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The Commanders Made No Claims Today... Huh?
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Generally, I don't know that there was anybody available that would have changed the win count this year or would have made them a decidedly better team. Here's what I do know though. This is what is irrefutable. The Panthers had the number one option on the waiver wire. They've claimed six players already. Six. The commanders had the second spot on the waiver wire. They put in zero claims. They didn't try to add one player who got cut yesterday. The team after them, the New England Patriots, successfully claimed four players. Now it's possible that they put in more claims than that, but they got four players. So the Panthers and the Patriots, who sandwich Washington on average, both got five players. They combined for 10 new players to their 53-man rosters. And yet the commanders smacked up in the middle of the two, second in the waiver wire, despite all of the discussion about wide receiver, offensive tackle, corner. Don't worry. They can still add a player here or there. Zero claims. I'm very surprised by that. What about you? Incredibly so. I don't see it. I don't get it. I know that they're smart. I know Adam Peterson smart. I know Lance Newmark is smart. I know their whole front office has an idea. I also know, given past precedent, when they see an issue, they act on it, right? When they go, this is unacceptable. We are not going to let this stand for another second. Even if it doesn't help us long term, we're going to get Bobby Wagner. We're going to go get Austin Echler for a couple of years. We're going to go get a one year guy. We're going to go get some of the guys that I'm familiar with from Dallas or whatever to increase the talent level. We are turning this roster over. 33 of the 53 guys were free agent, trade, or draft pick turning 60 plus percent of the roster over from last year, rightfully so for a bad team. So when they see a problem, they fix it. My only conclusion is that they don't see a problem, that they don't see a weakness. Or if they do, they don't care about it. They're not concerned with an unproven situation at left tackle for a rookie quarterback. They're not concerned with zero pelts on the wall outside of Tara McClellan in the receiver room, where you combine all of their stats over the previous couple of years, you get a season from a mediocre number two wide receiver on a mediocre offense. You combine everybody's numbers. They don't see a problem. They don't see a problem at corner. That one, I don't say I'm less concerned about, but I would say with the track record of the coaching staff, getting more out of guys that maybe are unheralded. Totally, you know, I get that's maybe a possibility. They like that group maybe more than some might say, hey, we got some potential in here. We'll coach them up and get that done. Fine. And I'm also less concerned, frankly, about that for a team that's in a rebuild that I am things that directly affect their rookie quarterback. They don't see an issue. And I don't see the plan here. I don't quite get it. I don't know that they don't see an issue. I'm not going to say that. They didn't see a fix, obviously, and they chose not to try to address any issues. Now, I saw Nikki's, you'll follow up who does a great job covering the team for the Washington Post. Point out something to the effect of it. It didn't make any claims, but it doesn't mean they're not going to act in free agency. They can still sign players. And that is true, except, you know, what I've pushed back on there is the waiver order should have theoretically been way more beneficial to them than free agency. You know, in free agency, you're competing with 31 other teams to sign a guy in the waiver order. There's only one team that can keep you from any player. Now, obviously, not every player is available on waivers right now. They hadn't been at a camp if they hadn't recently been waived or released. And there are a couple of guys like Noah Brown of the Houston Texans, who I still think would be an outstanding fit. And maybe Noah Brown's the guy they really want and they knew they didn't have to worry about it on the waiver wire. He was going to be available after the fact, and they're working on a deal with him right now. And I would feel good about that, because at least now you're not sitting this period out. But considering that 22 hours have gone by, since they formed their initial roster, and they have the same 53 players, at least that we know of publicly right now that they did 22 hours ago. A, I'm stunned and B, I'm a little disappointed, because one of the caveats to their roster when it came down yesterday that we gave, and that every person around this football team that's covered them was providing is this probably isn't a finished product. And it isn't. I mean, they're going to make a dozen changes on the back of the roster between now and week three or whatever. And certainly week one that it's going to look different. I just would have guessed that when that list of players they got claimed today came out, where the Panthers claimed six guys and New England claimed four guys and two tackles, like those teams have very obvious needs where they're not very good. They threw some waiver claims at those problems, probably not going to fix them with dudes that just got cut. I understand that I'm not acting like it's a catch me all fix all situation. I just like the idea of the effort. It's like, the room is messy. I leave. I come back. Are you still sitting there with mess all around you? Or is the room a little bit cleaner and you're sweating because you're scrubbing the floor? At least I see that you're working on it that the Patriots are on their hands and knees on the waiver wire, scratching at something on the ground, right? That the Panthers have a duster out and they're rubbing it over top of the vent to make sure that some of that dust comes down. I feel like I've got my legs up and I'm eating cheeses with my shirt off and crumbs in my chest hair, just looking at the TV. Where's my effort on on waiver wire day? I mean, you get one of these, man. That is the beauty. How many times do we talk about their second in the waiver order, the second in the waiver order? You know, when that doesn't matter when you're not claiming, you don't make any claims? Yeah, again, I don't I'm looking for a different way to to express it. And I can't find one. I just what frustrates me over the last several years, pre-adults in charge, and there are adults in charge now and I'm grateful for that. But when there weren't adults in charge, when it was overmatched boobs and their buddies from a place that wasn't really that successful, when I didn't see the vision that meant disaster, when I go, I don't see the plan here. I don't see why this is a good course of action. Whether or not I agreed with something or not, if I can see where you're going, I go, okay, whether or whether I like that or not, I could see it, right? I can I can hear the case for it. I'm having a hard time with with this. And again, it's the the the the push and pull is as follows. These are smart folks. I know they are. I know they've got a plan. I just can't see that plan. And that frustrates me. There is some deference. There's some reverence for this group to allow them to to do what they want to do and shape a team in their vision. And they haven't played a game yet. So I can't call anything a failure. I'm willing to give them a natural benefit of the doubt. Now, I don't do the thing that a lot of people do. The in run, we trust their professionals though. So I'll just sit back. Because what do I know though? I make critical thinker. I don't apologize for that. You know, people every now and then will say, why do we question them? They're the pros. Watch giants hard knocks off season. A lot of these folks are just guessing like the rest of us, man. I mean, Brian Dables higher than a decordinator. And when he's asked why by his GM, he wants this guy. He's citing his rushing yards per game stats from the previous season. You know, he figured out either, right? Is he Danny Ruier in me or is he Brian Dable, the New York Giants? But I'm not sitting here saying Peter's a new work and those guys aren't way smarter. They are there. I unlike Rivera and the Marty's who I didn't think had proven themselves capable in the jobs they were given. And in fact, thought in the cases where they had done those jobs previously, they proved themselves largely incapable. I was not giving them the benefit of the doubt. This group, I think in Peter's case and Newmark's case, a lot of the front office guys, the people that I trust around the league tell me they're very, very smart. They're very, very good. And so I am much more willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, not blank checks, you know, not just unchecked. I'm not going to question anything, you know, unilateral kind of support, but absolutely I give them the benefit of the doubt. But today's one of those days where I go, the team with the worst record last year made a bunch of claims. The team with a third worst record last year made a bunch of claims. Deemed with a second best, second worst record rather, no claims that it's almost like you, you don't think any of those guys that just got cut yesterday can help you. Nobody can help you. You're sure no one that not one person might improve something slightly in your room? I think you said it very well. Not one of these dudes that's a waiver claim that animal likelihood, you never know that great story could happen. But not any of these guys that are claimed today are going to be the difference maker. Right? I was talking to someone earlier, like, I know everyone's got their pantaloons and a bunch about KJ Henry not making the team. And this is such a colossal mistake. And I don't do that. The 51st guy on the roster is not going to make a break. Yeah. But when there's a dire need that I'm going, Oh, there's a fire. Bring the water in there going, no, we don't need it. The fire will take care of itself. I go, that's a lot of confidence. I noticed that confidence. I'm going to be watching this episode is brought to you by progressive insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from progressive. 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