Sure, great players have their own methods and measures that got them to where they are when it comes to being labeled as such. However, said measures and methods can hurt their teammates if they aren't compartmentalized in the right way.
Let's just be real for a moment: It's not supposed to happen like it did for the Washington Commanders in 2024. Teams entering just the second year of
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Washington made some big moves to improve their wide receiver room this offseason by adding veteran Deebo Samuel in a trade with the 49ers, and drafting rookie speedster Jaylin Lane from Virginia Tech.
There have been plenty of offseason discussions about best positional fits for the receivers on the roster. However, getting the best three/four on the field together should be the goal.
Because my stated goal above is to get the best three/four on the field...
The Washington Commanders announced they have officially signed OT Tyre Phillips. They also cut OT Anim Dankwah and S Trey Rucker from their offseason roster. Phillips, 28, was a one-year starter at Mississippi State.
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Commanders links Articles Washington Post (paywall) Why tougher opponents should lower Commanders’ expectations in 2025The Washington Commanders’ 2025 win total, 9½, is in the top half of the league and is the highest for the franchise at this point since 2001, its only season under then-coach...
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Washington made some big moves to improve their wide receiver room this offseason by adding veteran Deebo Samuel in a trade with the 49ers, and drafting rookie speedster Jaylin Lane from Virginia Tech.
There has been plenty of offseason discussions about best positional fits for the receivers on the roster. However, getting the best three/four on the field together should be the goal.
Because my stated goal above is to get the best three/four on the field at...
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Getting to know the Commanders’ rookie class
In the past, guessing whom the Commanders might pick in the seventh round has been an exercise in futility. By that point in the draft, player evaluations are all over the place, and NFL teams frequently pick players that fans and media have never heard of.
In Adam Peters’ first two drafts in Washington, it seems to have got a lot easier. Look for prospects with freaky...
With the signing of RT Tyre Phillips on Saturday, the Commanders have reached the 91-player offseason limit
On Saturday, the Commanders announced the signing of veteran 6th-year right tackle Tyre Phillips.
Tyre Phillips has been in the NFL for five years, playing right tackle for two different teams, spending two years with the Ravens and three with three with the Giants, meaning that he is very familiar with Washington’s offensive line coach, Bobby Johnson.
Per Pro Football...
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More OL depth
The Washington Commanders had their rookie minicamp this weekend, and there were also a few veterans invited to tryout. Former Ravens and Giants OT Tyre Phillips was one of them, and that has reportedly led to him signing a contract with the team. Phillips worked with current Commanders OL coach Bobby Johnson in New York, and they will get the chance to work together again as the team prepares for training camp in July.
Tyre...
The rookies are in town and practicing!
The Washington Commanders drafted 5 players last weekend, and signed 10 undrafted free agents. They have been hosting a rookie minicamp at team headquarters in Ashburn, VA. There are 21 tryout players at today’s practice which was open to the media. Dan Quinn, Josh Conerly Jr, and Trey Amos spoke to the media.
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— Washington Commanders...Bears QB Caleb Williams said the Bears’ Hail Mary loss to the Commanders last season was one in which the team needed more from HC Matt Eberflus. “How [Eberflus] handled it at that time, for that game, was, I think, one of the things that throughout the locker room people talked about and were annoyed by,” Williams the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Commanders links Articles The Athletic (paywall) Ranking Commanders’ undrafted free agents: Can a former 5-star recruit crack the 53?Any undrafted free agent faces steep odds of making the Week 1 roster. Wide receiver Cam Sims and cornerback Danny Johnson turned their long-shot dreams into several seasons in...
Terry McLaurin enters his seventh season with the Washington Commanders in 2025, the final year of his three-year rookie contract extension from 2022 that is worth $68.364 million.
The Washington Commanders announced their roster for rookie camp on Friday, and on the list was Gabe Taylor -- the younger brother of the late Sean Taylor.
We are less than a week away from the NFL's 2025 schedule release and the Washington Commanders are in the middle of a rumor that will take the team across the world if it turns out to be true.
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Rookie minicamp!
The Washington Commanders are hosting a rookie minicamp over the next three days that will have their 10 UDFA signings, two second-year players, their IPP player, and 21 tryout players. The roster is currently at 90 players, but that is fluid at this point. Tryout players are longshots to make any teams roster, but there is always talent out there that is overlooked, and in need of one opportunity. Are any of...
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The Washington Commanders are in a good spot heading into 2025
The Washington Commanders finished their first season under the Josh Harris-Adam Peters-Dan Quinn-Jayden Daniels era with a 12-5 record and a trip to the NFC Championship game. That wasn’t good enough, and they’re now building on that early success to push for a Super Bowl appearance, and victory. Their season ended with a loss against the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia...
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Earlier this week my friend and host of Overtime on 106 The Fan, Lynnell Willingham, posted out a rather odd tweet regarding Washington’s safeties heading into the 2025 season.
ATTENTION
JUST GOT ASKED THIS @Commanders QUESTION
? ASKER: “WHAT’S THE TEAMS BIGGEST POSITION OF NEED”
ME: VERY CLEARLY SAFETY TO ME
Right now my starting Safety pair would be
FS- Quan Martin -
SS- Jeremy Reeves
Not a fan of the depth pic.twitter.com/LyErSVLR4A
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Commanders links Articles Commanders.com 3 things to watch during Commanders’ rookie minicamp[M]inicamp is set to begin May 9. Here are some things to watch over the next few days.
The offensive line is not normally the main attraction during an NFL practice, but most of the media’s attention will be...
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Draft picks are signing!
The Washington Commanders announced they have signed the first player from this year’s draft class. Virginia Tech WR Jaylin Lane was selected in the 4th round with the 128th overall pick. General manager told Lane after he was picked that he had the Commanders tag and was the highest-rated punt returner on their board. Lane is expected to compete for that role on special teams, along with trying to move his way up the WR depth chart....