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The Washington Commanders just got disrespected in an NFL Preseason power ranking list. They placed at position #29 just one day before their first preseason game. Do you think the Commanders will prove everyone wrong this season?
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00:00A lot of Commanders fans offended where they have fallen in the rankings.
00:06According to NFL.com, their preseason power rankings.
00:11People in their fields about preseason power rankings.
00:15Where are they?
00:16They're below the Browns.
00:18Yes, I was going to say, especially where you look at where they are
00:22and the teams around them.
00:25The Commanders come in at 29th in these recent power rankings that NFL.com put out.
00:33I'm very happy to bet anybody we're better than the 29th.
00:38A better record than the 29th.
00:40Yes, I'll just take all bets.
00:42All bets are open, and you name the amount.
00:45I'll take all bets.
00:46And I don't think we're going to have an incredible season,
00:48but we're better than the third worst team.
00:51They'll have more wins than the Cleveland Browns.
00:53It'd be a devastating year.
00:54By the way, the team they have at 32nd EB?
00:58No.
00:58Yes.
00:59The Miami Dolphins.
01:00I mean, the Dolphins are charged.
01:01So the Dolphins, 32.
01:03They have the Raiders, who have the number one pick, 31.
01:07They have the Jets, who have a clown show as their head coach
01:12and have Geno Smith as their starting quarterback at 30.
01:16Those are the only three teams they believe are worse than the Washington Commanders.
01:21And the funny thing about it is they include some positives in their blurb.
01:26Yeah.
01:26Like the blurb where they have them 29th.
01:29First of all, they acknowledge Stephon Diggs is now a commander.
01:34They do mention Tunsell.
01:36They do mention Tunsell's injury.
01:37They seem to really ding them because they say Washington's season truly hinges on Jaden Daniels
01:45returning fully healthy and finding a way to stay on the field.
01:48I think we all would acknowledge that.
01:50I think we would stipulate to that.
01:52I agree.
01:52So in other words, they're banking on him not being.
01:55That's what it seems like.
01:56Yeah, because if they think he's going to be healthy, it's preposterous to have us as the 29th best team.
02:02Especially to have the Browns.
02:04Yeah, they question the durability.
02:06To have the Browns, who have a question at quarterback.
02:09Like, you're worried about his durability.
02:11Well, they have a battle of the suck.
02:15They got a terrible quarterback in Deshaun Watson, who hasn't played in two years.
02:20And a second-year player in Shador Sanders had more interceptions than touchdowns last year.
02:24And took a ton of sacks and looked like a clown.
02:28They have the Cardinals above them.
02:31They have the Titans above them.
02:33How do you explain this?
02:35Well, a lot of it is based on what happened last year.
02:37All right?
02:38Terrible year.
02:39All of these teams that are below them all had bad years.
02:42Because they acknowledge Stephon Diggs.
02:44They acknowledge a revamped substantial improvement on defense.
02:48Yeah.
02:48But if I read you the blurb, it doesn't really make sense.
02:52Because after they've mentioned the Jaden Daniels thing, I'll read it.
02:55It says,
02:56That and substantial improvement from the defense.
02:57A unit that has been revamped with a large influx of veteran additions after finishing dead last in yards allowed
03:03in 2025.
03:04This is the year in which Dan Quinn must prove he has strong coaching chops or else.
03:09It's also the season in which Daniels must prove he's more durable than he was in 2025.
03:13A task that undoubtedly becomes more challenging after losing left tackle Laramie Tunsil to a torn triceps for what will
03:21be a significant portion of the season, if not all of it.
03:23There's reason to be hopeful, but it feels increasingly as if the commanders have to thread the needle to find
03:33success in 2026.
03:35Is this a fair assessment of the Washington Commanders?
03:38You can call in.
03:39It is open line Thursday.
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03:43This seems ridiculously harsh to me that you're behind the Browns.
03:47You're behind the Giants.
03:49Yep.
03:49Now, I do think the Giants are going to prove...
03:51They must think that the division's terrible if they've got two of the teams at 27 and 29.
03:55And you're behind the Cardinals.
03:57Yeah.
03:57I wouldn't have them behind the Cardinals, the Browns, or the Titans.
04:01Yeah.
04:01Titans are another one.
04:02Yeah.
04:03I wouldn't have them below those teams.
04:05And it hinges off of a 5-12 season.
04:08I mean, you go 5-12 and you lose Tunsil.
04:11I mean, there's going to be question marks.
04:13I get it.
04:13And your quarterback wasn't durable last year.
04:15But if they won 10 games last year, they're not going to be 29.
04:19Unless we're all idiots and everybody who's watching the team are idiots, the defense should be better.
04:25The defense was the worst.
04:28Yes.
04:29They bring in, I think, of their top free agents.
04:32They added a bunch of guys, yes.
04:3375% of the top free agents they brought in were defense.
04:36But the guy who wrote this, whoever's, or the committee that wrote these rankings, they haven't seen it yet.
04:42So there's still questions.
04:44They question Dan Quinn.
04:46They question the durability of Jaden.
04:48That's fair.
04:49It's Nick Shook.
04:50All right.
04:50Nick just hasn't seen it yet.
04:51It hasn't been proven to him.
04:53I think even if they...
04:54He's going to do a mid-season rankings, right?
04:58He's not going to have them at 29.
04:59Even if they lose Jaden, God forbid, in like the first two weeks.
05:03And so they have to play 15 weeks without him.
05:06They're going to finish better than 29th.
05:09So I will take all bets.
05:11No, I think if they lost Jaden for the significant portion of the season, they might finish 29th.
05:16No, their defense is better.
05:19Diggs is going to help whoever's playing quarterback.
05:23Yeah, I think they're a solid football team.
05:25They're solid football team.
05:26I think if you tell me Marcus Mariota is the starting quarterback for 14 games.
05:32If you gave me Marcus Mariota for 14 games, so Jaden plays three.
05:36Sorry, I would probably have him at 29.
05:38Five wins?
05:38Six wins?
05:40Yeah.
05:41I don't know.
05:41The defense might help him out a little bit.
05:42I don't think we'd be the 29th.
05:44But everything hinges on Jaden.
05:45And obviously, we've talked about that a billion times.
05:48Yeah, I agree with that.
05:49But I just think the defense is so much better.
05:51I agree the defense is going to be better.
05:52I mean, if you're going to make that argument for the Browns and they lost Myles Garrett,
05:55I'm going to make the same argument for my guys.
05:58I think defensively, we're going to be marketed better.
05:5929th is just really, really low.
06:01Yeah.
06:03Just talking about the fourth worst team in football.
06:05Especially when you're behind teams like the Cardinals and the Titans.
06:08They have the Cowboys 11.
06:10Think of the disparity there.
06:11Because I kind of think the Cowboys, I would give them a leg up on the Commanders.
06:16But I kind of think they're similar.
06:19I don't think there's a huge disparity between the Dallas Cowboys, who had an awful defense last year, too.
06:23Right?
06:24They kind of did the same thing.
06:25They added a bunch of guys.
06:26In terms of defense.
06:27Right.
06:27They have a new coordinator in Dallas and in Washington.
06:31And they brought in a bunch of players.
06:35Dallas has a more established quarterback in Dak Prescott.
06:39And they have a better receiving tandem.
06:41Although Washington is receiving tandem.
06:42Yeah, they're close.
06:43It's pretty good.
06:44They're not as good as Dallas, but they're pretty close.
06:46Yeah, it's not CeeDee Lamb and Pickens, but McLaurin-Diggs is pretty good.
06:52To have that disparity, where they have the Cowboys number 11 and the Commanders at 29, that's borderline offensive.
07:0018 spots, yeah.
07:01That's borderline offensive.
07:03And you haven't seen, and Dallas' defense was bottom three last year.
07:07Yeah.
07:08And they added a bunch of guys, but you haven't seen them on the field yet.
07:10Do they still have them at 11?
07:11Yeah, that doesn't really make sense.
07:12Well, what's crazy is the guy who acknowledged that the Commanders' revamped defense should be much improved,
07:21for his Cowboys word rights, I'm extremely high on the Cowboys.
07:25I understand this is partially the product of projection on defense.
07:29So why do the Cowboys get such great credit for their projection on defense, but not the Commanders?
07:35It's weird.
07:36All right, let's go to Joe in Reston.
07:39Joe, what's up?
07:40There should be 18 spots in between these teams.
07:43Hey, Joe.
07:43Hey, guys, thanks for taking my call.
07:44Yep, what's up?
07:46Not much.
07:46So I think it's definitely a harsh assessment.
07:49I do think that, obviously, over our history, we've been pretty bad for the last, like, 25 years,
07:55so, like, there's not much to put in the bank.
07:57And if you're assessing it based on Jaden getting hurt, I just don't see that, like,
08:03this person who wrote the article is looking into, like, what our local news is.
08:06I mean, obviously, two new coordinators and a complete influx of new defensive talent.
08:10Like, we should be markedly better, especially if Jaden stays healthy.
08:15And he's not going to be running as much because he's going to be more under center.
08:18It almost seems like this guy's uninterested in, like, what's going on in our local news.
08:22It just seems really harsh.
08:24I can't believe that it's that low.
08:27Yeah, I agree with you.
08:28Yeah.
08:29It's a surprising number for the preseason considering they hired all of these or assigned
08:34all these guys on defense, drafted Sonny Stiles, added digs.
08:39You know, I'm not saying they should be 11, but they shouldn't be 29.
08:43If they do finish 29th, Dan Quinn's going to be looking for a new job.
08:47Oh, yeah.
08:47Yeah, you're probably right.
08:48There's going to be a ton of pressure on Dan.
08:50And I like this team.
08:51I think it's going to be a much improved team.
08:53It's a big year.
08:53It's a big year.
08:53But the first few games are brutal.
08:56There's going to be pressure mounting on them quick if they don't steal a win or two.
09:02How do you have the Browns better than the Commanders?
09:06One spot ahead.
09:07I don't know.
09:08It just seems like they're assuming injury.
09:10They just don't even think it's a thing that Jaden can be healthy.
09:14That's what it seems like.
09:16They're just assuming he's going to get hurt.
09:18And so they're building that into the ranking.
09:23Ask the guy if Jaden plays 16 games.
09:26Does he have him ranked 29th?
09:29Just say, dude, if Jaden plays, I can see the future.
09:32He's playing 16 games.
09:33You still on 29th?
09:35He just has last year in his brain.
09:37Yeah.
09:38He has the five wins and the injury to Jaden in his brain.
09:41Yeah.
09:43Listen, I don't have burgundy colored glasses here.
09:45I see the schedule.
09:47We're on the outside looking in to get to the playoffs.
09:49But we're a markedly better team than we were last year.
09:52That I know.
09:54We're a better football team than we were last year.
09:56I mean, if they finish with the 29th worst record, yes, you're right.
10:01You're going to see a whole new coaching staff.
10:03Oh, heck yeah.
10:04If they start out the way my worst case scenario is, you might have a different, something could
10:10change mid-season.
10:11The schedule's that tough.
10:13Oh, yeah, man.
10:14Start one and five?
10:15I don't think that happens.
10:17I don't either.
10:17I don't think with Adam Peters there and with this management that Josh Harris would fire
10:24Dan Quinn in the middle of the season.
10:27What if they start out 0-1-6?
10:29They're not going to start out 0-6.
10:31I don't see it.
10:32I mean, it's possible.
10:33It could be proven, right?
10:33Jaden would have to be off the field for them to start 0-6.
10:36Okay.
10:37I don't think this ownership group and front office act in a rash manner.
10:44I don't know.
10:45That'd be rash.
10:47Has Josh Harris never fired a guy, a coach mid-season?
10:50Oh, he fired a bunch of coaches if you look at the flyers and the 76ers.
10:54There's no way they would do it with the commanders.
10:56I think they're...
10:57Well, let's hope it's not a question.
11:00They just got to win a couple games early.
11:02But if they're 1-6, believe me, the word will be out.
11:07Let's be real.
11:0929th is a joke.
11:10This guy put them at 29th.
11:11He's got the Cowboys at 11th.
11:15There's not that chasm between the two teams.
11:19If it was 19th, we'd go, okay, that's reasonable.
11:23You know, nobody would be clamoring about number 19, but 29, when you've got the Browns ahead
11:29of them, when you've got the Cowboys, 18 spots ahead of them.
11:31A team with Cam Ward as their quarterback should not be five spots ahead of Jaden Daniels.
11:38The Cardinals ahead of them?
11:40I'm telling you.
11:40The Cardinals have been a joke in the preseason.
11:43All you see, and who knows, these are highlights, but all you see online and viral is guys dropping
11:48passes, quarterbacks looking awful.
11:50I know Carson Beck looked fine in the Hall of Fame game.
11:53It was the Hall of Fame game.
11:54Pumped the brakes.
11:58Well, it's a long season.
12:00Let's see what we find after about three or four weeks, but I'm guessing if they did a
12:06mid-season ranking, if Jaden's still in the field, they're not going to be 29.
12:10They'll probably be somewhere in the teens.
12:13All right, let's go to Jim Tysons.
12:15Jim, what's up?
12:16Hey, Jim.
12:17Hey, guys.
12:18Hey, guys.
12:19I love your show.
12:19Thanks, man.
12:20I really enjoyed it a lot.
12:2030 years.
12:24When I'm looking at the team, I'm thinking 22, and the reason I say 22 is I think if you're
12:30a national and you're looking at the commanders, I don't know how you can discount Tunsil.
12:35So you're looking at an offensive line that probably is a 20, is kind of almost, I think,
12:43the ceiling is 20.
12:45You look at the offensive skill players, and anyone who's not silly would say at least they
12:51can get to 12.
12:52On the defense, you have a really bad secondary, and I think in Washington, we really overestimate
12:58our strength, but we've got to be really honest.
13:00Our secondary could be a high 24.
13:05So that's kind of how I come together on it.
13:07I think you're right.
13:08The defensive line is much improved.
13:11We've got great linebackers.
13:12But if our secondary doesn't step up, we're not going to be a top.
13:16Well, it goes hand in hand, right?
13:18So, I mean, it can be their weakest unit on the back end, but if they're getting the pressure
13:23up front, that's going to cover up a lot of zits.
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