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Commanders Pleasant Surprises, What Has Been The Best Surprise For Washington?
a good Wednesday afternoon on Grant and Danny here on the fan we are with you live All the way up to 630 we got caps tickets at four tickets to see the Deaf tones at five and All kinds of football to discuss hello Danny route. Hey buddy. We got a lot to do so I'll tell you this story super quick I mentioned it in my double play was a yesterday day before I can't remember minor fender bender got side swiped got to go through the whole claims process and take the The cart of the body shop etc. It's gonna be a couple weeks cuz they got to take a panel off fix the wheel It's a whole thing rental car. Yeah, yeah, yeah in the middle filing the claim and going through it. It's just pain-free as it can be It's still just pain in the butt normal. I get a slew of emails from my insurance company And in one of those emails it goes we received a request and your insurance has been canceled. Wait, excuse me what? I didn't do that. What is that? I want it that now is now more than ever other times I've questioned it, but why do I really need this right now this minute with money on my on the way? I don't want to cancel it. What's the opposite of cancel? Yeah, what's what's more? What's hug it? What's what's clinging to it like a life preserver here? So I'm going with an usual so late last time I'm going I'm now like internet detective Ivan. Okay going through everything I could possibly go through my wife And I are on the phone with like some member of customer service who only does claims and if I know Danny Ryu yay calm I know his easy favorite thing to do Ryu yay at his best at his calmest when you really want to be around Danny relaxing it's when he's working the phones with customer service That's when that's that's me at my finest and no way panicked or sweating my wife I snap at each other with this poor lady trying to turn us all things. She's like I work for claims From what I see the claims good claim is fine, but I can't say anything else You probably want to call people in the morning. We'll go. What is going on? What's worse than all of that when it you were the victim? Yeah, I didn't bring this on myself, but now I've got to do all I was doing trying to take my kid to a soccer game And here we are so the longer term as I'm like on deep into my profile like finding all sorts of weird stuff I there's a timeline of transactions claim is filed 728 p.m. Uh, you know beginning of whatever process 731 p.m. 735 p.m Insurance cancelled per your request payment changed from electronic transfer to To pay per check. I'm going wait a minute. I didn't do that either Somebody waited. This is what I'm thinking somebody waited for me to get the payment dispersed from the insurance company Changed how the payment was coming is gonna try to steal the check That's what they're doing. What do you mean? So in other words like who is somebody? I have no idea Where are they I don't know did they tap your phone? These are the questions. I'm asking I have no idea Allegation, but again, I didn't cancel the insurance New to my wife Somebody did that and somebody changed the way the payments coming and I'm going what in the bleepity bleep is going on so Then I'm like again deep on my pro trying to figure out like what I might have done that I click something that I not For my contact information my name my wife's name our phone numbers are emails You know my home address is I wouldn't aware of this, but apparently I now live in Toledo, Ohio a Full-on address in Toledo, Ohio with the Toledo Ohio zip code like seven Toledo Road Toledo Ohio I'm confused. You don't live in Toledo, Ohio. This is what I'm saying to you Grant. I don't reside in Toledo, Ohio I've never been I heard it's great Did you go to Toledo when we were in Cincinnati? No, I did not take a secret trip to Toledo by a place I'm going what in the actual hell is happening? So long and short. I you know, there's nothing anybody can do after hours last night I changed my password. I Re-upped my insurance because I have to drive today. I don't want to be without insurance I didn't cancel it, but they say they think I did so I got to pay through the nose and it's it's a $500 increase over my rate from previously end up talking to somebody They're like, yeah, that's since pretty funny. Let's investigate that. We'll call you back So I'm just sitting there like a horses ass for three hours. Just going please let this not be the largest case of fraud ever Please not be a victim of data breach Dave and whatever the hell's happening and apparently this what the guy says to me When he calls me back. I'll just an hour and a half ago It seems our agent mistyped something You're all set now I'm sorry, that's better than the alternative. I guess so he's sitting there going to Ohio oh No, let me put in the zip code. It's you Ohio Toledo he mistyped Toledo and what part of northern, Virginia is adjacent to Toledo How did someone go in and change my address to Toledo and how did somebody change how I'm getting payments? That's a mistyped as Long as it's fixed and as long as that claim check is on the way to get fixed this little body work that I got going I guess it'll be fine, but that is a mystery that to quarter-boy Fred smooth Frust graded me greatly and now I'm like head on a swivel. Everyone's out to get me. I suspect you a little bit I think Ryan may be involved Daris does the thing where he like gets mad that we make fun of about not seeing movies Maybe he's involved. Maybe he knows somebody who do we know until he though? We're all trying to take you down I'm just mad that you caught on I don't understand how your insurance got canceled still. You know who else doesn't me Like you can explain away the Toledo Ohio thing with the mistake But it's a canceled insurance two mistakes yes Yes, you know the worst significant ones you'd I respectfully yeah, you're glossing over this Toledo thing No, no, I'm not I'm saying I'm on your team for the record. Okay, you're acting like I'm not I'm saying if they want to say something was done incorrectly on our end Uh-huh, and you were listed as somebody else. So we apologize that shouldn't happen Oh, and it seems like a pretty big box. It's a pretty big deal. I'm with you But an entirely different issue would then be that your insurance was also canned totally that's a significant to me that one stuff Yeah, very very it's so good. They gotta caught it They gotta happen to like I don't even know why I was you know what I was looking I'm trying to look up the details of where to go to do the rental car thing and how that I wasn't gonna work And there's just little like little flag. It's like hey trans policy was canceled at all 930 at you know Whatever and I'm gonna hold the phone it was I mean, that's the kind of thing that me and most Americans will never notice Is it who's checking the app who's looking at their notifications? That's just an annoying bug at the top of your computer screen. Nobody's reading that I'm not surprised that you found it. You dig in on things like well Had I not had a poor memory and I'm going oh, where am I supposed to go for the rental car? I couldn't remember if I if I'd remembered where I was supposed to go. I Wouldn't have known I'd be driving around today insurances Perhaps the victim of fraud and someone in Toledo, Ohio benefiting. I think there's a chance you actually bought a place in Toledo, Ohio What if I did and you just don't remember it. That's also an option. I believe How about this? I was sending a screen grab a few minutes ago The commanders play the Browns on Sunday. Yep. They are heavy favorites heading into week five at this point As far as predictions are going I think on the Bedding line. It's still right around three three and a half points not huge right you get two points generally for being at home Although I don't think it's been a full two-point advantage truly at all northwest stadium of late knobs, but they're supposed to beat the Browns I'm seeing graphics. I have not seen in a long long time There is a graphic with ten different people from the NFL network prediction crew most of these last names I don't know It's every fantasy guy and every person who's in the analytics department that they've ever employed But it's just a bunch of last names. Here's the point They have the icon the logo the emblem of the team that you're picking right you've seen these at the bottom You should there's like one washer and helmet and 17 the other one. There are 10 of them prediction to win Sunday's game browns commanders. I will read the answers for you Jeremiah says Washington Wolf says Washington Rank says Washington Grant says Washington Brooks says Washington five for five MJD says Washington six Gordon Says the brown. Hey 2018. Okay, so shook says Washington seven one and home says Washington. That's eight one patra Clear patra says Washington nine to one 90% of the people that do the betting mm-hmm or the picking mm-hmm at NFL network are saying that the burgundy and gold Clad commanders will emerge victorious on Sunday and they will have a four-in-one start to their football season Just not used to it man. Just not used to it. I know this normally makes people nervous. Yeah, I want to see that Sorry about you. Sorry about it. People are starting to like the old Washington football. There's a degree We like to call buy-in. That's happening There is a in years past guys have that remember like a couple seasons ago Mike Greenberg was like, you know waxing poetic is like tell me why Washington can't be excellent. Tell me why they won't have this renaissance the divisions this this and They I think they finished six and eleven probably or something like that You know them to be in the NFC championship. Yeah, where it's like every time someone has done that it's a Wrong, I Don't know now. They are the cool kid on the block. They are the cool kid. That's what it is people love Dan Quinn Just like they loved Ron Rivera by the way Dan Quinn's actually doing a pretty good job. That's the difference They love Jaden Daniels They have the quarterback and the coach that everybody wants to get on set that everybody wants to interview the talk of the league Undercenter, I guess I should say in the gun is Jaden Daniels at this point Everybody loves him. Everybody loves Quinn and they're playing good ball. They're three in one. I want to open up though the phones and Really start to show by talking about some of the surprises of the commander's first four games on the MGM National Harbor Listen Alliance. What is surprised you most at the quarter pole here through four games about the commander's start? I'm guessing the answer will be something that's a positive surprise Although you could go negative if you want with the defense or something, but I Jotted a handful of things down. Just rapid fire here Daniels being as excellent as he's been. Yep The offensive line holding up as well as it has the wide receiver room Which was knocked by everybody all over the country not really having been an issue at any point Austin Echler who a lot of people panned as being cooked and having nothing left in the tank Has been phenomenal now. He only played in the first three of their four games And I would even say the kicking situation has been a pleasant surprise I know that week one was a disaster and was costly against Tampa But if I was to have asked you right before the season began four games in Will they have won a game on the strength of their kicking and will would have helped them a lot in their other two wins? I'll bet you would have said no I would have said no So those are the things top of my head I came up with I wanted to come up with something on the defensive side of the ball But I really couldn't think of anything that's been overwhelmingly positive or surprising I thought Echler excuse me a Wagner and Louvoo were gonna be good. They have been I Thought the pass rush frankly would be better than it has been like Lawrence Armstrong played an awesome game this past week But he was mostly a non-factor for three weeks before that So it's essentially all offense Daniels line wide receivers Echler anything I'm forgetting that what else would you throw onto that pile? So just the way I'd con and I'd augment a couple of things that you said it just had to add in some flavor to it The offense being prolific. I think We can't talk enough about it But it's also the manner in which it's prolific the ground and pound version of prolific Usually when you think of an offense that can't be stopped. We're going five-wise. We're running the oop-dewp They got to cover Twitter one-on-one. We're dropping back throwing it 45 times a game Temple this elite wide receiver that quarterback that if you blitz him you're dead Not the case Brian Robinson thumping between the tackles during me. I mean Nichols Running Jay Daniels running to but the running game the McNichols part this past weekend was insane I did not see that coming but you knew they were gonna run the ball really well We talked about that all offseason. You can't have a quarterback like Jayden Daniels that demands teams defend him 11 on 11 and not run the ball Well, there's really no precedent for that. We saw it in 12 sure I knew they'd run the ball pretty well. I thought they'd run the ball well I mean not this well, but I thought they're on the ball well Arizona ran it great scored 14 points You're gonna mean like the fact that the offense doesn't punt that they're always in positive yet even when they've got to throw They're hyper-efficient doing it. I there's no way you could have anticipated The offense generally if we're just saying how good they've been mind-blowing Absolutely breathtaking. I'm stunned hats off to Daniels the Kingsbury to everybody involved. It's been amazing I was just saying specific to the running game. I don't know how surprised I am about that I think my answer is the O line play probably Even though didn't think they'd be bad. I did not think they'd be this good. I think they've been a strength They've been really good. I think they have been somewhere between good and even in the run game dominant Think about that. Yep talking about this old line with this group that way Numbers to back up my claim PFF grades them as the number four highest Graded unit in past blocking through four games They have three lines that they have graded out looking at every play as better than Washington's in past protection If you want to use another metric if you're not a PFF mark, that's fine ESPN has their past blocking win rate where they look at every play and and Basically, it's binary. It's you want or you lost your block in win rate loss rate for past blocking They rank eight of 32 lines So the mean score between PFF and ESPN who are two of the main graders in this regard is that they're the sixth best past blocking unit in the NFL If you want to look at just pressures allowed this past week in week four in a win against Arizona They were top five in pressures allowed again this past week So from a past blocking standpoint where a lot of us. I think we're nervous coming into the year Certainly weren't confident. They've been outstanding. Do you know where they rank in a run blocking win rate? So far this season I do because you told me before the show there are 32 teams in the NFL They rank first about that Number one according to the ESPN RB WR run block win rate metric this line has been awesome Left tackle. They don't even have a true one right now Lucas has played most of the reps But Coleman is coming on now playing half the rep. So be there starting left tackle in no time He looks really good as a rookie at left guard. They bet on Nick Allegretti who'd been a backup with the Chiefs He's been very good. He's banged up. Hopefully he'll play this weekend at center the ten million dollars They spent per year on Tyler beottish looks like a win. He's been very very solid in a position. Yep, that was just So brutal for them for a few years right guard. We knew Cosme we'd already put him in Sharpie got an extension He's good player and right tackle Andrew Wiley is playing a lot better with this for whatever reason Coaching staff and group and the way that they're operating and getting the ball out He has been better since he got here blocking in the run game in the past game He actually ranks in the top 10 among tackles. I saw it today in run block win rate Their offensive line to me is the biggest surprise that I have about this team. That's I love that Offensively, that's the that's kind of 1a from my pleasant surprises is there were a couple I liked Cosme an awful lot. I was bullish on beottish didn't know about Allegretti to be honest with you I was hopeful certainly but last time you know the previous regime got a guy that was more of a career backup and said You're our starter now didn't go particularly well and then the tie the tackle spots that were big risks And it shows that they knew what they were doing in terms of fit design You know not worrying about what these guys don't do but emphasizing and accentuating what they do well Which you know it is coming through here at this point through this point of the season The thing that surprised me. I guess looking at a negative. I just didn't think the defense would be this rough Like I didn't think they'd be good I never in a million years thought that this would be up the top 10 group just because they got defensive coaches I've played that game before but being still even after a good performance against Arizona Objectively good good for any any team in league sign up side unseen 14 points. You allow 14 points in the game Everybody takes that no matter what right there matter. What else is going on? They're still allowing the league worst quarterback rating They're still allowing allowing the second worst adjusted yards per attempt meaning when you drop back to pass what happens for Washington It's the second worst in the league even after a great performance It just shows you how poor it's been through the first three weeks leading up to Sunday Question for you guys will open up the phones 806361067 is the number eight hundred six three six one oh six seven of all of the pleasant surprises Daniels playing how he is as a rookie the line balling out the wide receivers being not only good enough But helpful in what has been an offensive juggernaut Echler proving to have more in the tank than a lot of people thought fixing the kicker spot for now for at least the last three weeks What has been the most pleasant surprise through four games for Washington? 806361067 is the number MGM National Harbor listener lines Grant and Danny on the fan You You You The commanders are three and one for the first time since 2011 welcome back Grant and Danny on the fan they're getting ready for the Cleveland Browns as home favorites This weekend Question for you is what is impressed you most? What's been the biggest surprise it? Didn't see coming about this commander start through four games eight hundred six three six one oh six seven I'm going with the O line specifically. They are ranked fourth by PFF as far as Pass blocking they are ranked eight via ESPN and past block win rate. They are ranked top five based on their performance This past week against the Cardinals for the second time in three weeks in terms of keeping pressure away from Jaden Daniels And they are currently ESPN's number one offensive line in terms of win rate when running the football up front They are mauling people. There were a lot of questions about this group Left tackle was unsettled the right tackle was unpopular the left guard was someone who hadn't been paid or really asked to be a full-time starter and It seems like Adam Peters and his staff and the offensive line coach as well. Bobby Johnson have done a banner job They have far exceeded expectations I think they're a big key to what's going on It's more poor bringing up Johnson too because that was the only hire that I would say was mildly maligned or met with a Actually, yeah, terrible O line. Yeah, that's I think it's a good poll by you. Well done tip of the cap I mean to me it's a piggybacking off of that the fact that the offense is this good and it's not this, you know Throw it 50 times big 12 2017 Baker Mayfield situation, you know what I mean? Like the fact that it is a Ground-and-pound 36 37 minutes time in possession run the ball so wildly effectively and still score 40 a game That's incredible, and that's hard to sustain that that's been surprising. Let's go to the phones We'll welcome Tyler on who's in Fredericksburg on Grant and Danny. What has stood out to you about these first four games? Hey, what's going on fellows? Hey, buddy Gosh, I have to say just the off-season acquisitions have been really a big eye opener to me And that's Adam Peters in full effect now and it's very first season with us and The only thing I would definitely like to see more It would be being been Senate McCaffrey and Brandon Coleman more in the mix But I would say the biggest biggest pleasant surprise is Chris Kingsbury him coming in I mean I was racking my brain trying to figure out what could he offer because he's been even a notion to leave over a couple years I mean after that stint he had with the With the Cardinals, but I mean but but my gosh, I mean he's I mean he's floored I mean everyone in this league and a lot of us fans. I mean we're we're floored having him that been our friends coordinator But all right guys. Thank you. Thanks buddy. It's a great answer on clicking. Yeah, I was kind of thinking between the lines And hadn't even thought about him, but he might be a better answer than the O line For Kingsbury to get off to this start with a young quarterback and a group of players That's being thrown together over the last several weeks in an era where there's not a lot of time on the grass for camp for the preseason They barely played in the preseason. It's pretty staggering and we've seen him We talked about it yesterday start fast with offenses in the past. They've had these Unbelievable September's really good October's. They've been one of the juggernauts in the league through the midway point And then they fall off and so we'll have to see if this time is different we can wait and see But just right now this moment There's no way that anybody could tell me when they hired Kingsbury and paired him with Daniels which in hindsight looks brilliant The way they sold it was. He just worked with the college quarterback. Mm-hmm ran a college offense Pro offense that worked both with Arizona some that he ran at Texas Tech that he was a part of the USC operation last year He's gonna mold it all together with a running quarterback like he did with Kyler Murray Why wouldn't this make sense and I'm going I mean, that's one way to sell it. Well, it's all working Yeah, it's coming together exactly how they envisioned and it also envisioned that there was an answer to the question In other words, if Dan Quinn and company are going pro football reference calm game log, Arizona Cardinals Hey Cliff, you see these big numbers for the first nine ten weeks Why do those numbers get a lot smaller those last parts of the season you'd think with a sabbatical with this time And the Washington Post did a good article about how we took a trip to Thailand and kind of, you know We found himself with some self scouting some self study taking that year working in college You might have some answers to those questions you or at least have some some theories This is why we fell off or this is what I did wrong or this is what I could have done better Here's how we'll attack it right meaning you hopefully have something in store for that to counter that what has been an inevitable drop off Specific to the additions for Peter is that have worked out that he mentioned at the beginning of the call Echler's been really good Earth's has been very solid on The offensive line we've talked a lot about Biotish alligreddy already those guys have been Legit and I think that I would add We're talking rookies as far as off-season acquisitions as well Brandon Coleman into that conversation At receiver Luke McCaffrey is ahead of schedule I would say as a 100th overall pick who was down the depth chart at the start of camp Bringing in Noah Brown when they did they've gotten a ton out of him It's funny to say this but where would they be without having claimed him I mean he's been huge and I would even throw a lamadeza Kia so just had a monster game into the equation as well So all of those guys now all on offense have been Returns that I would say are positive defensively it hasn't gone nearly as well But this past week changes the trend a little bit Lou vu coming off his best game armstrong Jeremy Chin played Well, I thought Jeremy Chin was really good cool and Farrell's got a couple of sacks this season didn't play this past week It's got a Benjamin and Fairfax on G&D. What's up Benjamin? Hey guys, I have another macro view of it as well because I'm a resident 49ers fan But like any good neighbor I cheer for the success of the commanders as well there you go and I'm shocked at how quickly the turnaround has happened where when Kyle Chan and took over the Niners there's still two losing seasons even though you could see pieces of what was being built Already in four games you can see what Adam Peters and Dan Quinn and the whole effect of all the adults in the room Even with over 30 new players in the organization They already have built the foundation laid the seeds of it doesn't matter if you you lose 10 more games this year You can see what's being built here, and it's really fun to watch on TV No longer do I doubt that they're gonna convert a third down or just believe they're gonna give up a third in 12 I actually watch the game like oh, what could happen as opposed to what's gonna happen. Yeah, dude. It's so true Relatable. Yes, it's already happening in the past when they were at third and eight third and nine You were going okay. Trust time. Let's get a stop and get the ball back and try again Maybe somebody hold in the secondary now you're expecting them to make a play and then by the way It's never third and eight or thirty nine. I should correct myself. It's pretty much always third and two to third and five It makes it a little bit easier. Let's go to Lou who's in Northeast on the fan. Hey Lou Hey, what's up guys? So Grant Danny. How you going good buddy? How are you very well? How's it going bud? All right? Listen, I will be remiss if I don't start off with this I was five six years old and one of my first memories was the 91 19 Super Bowl parade So I was born into something that you know, I didn't really get the rest of my life And this is one of the most for the past decade September's have been and October's have been terrible for me. I've been depressed because of the team, you know, but I would say the biggest Take from this is how quick things change. Just how you see just how Players change just being in the right environment with the right coaching with the right state of mind to the guys We looked at last year in certain ways Look at very differently today And you know the offensive line we ragged on them so bad last year even you can see later in the year How they perform with percent you kind of kind of see that they aren't that bad But to see so much go right in such a short period of time is kind of overwhelming at times I'm so happy and so proud that we got something that we couldn't be proud of To this point Lou. This is why I didn't really play the Ron Rivera It takes five years game and I'm not claiming victory They could have the bottom fallout in a week or two They could end up seven and ten this year and even the teams that go worse to first and win ten games sometimes the next year There's a regression. I'm not suggesting that they fixed all their problems. They haven't not close but It doesn't take years when done correctly now the quarterback is the whole ball game You got to get that right and when you do you've got a chance to have the very Expedited turnaround and so far that's kind of what it looks like could be happening here If you don't have the quarterback, you don't have much of a chance, but there's just something to Culture player eval that right now looks a lot healthier and better Then the early Rivera regime well when they would go Reverer company figuratively and they didn't always just say it this way, but trust us it never worked You know what I mean when their actions said we got it. We know what we're doing aka We spent on this drafted that so we needed assessed this way and then here we go We're fixing the problem where we're improving a situation almost to a man. It never worked Here where idiots like me, you know, I'm counting myself because I was wrong go you guys There's a fire they go. No, it's not it's not a fire at all It's actually a relative strength or we'll be fine and we don't need it or it's not a problem at all to this point This is not a season This is four games and they've been four fun games or three of the four have been pretty fun but The things that I thought were issues have not been issues and in fact they've been strengths for the again almost to a man So when they go from here on out trust us whether they actually say it or figuratively you go okay Whereas when Rivera would smugly or or any of the guys up there would say coach is absolutely right We're doing this or you know We know what we're doing because we've been around here Look at the analytics of football everyone's going you boob you buffoon you guys aren't close You stink and the guys that you thought were good are terrible. You can't evaluate for bleep. Whereas these dudes right here Where someone like me says I see a problem. They go. That's adorable. Congratulations on seeing something watch this Let's go to tae. It was an upper Marlboro. What's up? Tae. How are you? What's going on fellas One of the things that I want to say is that I like was I Run it I run a team. We're starting to run the ball more We're starting to move the ball and that's one thing that I like our office align is starting to get better and That's one of our big improvements one of my biggest surprise this season is the front office always down to the coaches Our coaches we're running schemes that fit our offense We're not just trying to throw the ball a hundred times or pound the ball a hundred times We're actually mixing it up and doing the run is to open up the short passes the short passes to open up the verticals Yeah, we're we're playing our game. We're not planning anyone else's game. We're playing commander's game And that's one thing that's new to us this season I think if we continue on this track We can win 11 games the one thing that we have their trust is our defense our defense is our weak point But I think with small adjustments we will be fine. I also like that. We're not going for big names We usually go for big names and spend big money and it never works out for us We can go back to the Albert hands where we can go to the trade that a lot of people want us to make But it just it just didn't make sense and our front officer They're understanding that and they're spending money where we need to go our kicker. We just won the game with our kicker Yeah, he's been there for three weeks, but he's doing an amazing job So I think we're just continue to build on what we've already have as far as our success our success looking forward Appreciate you. Thanks, dude. That's a good phone call a lot there But I would just double down on it seems like they've answered the bell in the front office They've passed all the early tests the big decisions that they made We realized this the Jahan Dotson trade where they got a third-round pick is the dolphins third-rounder Which currently because the dolphins are awful is the fifth pick in the third round For Johan Dotson. They're nice. Who is one of the lowest targeted? Receivers per route run in the NFL with Philly after a couple starts in a row with Brown in the Vante Smith out We just caught a ball each week Trent Scott has more touchdown catches then Johan Dotson over his last like nine games or whatever it is And Adam Peters got a third-round pick for him. Uh-huh just outside of the third round Washington actually made a couple roster moves today We'll pass those along plus I went for a walk and got in my feels about something we've been missing out on as DC sports fans Today, I'm gonna explain next Grant and Danny with you on the fan You You You You You Welcome back to Grant and Danny on the fan we'll take you up to 630 tonight we've got caps tickets to their home opener We're giving out at 4 and we've got tickets to a show people want to go to in DC a hot commodity to see dev tones That is at 5 ahead of blitzing the east When we spin you around the division this evening right here on the fan the commanders made roster moves today Jamison Crowder was placed on the IR reserved injured list. They bring back designated for return meaning you can begin practicing. There's a 21-day practice window where you can Reemerge actively on game day Linebacker Jordan McGee who was drafted in the mid-rounds had a great training camp before an injury Look like he was on his way perhaps this spring to be in a factor for them in the linebacker room Marcus mariota today Back up quarterback designated for return. Remember Driscoll's been the number two on the depth chart in his stead all season And then FA Obata the defensive lineman who seems to be a Frequently injured member of this line, but has been very Consistent when he's gotten off producer. Yeah dating back to the Rivera era all three of those guys designated to return today Could be coming back so that is certainly good news because one of the things that I'm even afraid to say this Stuff here, but it's we're adults. So get your jinxing your throw your salt over your shoulder Have you got to do but they would pretty fortunate when it comes to injuries? I know they missed that go this past week But you look at some other rosters some teams that were hopeful for being really really good San Francisco has been decimated by pretty much Every good skill guy that you can imagine You Philadelphia on their own division is hasn't had three of their five best players probably available to them for multiple weeks So some reinforcements at a couple spots, especially that defensive line. I think is key and you know And have that mario is maybe not as significant as as as Obata But I think McGee's gonna be a factor as the season goes Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of Juan Soto's hit heard round DC and heard round the baseball world That saved Washington's wild card game against the Milwaukee Brewers Got them a win at Nat's Park that propelled them to the division series against the Dodgers They would go on to win that in five games to go to the NLCS They would sweep the Cardinals to get to the World Series And then they'd get up off the mat down three two with a back-to-back road wins in Houston to win the World Series in seven games five years ago October 1st yesterday Juan Soto with one of the most important swings in the history of DC sports Hater the set the kick here it comes We're gonna win drive Hearing that call gives you chills. Mm-hmm. I walked past the center field gate at Nat's Park earlier today. I Watched playoff baseball all day yesterday It was on in the background during our show and then I got home and watched it throughout the evening. I Cannot tell you Danny. How much I miss those vibes. I Cannot tell you how badly DC needs this Nationals team to be back in the October mix But I rewatched that video last night the highlight of the Turner call. I believe it was Ernie Johnson Ernie Johnson. Yeah on the call is it so does tag down and no one in this place cares Nobody gives a darn. Yeah dude We need it back playoff baseball the intensity the pitch by pitch Drama that feeling in the pit of your gut and I'll say this too about that clip you just heard I Will stack Nat's Park up in that moment that night Which I think was turned up to 11 more than anything else the World Series games the LCS games the seven run first like all of it That everyone's throwing their beers and their waters in the air and it was just bedlam It was a madhouse. I have not seen an environment in baseball playoffs since like that I will stack that up Nat's Park in that moment against anything you want to present to me It was that crazy and that awesome It's unrecognizable when you watch it compared to me Darrison Ryan sitting in you know In our own row all season long and having our own concession stand. We need it back Please for the love of God learners are you listening spend a little damn money help out your boy Mike Rizzo the system is Legit we need playoff baseball back in the nation's capital so just thinking thinking back to that I Always hate the you knew it was different Type type things in real time because you would say that about the caps and it wasn't different until it was same With the nationals was a different until it was but I will tell you it felt different like remember Michael A Taylor Check swings gets hit on the bottom of the hand to start that rally and I promise you in 2012 in 2014 2015 Any other year that they made the postseason the empowered have been like nope It's a swing or nope foul ball or no peas out or whatever they go. Yeah, I got on the hand no problem Ryan's everyone comes up against Josh haters everman wasn't starting at that point Hater throws a blistering 98 mana our fastball in off the plate Zervan pops it up Nah, huh dunks it in the center field for a base hit broken back Just every little thing kept coming up again and again and again and again in favor of Washington And the second single that Josh Hater gave up to a left-handed hitter that year was Juan Soto Ripping a ball to right and a really good defender. It's written very shim. Sorry about it. You know we ran that ball I know we don't need to re-legislate the the actual play that was such a great bounce I mean the best bounce ever watching it again last night Like it looks like the worst play anyone's ever made in written right field. Mm-hmm. The ball it If I didn't know any better as a grown-up the movie angels in the outfield was about these like Angels that were invisible that would just go out on the field and like kick the ball away from people to help the angels out That's what it looks like. Yeah, it looks like all the angel from angels in the outfield is standing there Just kicks the ball away from Grisham. It hopped so weird You could hit that ball a thousand more times and it wouldn't do what it did that time and by the way I still you know the view I had the press box was clear as they want Soto could have jogged in the third base But he got confused and he thought the there was a stop sign for it wasn't got tagged out But nobody cared and then Daniel Hudson closes it out in the ninth despite I think it was Lorenzo Kane hit a single to maybe make the place a little bit nervous for a second But Hudson closes it out and you know the rest of history. They're going to beat the Dodgers I mean to me I'm the weird one in that that was fun That was exciting But I wasn't as overjoyed Because that still got them to where they'd been so many times before to me that first round playoff series was the one When how we Kendrick hit that ball against the Dodgers to shut those front running late arriving Sunglass wearing Hollywood zilches up when they all just marched out of that stadium. That's the moment I I was delirious jumping up and down to my buddy's living Oh the the euphoria for me was right then in there because it was another game where they weren't gonna get the big hit Where they weren't gonna come through I honestly all I could think about the whole time was having to deal with you the next day Unfortunately, I get it because every playoff loss ever. This is what happens. Whoa is me They never get the hit but you didn't update your foul post capitals They kept the boys in a way I know but you still didn't think they could get the hit and score the run and they didn't have the balls and this and that and whatever and He gets that hit and the bounce happens and I just start running around. I Was in the little area where there's some tables in that What is it? It's not the president's club, but whatever that little club is there and there's just this dude running at me and we lock eyes It's like this magic moment when your lips are close to mine And me and this dude are just hugging and we're jumping up and down like making weird noises And I didn't know who he was until after the game when I found out it was Juan Soto Nice to meet you mr. Soto when Juan Soto and his dad were on the field celebrating and I'm like That's the guy and like if he would have kissed me in that moment not only would I've kissed back I would have used tongue whoa like any cramp. Yeah, I was just so happy well sure so happy sure But anyway, but you have hug mr. Soto. That's an important distinction more than a lot of people more than me We need playoff baseball back. That's the point of the dude story agree That a little off the rails though the point of the dude story is October baseball in the nation. Yeah, it'd be fun again I got an audio vault that feel real good about some of the best clips from the NFL over the last several days They are entertaining some of them are even controversial dare I say whoa you will want to be listening to the G&D audio vault next