing after Jeff George.

From what I saw from all his appearances in actual games, Charles would not be a good left tackle. That's the last O-lineman I would want protecting Howell's blindside.

Sorry, I suspect the Washington FO (in transition) will simply resort to combing the waiver wires for any new O-line talent. BTW, if Leno gets injured, who steps in? ...Lucas?

I always felt McLaurin's really good, and with a decent QB (like Peyton Manning) he could be something like Marvin Harrison. Granted, they had different WR roles, and played in different times, but I saw a lot of similarities (especially how they won the contested passes, and how they juke to loosen the coverage). That said, it's a different passing game now, and McLaurin will need a better QB play plus the good fortune and durability to play for 10-12 years. So I'd classify Terry as ... "elite-in-waiting"

So does that mean Jamin Davis is a "British" linebacker?

I've been following the discussion on the possible fate of Ron, and prognosis on Bieniemy's chances of being the next HC, should Ron not be retained. IMHO, so much of what's going to happen eventually comes back to how well Washington's offensive line performs. Those people feeling that Bieniemy's KC schemes will make the Washington offense a feared, explosive weapon in 2023, need to consider how KC's O-line, especially its interior O-line, is really good, and a key contributor to KC's success. In contrast, Washington's O-line was a problem last year, and coming into 2023, is riddled with question-marks in the interior O-line, and with what many consider 'middle-tier' talent at the tackle positions. And unless the O-line makes a big improvement, Howell is going to be really challenged for the time and maneuvering room he'll need to show what he can do. I've no doubt that Bieniemy can and will motivate the O-line players to the max, but if their talent (or physical availability) just isn't really enough to protect Howell, or support a reliable Washington execution of the KC schemes... this could be another long season, just like last year. And I suspect winning 7-9 low-scoring games wouldn't be viewed all that favorably, and probably set the stage for Harris to conduct a major purge of the coaching staff and likely the FO too.

Any sense on how Jamin Davis is doing? Davis was getting better last year, but still had lots of room for improvement. I just hope Holcomb's passion for studying game film rubbed off on Davis -- especially since Cole's no longer around to help Jamin's development. And I'm not sure how much of a 'mentor' Barton can be, considering he's learning a different system and was only beginning to 'come into his own' in Seattle.

I wasn't a fan of the Dantzler acquisition, so I can understand his release. I didn't know Norwell needed to be PUP. Frankly, I suspect it's more a matter of $$$ and doubts whether he'd fit Bieniemy's preference for zone blocking. Odd how the organization clings to the hope that Saahdiq Charles will come through in the final year of his contract. The way Charles has performed over his tenure with Washington, he should give back some of the 1.2 million he's getting this year. And even if he performs adequately, Washington would have to pay a free patent market rate to retain his services. My concern is how this organization feels it's getting stronger by subtraction, in the name of salary cap. -- especially on the O-line. I get how the bar might be a little lower for competent ZBS O-linemen, but I still see a lot of question-marks being penciled in as O-line pass protection for Howell's evaluation period as a bona-fide NFL starting QB for Washington. ... And considering how the rest of the NFC-East beefed up their defenses, I'm wondering how fairly Washington will be able to evaluate the quality of their QB.

I reviewed, several times, the replays of the Dallas-Washington game. Over the course of that game, Howell did not "wow" me. IMHO, Dallas did not play that well on defense which makes me wonder how much Howell can "command" a dominating offense that puts up more points vs opponents than the Washington defense gives up. All our NFC East opponents beefed up their D-Lines; so it will be interesting to see if Howell and his newly rebuilt O-Line can compensate for this. maybe the new offensive schemes of Bienemy get the ball out sooner, with less power-running plays directly between the tackles. My guess is Howell will look like Heinicke, but maybe successfully attempting more of the longer 50-50 passes, but also suffering from muddled field vision due to the defensive pressure, resulting in more pre-planned scrambling. Sorry -- but IMHO, Howell has to show more before we annoint him as Washington's franchise QB.

Agreed on the decision-making structure. However, Wright has already shown he's "replacement-worthy."

Harris will need to do a lot of house-cleaning. From Jason Wright on down. Someone really needs to critically look at Washington's scouting staff too.