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The Washington Commanders head to Detroit to take on the Lions tomorrow afternoon. Nothing is official yet, but all signs are pointing towards some of Washington’s key players getting some reps. What are you hoping to see from the Commanders tomorrow?
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00:00There's so much going on.
00:02Today's an off day, right?
00:04Because they're traveling?
00:05I think so.
00:06I just know all the focus is on the scrimmage,
00:09who's going to play, injury concerns, all of that.
00:14They kind of officially wrapped up so-called training camp.
00:18They didn't really, just from the fans' perspective, they did.
00:22Correct.
00:23They'll continue to grind.
00:24So no more fans out there.
00:25No more fans.
00:26By all accounts, I think it was a huge success.
00:29I thought they handled it really well.
00:31I don't know.
00:32Did you guys feel that same way, too?
00:34I can't remember going there, again, like in the Dan Snyder era,
00:38and just being this unorganized, walking around in mud.
00:42The training camp looked very professional.
00:45Yeah, they did a good job.
00:46It's certainly upgraded.
00:48Having all the food trucks there.
00:49Very fan-friendly.
00:50Yeah, I mean, you saw the guys.
00:52I know that after Terry and those guys did interviews with us,
00:57they were kind of shuttled out of there.
00:59Yeah.
00:59But then I saw the next day, Terry and Jaden, I think the quote was,
01:03spent like an hour signing for the fans.
01:05Now, they still need to upgrade their facilities.
01:07I know they got the bubble there, but that built, the main building is old
01:12and kind of decrepit.
01:13Yeah.
01:14Especially when you see some of these palaces that are getting built by other
01:17NFL teams and some college teams.
01:19And they know that.
01:20They know that.
01:21They're going to have to pour some money into that going forward.
01:24But I think the fan experience has been overwhelmingly positive.
01:28I remember Josh Harris and this ownership group inherited the dead last team
01:35in those NFL grades.
01:36And the grades had to do with facilities and a lot of these other things.
01:39Yeah.
01:40And they completely turned it around.
01:42And people used to have to bring lawn chairs to sit there.
01:45Right.
01:45Now they have bleachers and some covered bleachers and they have all the things
01:49that you were talking about that didn't exist before.
01:51Yeah.
01:51Think about that.
01:51Fans used to have to bring their own chairs like they were at the park.
01:54It's hilarious.
01:55Like you're going to a kid's soccer game.
01:56Yeah.
01:56And sit down there close to the field.
01:58Now they've got those big structures.
02:00Is the insider the cheapest bastard?
02:02Yeah.
02:02He's just an idiot.
02:03Pretty cheap guy.
02:03I know that Jack Kent was actually notoriously cheap.
02:06And somebody told a famous story that he was giving one of his employees a hard time.
02:12I'm sure you guys have heard this about washing the windows with paper towels.
02:14He said you should be using newspaper.
02:17Which is a weird thing.
02:18I'd never heard of that before.
02:19But anyway.
02:20Yeah.
02:20But that works.
02:22Apparently.
02:23But he's right up there.
02:25I mean, Dan's got to be right up there in terms of a so-called paper anyway billionaire
02:28who was just notoriously cheap.
02:31I mean, wasn't he giving out bonuses as like big sacks of apples to some of the people?
02:36You're kidding.
02:37At one point, I think that was a report.
02:39He was using like expired food at the stadium at one point.
02:42Oh, no.
02:43I mean, it's just the list of things that Dan Snyder did wrong.
02:47I mean, we could talk about it for days and months and years.
02:50And we actually have.
02:51Have you ever seen those trucks that drive around where you can get like the banged up fruit?
02:55Like there's something.
02:55It's like a.
02:56Like imperfect.
02:57Yeah.
02:57Yeah.
02:58You can buy like produce that's not quite store worthy, but they'll ship it to your
03:03house in a box for a discounted price.
03:06Right.
03:06I've seen those trucks.
03:07You get everybody's nubbits.
03:08Right.
03:08That's like how Valdez shops at the grocery store.
03:11Hey, Valdez gets cheap bags of coffee that we swill here at work every single day.
03:16So kudos.
03:17The big question is who's healthy?
03:20Who's not?
03:21So they got.
03:22Obviously, everybody wants to know.
03:24Is Jayden going to play?
03:25DQ's kind of insinuated.
03:27And it makes sense.
03:28Well, it depends on how everybody else is.
03:30Um, so Nick Allegretti did kind of ding himself again.
03:37John Kine reported that he left practice.
03:39I think he also reported on his pod because I listened to it that, uh, that they, that
03:43they did some imaging on it and it checked out.
03:45Okay.
03:45But I don't believe he's going to play this.
03:46So that was the same injury.
03:48He just tweaked the calf again.
03:50They just want to check it.
03:51I think that's what they just got to be careful.
03:53You know, calves are scary because if you strain your calf and you keep pushing and
03:58pushing, pushing, that could lead.
04:00There's been a lot of Achilles injuries, right?
04:02It could lead to something else, right?
04:04So you got to be really, very, very careful.
04:05It's not worth it.
04:06And DQ did admit at the podium, it's not ideal that Allegretti, who is getting kind of his
04:12first crack at being the guy, is, is, is dealing with all this, right?
04:17Going to miss some time.
04:18But I don't believe he's going to play.
04:19Rashad White, there was some, Cakes talked about it yesterday with Ben Standing.
04:23There was some, uh, thought maybe that he got injured in the ice bucket challenge when
04:26he slipped on the, the, the, the cart path there or the sidewalk.
04:30But that's not really a thing.
04:31It was just a hamstring.
04:32Uh, but he did return yesterday.
04:34I saw, but he's not going to, he's not going to play on Saturday.
04:38Uh, I believe Jeremy McNichols is still out with his quad.
04:42Yep.
04:42Adafi Owe, another calf thing that they're being very careful with.
04:46Uh, Klayvon Chason with the knee being careful.
04:50He's going to be out.
04:51Trey Amos going to be out.
04:53Uh, although they say he's trending up.
04:56Uh, John Bates, I believe is going to be out.
04:59Jordan McGee out.
05:01So, I mean, ton of guys going to be out, but there is thought.
05:04And if you listen to our interview, especially, you couldn't do this, but maybe if you watch
05:09it on TV, if you looked at DQ's eyes, when we asked him about Jaden playing, and I said,
05:15I think I'm going to lose that.
05:16And he looked right at me and said, yeah, probably.
05:19Yeah.
05:20Um, he has every intention.
05:22And I think Grant and some of these guys have noticed that Jaden's taken a lot of work,
05:26which in the past has meant, well, maybe not play in that preseason game.
05:32But when he took work against like the simulated Lions defense, what they just did briefly,
05:39he said, there's no reason to do that unless you're ramping him up to play just to give
05:44him a look, see or two of what, uh, Detroit might throw at you.
05:47So I think it's starting to don't on people.
05:51Jaden's going to play.
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06:07And the question is, how much do you want to see Jaden Daniels play tomorrow in Detroit?
06:12There are three choices.
06:12Zippy, one to two series or one quarter plus.
06:16Right now, 63% are voting one to two series, 20% zip.
06:21I just don't get the one to two series bit.
06:24I don't understand.
06:25Now, DQ did say that responding to your question about J.D.
06:29We were going into it.
06:30But that was before Alec Reddy.
06:32True.
06:33But nothing that he.
06:35Got the re-injury.
06:35True.
06:36So maybe that changes his mind a little bit.
06:38Maybe, but I don't think so.
06:42I don't think so based on what the reporters are observing.
06:48So we'll see.
06:49I think.
06:49I mean, I want to see him play too, but it would be a joke that if you went out
06:52there like
06:52Herbert did last night.
06:54Herbert did three snaps?
06:56Three and out.
06:57Three and out.
06:58And that was it.
06:58Two passes.
06:59One for two.
07:00Threw for nine yards.
07:01Three and out.
07:02I'm begging you to tell me what the point of that is.
07:05The only thing you could say is, well, I want him to get through the rhythm of going
07:09to a game and just feeling for a moment.
07:11Yeah.
07:11Maybe it's like the pregame stuff.
07:13I know that's what DQ's arguing.
07:15Especially now we got new coordinators.
07:17Got the rhythm of making the calls and dealing with fans.
07:21You know, being in a stadium atmosphere.
07:22It's his last chance to see it before the opener against the Eagles.
07:25Right.
07:26That would be the main argument.
07:28Does that really help?
07:29Probably not a ton.
07:30I wouldn't think.
07:30I mean, these guys are so locked in.
07:32I think the phrase du jour this week, I've heard B.
07:34Mitch say it and others say it, is you get better at playing football by playing football.
07:38I agree with that.
07:39But playing three snaps ain't playing football.
07:41That's being out there for three snaps.
07:42He might be out for 15 snaps.
07:44It's too serious.
07:45Understood.
07:46I'm just saying, speaking to the Herbert situation.
07:49I'm sure they didn't plan on him just taking three snaps.
07:53Why did they only do that?
07:54They probably just said.
07:56Were they getting enough pressure that they want to get him out of there?
07:58Yeah.
07:58Maybe something happened in the game where they noticed and they said,
08:00they're just not, yes, get him out of there.
08:02That happened with Jaden, remember, in the last year one against the Cowboys.
08:06They were chasing his ass.
08:08And they pulled him in halftime.
08:10Because they said, this is crazy.
08:12I mean, look, the Chargers have had some significant injuries on the offensive line
08:18in the last couple of years.
08:19So maybe they noticed something in the game and said, got to get him out.
08:22Yeah.
08:23Or maybe they just said, all right, this is going to be one series.
08:25It could be three plays.
08:26It could be 13.
08:27Who knows?
08:28Now, by the same token, the Lions, they're going to start Josh Dobbs.
08:32Okay?
08:32They're not starting golf.
08:34They're starting Josh Dobbs and select starters.
08:37So they're taking a different approach.
08:40Josh Dobbs, that guy's an NFL survivor.
08:42You've got to give it to him.
08:43He's been around for a long time.
08:44Good for him.
08:45Cleveland, the Niners.
08:46Yep.
08:47Who else has he been with?
08:47Vikings.
08:48Vikings.
08:49He's hopscotched around the league a bit.
08:51I do believe that we're going to see your first look at Stephon Diggs.
08:58That's the best guess.
08:59I believe that you're going to see Terry.
09:02I believe you'll see, did Luke play in the first one?
09:06I can't remember.
09:07He probably did.
09:08Yes.
09:08Yeah, I think so.
09:09And Antonio Williams definitely played.
09:11So you're going to see those guys.
09:12I think you're going to see most of the offensive line save for Allegretti.
09:18I wonder, they'll probably put Julian Good-Jones, right?
09:22He'll probably start at center.
09:23I would like to see how Golden matches up against better competition, although Detroit's
09:30not playing all of their starters.
09:31So it's going to be very difficult to tell.
09:33He may be pressed into action in his rookie season.
09:36Yeah.
09:38Let's see how Drew Stevens kicks, too.
09:40Drew Stevens, that'll be something to keep an eye on.
09:42I think Chick is going to play.
09:44I feel like I'm going to be like this at the Freedom 250, watching the cars do this.
09:48Then I'll be looking at my phone and seeing James land.
09:50If Drew Stevens can make a 60-yarder, back and forth.
09:54You know what I got to do?
09:55Like in a tennis match.
09:55I just got to make sure that I'm a DirecTV stream guy.
10:00I got to make sure I just have the season, all the games recorded regardless.
10:04Yeah.
10:04Everything.
10:05Preseason, everything.
10:06No matter what.
10:07Yep.
10:07Click that button.
10:08So I can always double back and see it.
10:11Because you're right.
10:12Tonight, we're going to be at the Freedom 250 race, which I'm excited about.
10:15Should be fun.
10:16Looking forward to it.
10:17The preseason game is what?
10:19Noon?
10:19Noon.
10:20Yep.
10:20That might be even more reason to go even earlier.
10:24You can go bright and early.
10:25Because I know JP's not going until like three.
10:28I don't know.
10:28I might end up going straight after my soccer game.
10:31We're going to Ashburn at 10.
10:33Done at 11.
10:34So I can get there maybe at 12.
10:34You'd have to bring Isabella?
10:36Yeah.
10:36I already have a ticket for her anyway.
10:38I already have a ticket for Isabella.
10:39Okay.
10:39Good.
10:40Yeah.
10:40You'll all be out there.
10:42I'll text you updates.
10:45Are you not?
10:45Did you see the photo that Ben Stone?
10:50JBS?
10:50JBS.
10:51Mm-mm.
10:52That he sent us?
10:53Of where you're going to be?
10:54Yeah.
10:55No.
10:55I haven't seen it.
10:56Are you on?
10:56DC the Capitol.
10:57VIP 10?
10:57We're sitting on the front steps of the US Capitol.
11:00You're sitting at the starting line, the finish line, and then you got the Capitol in the
11:03background.
11:03It is a spectacular view.
11:06Oh, it'll be cool.
11:06I'm sure it'll be great.
11:08Yeah.
11:08I just don't like DC.
11:10They were doing a bit last night, a PR thing.
11:14Did you guys see where they had the car going through the Metro?
11:17I did see that.
11:18Yeah.
11:18Yeah.
11:19It's kind of a lot of the bit.
11:20It's cool.
11:21It's like, when you land in Indy, shocker, they have an Indy car in the airport.
11:26It makes sense.
11:27Right?
11:27Indianapolis 500.
11:28Huge event.
11:29Right.
11:29Are you guys all going to just drive here and park here?
11:33That's my move.
11:34What are you guys going to do?
11:35That's what I'm going to do.
11:35I'm going to make a game time decision.
11:38I'm obviously going to park here because this is a guaranteed parking.
11:40I have parking here.
11:41I pay for parking.
11:42I just need to figure out how far of a walk it is.
11:45Right.
11:45Right.
11:47And I also get the pleasure of them.
11:48Well, driving in, there were so many roads.
11:50I mean, I know they've been closed for a while, but there was additional roads closed driving
11:53in today.
11:54I get the pleasure of them putting out the sign that says, event parking, 60 bucks or
11:58whatever they gouge you for.
12:00And I just show them my white badge and do the Dikembe.
12:04So you're not charging me extra because I already pay plenty to park here.
12:08The one thing I will say is ride shares become so, it's like ubiquitous, right?
12:14Literally everybody uses Uber and Lyft, et cetera, that like at the Mubadala Open in D.C., they
12:22had a whole thing going and it was pretty seamless.
12:24They had a whole lane where you just line up and literally several hundred Ubers just
12:32keep coming and going and it's very seamless.
12:35They'll probably have something like that.
12:36The pain is going to say this, but I may actually break my Metro ban because I think it's like
12:40two or three stops from the green line here at Navy Yard just to get you right to where
12:45the race is.
12:46If it's that far, I might not want to walk.
12:49I might be too lazy.
12:50We'll figure it out.
12:51Yeah.
12:54I'm going to make my way there.
12:55Do you know what?
12:56My guy, Lucas, he's a big planner.
12:58Okay.
12:59Lucas, if you're listening on the pod, figure it out.
13:03He's a planner.
13:04He already has looked up.
13:06He looked up the Hidden Creek's 18 holes.
13:08He was already looking at the layouts of all the, you know, what T's he wants to play.
13:12And he had his buddy who's like a four handicap.
13:15They were plotting out his plan of attack for the course today.
13:18Prepared like Valdez.
13:20It's a good move.
13:20I'm telling you.
13:21Nobody ever.
13:21He's right up there with you.
13:23Right up there with Lurch.
13:25Very calculated.
13:27Very calculated.
13:28Nothing wrong with that.
13:31By the way, just to give you the.
13:32So Jaden plays or not?
13:34Oh, he's playing.
13:35He's playing.
13:35Even if Alagretti doesn't play.
13:37Yeah.
13:39My guess is he's going to play two series, the equivalent of one quarter.
13:43They're not going to push it.
13:45They're not going to go crazy.
13:46He'll be fine.
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