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The 33rd Team
2024 NFL All-Pro Team Predictions As Playoffs Approach
With just a few weeks left to play, here’s what a first-team All-Pro group would look like if the season ended today.
Wide Receiver
- Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
- Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
- Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders
Two of the names at wide receiver are already established superstars, while Terry McLaurin gets the first All-Pro recognition of his career.
McLaurin is having the best year of his career, thanks to rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. With 61 catches for 896 yards and nine touchdowns, he’s already set a career-high mark for touchdowns. He’s also pacing for his fifth straight season with 1,000 receiving yards.
Commanders.com
The case for seven Commanders players to make the Pro Bowl
Frankie Luvu
The Commanders signed Frankie Luvu this offseason believing that he was on the cusp of hitting another level in 2024. They were so right about that prediction.
Luvu is having a career year as a pass-rusher, having already racked up eight sacks and 12 quarterback hits — both being personal bests — through 13 games. That former number leads all linebackers this season by a sizable margin, and the Commanders have used him all over the field to create mismatches. His pass-rush grade of 80.3 ranks 10th for his position.
Commanders.com
Commanders plan to refresh and prepare during bye week
For the third consecutive year, the Washington Commanders have had a Week 14 bye. The late bye week comes at an opportune time for the Commanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday to go into the rest week on a high note.
Dyami Brown…believes it allows the team to get healthy and sets them up for a strong final four weeks of the season.
“We have a little bit of momentum, but we have time to take care of our bodies and finish off the rest of the season strong,” Brown said.
Running back Chris Rodriguez [has] his eye on the Commanders’ matchups down the stretch with the hopes of providing the team with another big game.
“We got a couple tough games coming up, so we’re going to reevaluate ourselves, watch the film, get better from it,” Rodriguez said.
Bobby Wagner…will take one day to himself to chill before getting back to football. “I’m going to have one day where I just don’t set my alarm and I’m going to see what happens, so I’m looking forward to that.”
Riggo’s Rag
Tyler Biadasz and 4 Commanders unsung heroes at the 2024 bye week
With a restructured roster in Adam Peters first season, some players have stepped up.
Noah Brown – Commanders WR
Noah Brown has always been one of those players that is never seen as a star. However, the wide receiver always becomes a big contributor on offense.
He did it with both the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. We’re seeing it with the Washington Commanders despite his late arrival to the organization this summer.
After trading Jahan Dotson to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Commanders needed a new WR2. Although his game has fallen off a bit in the past few weeks, Brown has answered the call.
Sports Illustrated
Former Washington Commanders OC & UCLA Agree to Mutually Part Ways
The former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator is now on the hunt for a new gig following a mutual parting of ways with the UCLA Bruins.
With the Commanders looking to go in a new direction, Bieniemy left the NFL and went back to the college ranks, becoming the offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins under first-year head coach Deshaun Foster. Now, just one season later, Bieniemy will be looking for a new home after mutually agreeing to part ways with the UCLA Bruins.
Bieniemy’s time in UCLA didn’t net any better results than his time in Washington did. The Bruins finished as one of the worst teams in the Big 10 with a 5-7 record, and the offense, while not one of the worst in FBS, only averaged a tad over 18 ppg and struggled in the run game.
Following the announcement that Bieniemy would not be returning to Las Angeles, Bieniemy’s agent clarified the reasoning behind the move.
“Eric and UCLA mutually parted ways today as previously planned. He’s still getting paid by the Commanders,” Bieniemy’s agent Jason Fletcher said in a statement. “After interviewing for head coaching jobs last year, he wanted to stay active and busy. So, he decided to go help out Deshaun Foster, who is like his little brother, at UCLA as opposed to sitting out a year. The plan was always to return to the NFL in 2025, and he’s looking forward to the opportunities ahead.”
Now out of a job, it appears that Bieniemy is itching to dip his feet back into the NFL pool. NFL positions likely won’t start opening up until after the season, so it remains to be seen if he would be in a position to return as an offensive coordinator or if he will have to take a lower-level job and work his way back up.