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Nick Akridge On The Highest Graded Commanders
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From the game-changing moments that won or lost a game to the player evaluations, this is an analysis you won't hear anywhere else. Mark's got you covered, so strap in and get ready for the ride. Because this isn't your average football podcast. Follow the Stink and Truth in the free Odyssey app. Or wherever you get your podcasts. Nick Akridge, PFF helps us to do that. Nick, it wasn't the Bengals game. Obviously, I don't know that we'll see another one of those for a while by anybody, but another ultra-efficient performance for Jayden Daniels yesterday. Yeah, I mean, he is just looking like a rookie four games into his career. That's for sure. And yeah, you know, he's just answering any question people had, you know, pre-draft and questions I had, you know, kind of doing my scouting process. And he's answering them in four weeks. It's pretty incredible. Why? There's so many ways I could ask this, Nick. But at the end of the day, I'm wondering, how was I so wrong? Or how was so many people so wrong sort of doubting Cliff Kingsbury? Now, this is a third of the way through the season, not even. And teams make adjustments. They'll figure stuff out. But through four games, guys are open. Whatever they want to do, they're able to do pretty much. How is this happening? And how are defenses seem so off guard? Yeah, I mean, I think the biggest thing here is the run game that they're using in it. And I don't think all of that credit will go to Cliff Kingsbury. I mean, I think that they've done a great job as an offensive staff, you know, kind of using the screens that we've talked so much about with Cliff Kingsbury and that run game to really kind of set stuff up in the past. And that run game has been so unique. It's been, it's just so well kind of drawn up where you're getting, you know, Jane Daniels out in space. You're kidding, Brian Robinson in space. And it's just been, it's just been incredible to watch. But like you said, you know, teams are going to adjust. And it's kind of up to Cliff now to kind of, you know, keep adjusting his own plan so that, you know, defenses aren't prepared. But right now he's been pretty much flawless. When you guys at PFF put together the grades for this game, who stands out, who were some of the highest graded players on the team? Yeah, the big ones were the two linebackers. Frankie Louvoo and Bobby Wagner. Louvoo had a 90.3 Bobby Wagner with an 87. And they were just flying everywhere. They played so well together. Frankie Louvoo had that force fumbled. But yeah, it's been a long time since linebackers kind of led our defensive grades here for Washington, but they really stood out. Feels like Alan and Payne had their biggest games. You know, maybe something, stuff that you guys noticed. And other games have stood out. But for the rubes like me, counting stats were there. They were wreaking some havoc in this one. Yeah, from a pass rushing standpoint, they were much better. You know, Jonathan Allen looked like he was getting a little bit, you know, back to what we've seen from him in the past. But in the run game, they were still kind of struggling a bit, just kind of not really holding up their gaps, losing too much ground. So it's been a little bit rough from them in terms of, you know, the running game, but it was nice to kind of see that pass for us really, you know, start to impact the quarterback. Last thing they got the Browns on tap next thoughts. I mean, the Browns don't look great. DeShawn Watson has been, you know, somewhat unlucky. He's grated really well with us. There was a pick yesterday that was right in the Mario Cooper's hands, and he dropped it that turned into an interception. But their offensive line is kind of struggled. I think it's going to be, you know, early in the season before we kind of, you know, got to the last two weeks and the last two wins. It was going to be one that I thought they would kind of struggle with. But, you know, you kind of think that they might be favors in that game and we'll have to go to four and one. So I'm pretty excited to see what they do again on offense. But yeah, I think they should be favored in that game. Nick, thank you as always, brother. Have a great week. Yep. You guys have a good one. A sneak acreage of PFF on Grant and Danny here on The Fan. 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. It works just the way it sounds. You tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 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Shoplines.com for up to 50% off site wide and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Blinds.com rules and restrictions may apply. Hey football fans, you want the real deal? The raw unfiltered truth about everything going down in the NFL? Join Mark Schlarath. Three-time Super Bowl champ on the "Stink and Truth" podcast. He's breaking it all down for you. No punches pulled. From the game-changing moments that won or lost a game to the player evaluations, this is an analysis you won't hear anywhere else. Mark's got you covered, so strap in and get ready for the ride. Because this isn't your average football podcast. Follow the "Stink and Truth" in the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.