CommanderInTheRye

The 7 Best Draft Day Steals. We actually had 2 of the 7 top Steals in the draft (and we were involved in a third steal). They talk about the Commanders at: 3:41 ("Nasty" Newton) 14:22 (Mike Sainristil) [For those interested they talk about the pick we traded to Philadelphia who then selected steal Cooper DeJean at around 25:09]

Our newest speed corner who claims he's been timed as low as 4.27 in the 40... Xx The best thing about him is that he says he's the greatest man coverage corner since Deion was in his prime. He said the best way to use him is to put him on the best reciever solo all game and he'll shut him down completely, leaving the rest of the team to deal with the other players. Do you guys think he'll be all pro this year or just a starter in the all star game?

Good catch @MrJL, I believe that you are absolutely correct!

COMMAND CENTER: Exclusive Adam Peters post-draft interview... DQ and his sayings have definitely rubbed off on AP. I chuckled when he started talking about Kliff Kingsbury and how he was going to use his superpower to develop Jayden-- because I know that came straight from the DQ playbook. .

Thanks for sharing that Conn. That’s priceless insight into the man, not just the football player. Most impressive thing about it was that Jayden made no effort to publicize it. We’ve had many players, and I’m not calling any names, but we’ve had many players over the years so focused on their image and how the public sees them that everything they did seemed fake, choreographed, or artificial. It’s refreshing to see evidence of pure altruism. An action done with no ulterior motive and no self benefit. Done personally and privately without the idea of later ironically announcing to the world, “Look at my magnificent deeds. Observe how humble and great I am.” So refreshing.

lol I think the shirt is oversized a bit and the photo angle makes him appear smaller. Here's another side by side showing him working out... Hh

eating himself out of the league. First, I don't like him, and don't want him on my team, but I discovered something worth sharing. After reading your post I went searching for a picture of Mekhi so I could see just how "oversized" he was. What I actually found absolutely stunned me. At one point Becton weighed well over 400 pounds and he would get winded walking up a flight of stairs... A huge factor in being overweight is pure genetics, combined with an early childhood environment with lax or non-existent attention to developing healthy lifelong nutritional eating patterns. Growing up like that he really never had much of a chance to be at a healthy weight. Besides he was a football player and I'll bet every coach he had from high school to college encouraged him to put on the pounds. Here's a Pic of his dad who obviously is severely overweight as well. Why am I bringing all this up? Because it appears that against all odds Mekhi has recently dedicated himself to changing his eating and exercise patterns, and as a result he's undergone a remarkable transformation... It's hard to believe that the man on the right once looked like the guy on the left, but it's true. Hats off to Mekhi! I wish him well and I hope the hard work he put into losing so much weight, is representative of the effort he's going to put into his football career going forward. I also hope that anyone out there reading this facing similar struggles finds within them the strength to immediately begin changing their life for the better too.

That could be the case with any rookie qb. Regardless, I think JJ is fortunate in that he was drafted into the best situation. He would need to do little more than be a true game manager early in his career. Whereas Jayden will likely need to use his entire toolbox from day one, not just as a gifted processor and distributer of the ball, but given our o-line issues, he will need to utilize his superlative running skills and Houdini-like elusiveness, if we are to have any hope of real success next season. I think Maye is going to struggle the most, year one. Not only is he going to a team with an offensive talent deficit and an inexperienced head coach-- his offensive coordinator, Van Pelt, leaves a great deal to be desired. On top of that, if the pre-draft scouting reports are to be believed (which is admitedly uncertain), Drake is the qb least ready to start, and most in need of serious attention to, and development of, his foot work, among other things. Chicago, otoh seems to have done a very good job selecting players to surround Caleb and giving him a fair chance for a quick start his first year. However, his downfall could be his propensity for hero ball and whether or not he's capable of playing any other way. As always, time will tell.

My true meaning is less superficial than that. Applies to much more important things than football. But I understand your point all the same. 🙂

I either read an article, saw a program or heard live on Sirius something interesting within the last week or so regarding Wylie and our o-line. The bottom line is that the talking head said it's one thing to have a guy like Wylie as your 4th or 5th best o-lineman. You can cover up for his weaknesses if the overall unit works well together and he said this was the case for Wylie when he was in KC. Then the talking head went on to say that our specific problem is that if you look up and down our roster Wylie isn't the weakest link on an otherwise strong line as he was at KC. Instead he's probably the first or second best on a very poor line overall, and that's an untenable situation-- especially with a raw rookie behind center. He said that we basically have a starting line of "castoffs", "wannabes", "career backups", "never weres", and "maybe they can do it's, but I wouldn't bet on it". Made it sound like we're heading for complete disaster, absent one of two things happening: 1. A major replenishment of o-line talent before game one. 2. Our o-line coach morphs into a young Bill Callahan, and rebuilds this motley crew into an "overachieving, the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts, type of unit", that surprises everyone and takes the league by storm Otherwise, it seems that JD5 is going to end up pulling a season long Ben Gazara (ie "Run For Your Life"-- old timer classic tv reference). .

If he blew up the combine and ran thev40 at say a legit 4.77, plus did the cone stuff, the shuttles, the high jumps, verticals et al, and was equally adept at them, I predict thatvwith his established pedigree, and the resulting praise he'd get as an athletic freak from the talking heads on tv that he likely goes no later than the mid 20s. Their loss is our gain. Steal of the draft.

Let go of the past. Embrace the now.

His friends call him "Mo" which is short for molasses, as in he's as slow as molasses. Don't see too many wide receivers with 4.8 speed in the league nowadays.

At the end of the video the reporter mentions that Friday May 10th is the start of Commanders rookie minicamp. That's the first time I recall seeing that mentioned. I already knew that the new head coach optional minicamp begins on the 14th. Mark your calendars accordingly.

It's gotten to the point where I'm starting to wonder if Magic is aware of his bufoonery and having a go with all of us, by intentionally posting parodies of himself. If not, yikes! .

I would love to see the rest of that DQ interview above. Anyone know where it can be found?

If I had to make a non-homer wager on which rookie qb I think will have the best first season I'd go with McCarthy: 1. Offensive minded coach who has reputation of being a qb whisperer. 2. Great receiving corps, including best wr in league (imho). 3. Solid o-line 4. Doesn't need to play the hero to win games

Question for or any draftnick: When was the last time we went an entire draft without selecting a single player that would be considered a reach, a major project, or that was coming off a significant injury? That takes real discipline, something we've lacked for far too many years.

Feet are critical for an OT. Some key physical characteristics that I would look for include a bubble butt, dancing feet, (natural) knee bender vs waist bender, arm length, hand size, and functional strength.

JD has ice in his veins much like Burrow in that they always keep calm under pressure no matter the circumstances He's got the clutch gene for sure. Kipling would say something like, he keeps his head when all around him are losing theirs, and blaming it on him. He fills the unforgiving two minute drill with 120 seconds of distance run.

@Koolblue13 lists numerous amazingly correct picks by himself and @Skinsinparadise Aha!! I just broke Extremeskins equivalent of the enigma code. There's only one possible explanation for you and (SIP) absolutely nailing so many players. So tell me Adam (SIP) and DQ (KB13), how did you guys enjoy conducting your first draft? .

Interviews with current players concerning changes to the team and our draft etc....

A question for you guys who play attention to real details-- I heard it mentioned that we could occasionally play Allen at DE and have Payne and "Nasty Newton" playing together in the middle. Just how good do you think Allen projects to be playing on the edge? Is it the kind of configuration that might become a staple and give offenses fits or is it better as an every now and again change of pace?

Yes. Two players vs one. I think this is a case where both teams made intelligent decisions that benefit their individual circumstances. In our situation (a rebuilding team bereft of talent with only a longshot playoff chance next year) it made sense to go for two very good players and potentially improve two positions on a team with loads of weaknesses. Whereas the Eagles, in their situation (a team with a great roster, few holes, and a legitimate chance to contend for a championship next year) it made much more sense to go for one potentially great player, that on his own, could conceivably be a difference maker.