Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Q&A with The Champaign Room In an effort to learn more about one of the recent additions to Washington’s roster, I reached out to the folks running the University of Illinois SBNation site, The Champaign Room, to see if they might provide some insight into defensive tackle Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton. Matt Rejc graciously agreed to do … [Read more...] about Four questions about Johnny Newton with The Champaign Room
Film Session: Commanders rookie WR Luke McCaffrey’s physical toughness is a rare trait
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Film breakdown of Commanders rookie wide receiver Luke McCaffrey The Washington Commanders selected Rice Owls wide receiver Luke McCaffrey in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. McCaffrey heads to the NFL with just two seasons of wide receiver experience at the college level, playing quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers before … [Read more...] about Film Session: Commanders rookie WR Luke McCaffrey’s physical toughness is a rare trait
Daily Slop – 6 May 2024: Gregg Williams weighs in on the Commanders draft
Photo by: 2019 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East and the NFL in general Commanders links Articles Commanders Wire What does Chris Cooley think of new Commanders TE Ben Sinnott? “He is what Joe Gibbs used to call an H-back; he’s … [Read more...] about Daily Slop – 6 May 2024: Gregg Williams weighs in on the Commanders draft
Drafting against consensus, Part 2
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports It’s a complicated story In the first article in this series, I began to explore the relationship between those NFL teams that have regularly drafted against consensus boards over the past five years, and whether that fact might have any causal relationship to their success. I looked carefully at the San Francisco 49ers “reaches” over that … [Read more...] about Drafting against consensus, Part 2
Predicting the Commanders 2024 Stats – Quarterback
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports This is the first in a series of articles where I will give my prediction on 2024 season stats for some of our position groups. Here, I will start with the quarterback position. I am predicting that rookie number two overall pick Jayden Daniels wins the starting job this summer and enters the season as “The Guy.” Daniels possesses a unique … [Read more...] about Predicting the Commanders 2024 Stats – Quarterback