Grant and Danny
First Feel Of Commanders-Buccaneers
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I think cash to tickets is the spot for you. We're real, we're transparent, we're having a hell of a good time with it, and we sit there and we're there for the sweat with you guys. We're just trying to figure it out just like you. Follow and listen to cash the ticket on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. Let's turn our attention to the commanders and the bucks for the first time here and take a peek at the matchup that will get Washington's campaign underway. What is your first feel on the commanders in the box? We're going to open up the phones on this for you guys. We want to hear from our listening audience at 800-636-1067. We want to take your temperature on this Friday. I know people are fired up. I was texting with a buddy was on flight leaving today to go to Tampa. I said there was a lot of people wearing burgundy and gold. So we want to hear from you those of you that are still in the area or listening on the Odyssey app if you're down there getting ready for kickoff in Florida. What are your first feelings when you think about the game? Yeah, I think there's a huge section of this fan base that is kind of, I don't say looking past Tampa, but isn't taking Tampa maybe as seriously as they should. That's not a bad team. I don't think they're great. I don't think they're world beaters. I don't think they're a threat to win the Super Bowl, but they were playoff team last year. That's pretty much the same roster and they're decent. You even say they're pretty good. Would you put me in that group when I say there's no reason Washington can't beat them? Like I don't think the Bucks are bad. I think they're aggressively okay. I think they are a seven to nine win team, probably. If you told me they won 10, that wouldn't surprise me. In fact, yesterday I said them in Atlanta are probably about the same kind of club. Maybe Atlanta is a hair better, but I don't think the Bucks winning the division would be a surprise at all. Having said that, I totally think the commanders can beat them on. I think it's a winnable game, but I also think that people because of that, they're going, they'll win the game. Tampa's favored by a three and a half. Now, say what you want about what home field advantage means. Probably two points now being at home. Yeah, we're going to continue to update our file, by the way, as that number fluctuates. It's going to be hot as hell down there, by the way. So I don't know if that's a factor good or bad, but it's just going to be a lot of times with those stadiums in week one, week two, when it's super hot in Florida or otherwise, they position the visitor sideline on the side of the stadium. It gets all the sun getting baked and it doesn't like change over the course of the year, but it is part of the home field advantage. Now, I don't know if Tampa to the same extent as Miami, but this is like something that's known really well at the dolphins place is the way that stadiums positioned you bake on the visitor sideline. So like they're record when it's over 80 degrees and early September is unbelievable at home. I'm not sure if it's the same in Tampa, but I would imagine, you know, it's your worse off being there in the heat than you'd be, say, in Chicago or indoors or something like that. Yeah, that's a good point. I haven't thought of it, even that level of specificity, but Tampa's decent. They got good weapons. I know we're tired of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, because they've been around forever, but they're producers. Mike Evans just goes for 1200 yards and double digit touchdowns every year. And and mosses people. How many is a tough match? He has left. Listen, he's not a burner anymore. He's not deep threat, Dave, but he'll go up and get it. Like he's still a problem. You know what I mean? Like in fantasy, he always gets overlooked and because the new exciting thing, like, Oh, I want Nico Collins or I'm super excited about, uh, you know, I don't know, pulling this younger wide receiver. I bet on this guy's bounce back. And there he is. Just steady boring. Mike Evans, 80 catches, 1200 yards, 11 touchdowns. It's crazy to me. And his numbers were as good as they were last year. Like if you would have asked me site unseen, 79 grabs for 12 55 and an NFL high 13 touch. Just what he does, man. Kind of a show. It's the third time, by the way, in four years, he's had 13 or more touchdowns. He's had 12 or more five times in his Hall of Fame career. Every year he has gone for 1000 yards. Nobody's ever done this as long as he has to start a career now for 10 straight seasons. I just view him though as the almost the consummate. Like, let's get him to a thousand guy. You know, in the last two weeks of the year, he's sitting at around 58 or 60 catches for like 850 yards. And the last couple games are just making sure they keep the streak alive. There was a runner. Remember where he had 1000 and six 1000 35 1000 and one yards. So yeah, he's had some big years sprinkled in and I would put last year in there. Now he doesn't scare me as much. Although I will tell you, well, he's not a lethal weapon that's going to take a catch and go for a touchdown and break tackles or anything. He's more of a catch and fall guy at this point. The size is a problem for Washington. Because if you don't travel Benjamin St. Juice, Emmanuel Forbes is going to match up with Mike Evans. That is a center against a point guard. I mean, that just doesn't work. No, it does not. And so I like a lot of this, the personnel that they have in Tampa Bay. Now, I think they're limited because Baker Mayfield's fine. I think they've been lulled into the cultivar fine. He had a great year last year. That's as good as it's going to get. And we'll get that good again. But offensively, I like Tristan Worf's a ton. He's one of the dudes I wanted to trade back out of the number two spots that are trading chase young to acquire. If possible, guys like that. But that line, I think is pretty decent. We mentioned Mike Evans an awful lot. Chris Cobbin is again, always injured. Always that little flag next to his name, but it's early season. He's as good kind of a working underneath compliment to Evans and Rashad White's pretty versatile, good out of the backfield. Not a great explosive runner, but plenty good enough. Offensively, that's a pretty good group. And defensively, Vida Bay has a bad ass in the middle and they are going to blitz the instant the first whistle blows and then maybe a little bit afterwards. Like they are here to hunt and try to make the life difficult for Ricky quarterback. So I'm a little nervous about this. They drafted a second round picket defensive end Logan Hall. They've got an edge rusher on the other side in try on Schoenka, who's done some decent things has not really turned into. I don't think the pass rusher that was kind of billed when he was taken in the first round a couple years ago. I bring this up because the tackle positions in a bit of flux for Washington. We found out today that the commanders are going to rotate Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Coleman had left tackle, it sounds like. Now, basically, Dan Quinn was talking. He was asked is Brandon Coleman going to start on Sunday? He said he's going to play. And then it came up the probability of a rotation that they both get reps. He said, quote, yes, it's very realistic. And yeah, we're planning on that. But Brandon's really done a remarkable job coming back. And I would say he was close to being ready for the third preseason game. We just made the decision. Hey, this is not the space and time to go push it into this spot, knowing we had time to cook to come, but he's absolutely ready to let it rip. I view a rotation, not as like they really like Lucas or they're afraid to just, you know, sit him or anything. I think they're not sure yet. Like you don't want to go from zero preseason games to just throwing Brandon Coleman into the deep end to go play 65 70 reps. So this is as much as anything else, almost like putting him on a pitch count as your starter to get him built back up because he didn't play it all in August. And also an ease into what figures to be. This isn't just your, you know, Super Bowl, winning New York Giants defense or Carolina under round Rivera, where we're rushing for there's no mystery to it. That's what we're doing. This is going to be a whole bunch of crazy stunts and games and, you know, this guy looks like he's butts him, but he's not, but it turns out he is later. And this guy's delayed and this guy's looping around. I just think there's going to be a lot of complication. And for rookie, I'm worried about Daniels handling it. I'd be worried about a rookie left tackle handling as well. Yeah. Operation keep Jaden Daniels upright. That's a pretty large development. A rotation in game one between Lucas and Coleman, my guess is drive by drive. And this is not completely unheard of to kick off a regime. When I covered the Shanahan group in 2010, they had a rotation at one point between Jamal Brown and Tyler Columbus. They did it at left guard as well with, I believe it was Derek Dockery and Corey Lichtenstiger in their first ever game in DC. So while rare, not completely uncommon. And the competition continues. And my guess is they hope Coleman wins the thing. And week two, week three is their full time left tackle. Hey, Mike Volennie here host a cash to ticket alongside my partner, Jim Costa. It's really simple. Are you tired of podcasts claiming there are a bunch of pro betters when they live in their mommy's basement? Are you tired of podcasts that claim they had 80% of the games? When really, they just lose like most of us. Think has to tickets the spot for you. We're real, we're transparent. We're having a hell of a good time with it. And we sit there and we're there for the sweat with you guys. We're just trying to figure it out just like you. Follow and listen to Cash the Ticket on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.