Impact of Marshon Lattimore's Move to Washington Commanders

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00:00Yesterday was the trade deadline. I thought maybe the most impactful moves we're going

00:06to talk about right now, which starts in Washington. Marshawn Lattimore, superstar cornerback of

00:11the New Orleans Saints, who are going nowhere, make a move to try to recoup some draft capital

00:16for the next couple of years. As is apparent, they're probably rebuilding. But the Washington

00:20Commanders coming into the season with a lot of expectations, but would they be able to

00:24meet those? They lose opening day and blow out of fashion to the Buccaneers. Ah, look,

00:28they're just not ready. Maybe it's going to take them a year. Then they rip off four

00:31straight games before losing to the Ravens only by a touchdown on the road, which is

00:35no shame in their game. Then ripping off three straight victories after that. This is seven

00:40and two in first place in the NFC East. If there's any question marks about Washington,

00:45really it's on their defense. They fortify a corner position if Lattimore can heal up

00:49that hamstring injury. I really like this move for the Commander Stubbs. Yeah, absolutely

00:55love this. This could be an A-grading, maybe an A-minus. Four-time Pro Bowler, so you know

01:00exactly the kind of leadership, veteran experience that you're bringing into a locker room. And

01:05for a side like the Commanders, this is going to bode well for them trying to build a bit

01:09of confidence at the back end of this year. They've been playing some fantastic football.

01:13And I mean, for Lattimore, look at how he sees and started in contrast to the Commanders.

01:19The Commanders, well, we thought it was going to be another long year for Washington. For

01:22the Saints, they start off soaring, Donnie, through the first couple of weeks. And then

01:27it turns into an absolute disaster. So, you know, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

01:32And for Marshall Lattimore, he's absolutely going to be thriving going into a new building

01:36here for the Commanders, where he probably will inherit a bit of a leadership role. The

01:40only concern would be that lingering hamstring issue that we've seen through the first half

01:45of the season. He's already missed a couple of games, so he certainly needs to get that

01:49right to be a part of the full equation here for the Commanders. But you've got to love

01:54what you've seen at this point of the year. I mean, offense is up there with the very

01:58best of them in the NFL. They've just got to try and keep the points down on the other

02:02side of the park. And I think Lattimore is going to come in and give them a very good

02:06chance in trying to do so. So for the Saints, they're selling the farm. The Commanders looking

02:11like they're absolutely in control.