Another excellent take we have come to expect from you! While I am optimistic that Branden barring injury will ultimately be judged as a great pick. However like many others I don’t understand the apparent lack of urgency throughout the past decade relative to the o-line. Based on what the new ownership inherited, basically problems everywhere. I’m not surprised that haven’t been able to solve everything yet. Based on all that they have already addressed, I’m confident by this time next year the o line for all practical purposes will be in a whole lot better shape!
Charles Leno was impressed with Stromberg... He was talking about him post-release and in that interview, he talked about how he judges a lineman on how well he handles reach blocks.
The corners and tackles have a lot to prove in training camp and preseason and joint practices those two spots still scare me . Oline and DBs weren’t good at all last szn hopefully coaching can transform the DBs
@@jamesabc372We say "B"eef "S"tew on Texas ranches Here's FACTS not YOUR "feelings!" Most PASSES in the entire NFL with a horrible (23rd ranked) line that was rated WORST by NFLLines (that's called a SOURCE!), against tte BLITZ! And what do teams do to rookie/first year starting qb's? They BLITZ! That's called a FACT amongst sports people!!! 2) LEAST runs in the ENTIRE NFL, so, as they say, the D lineman "PIN THEIR EARS BACK" and rush the qb! Have YOU ever heard that term??! 3) Forty sacks in the 1st ten 7 games, when he LED THE NFL in YARDAGE and COMPLETIONS!! FACT! How did he do THAT, if he "wasn't pulling the trgger?" The FACT is, he WAS "pulling the trigger" to lead the league, with NO O-LINE, D, or RUNNING GAME BTW, only 23 sacks in final 10 games (that's 2.3 per game/MATH = FACTS!) was down in the area of most playoff teams... FACTS, not BS "feelings!"
@@jamesabc372 he was at the beginning of the it took a toll on him . Hopefully Jayden’s height and athleticism and quick release helps this oline and definitely play calling
Let's face it, the entire team didn't perform very well last year. O-line,D-line, db's, wr's not named Terry McLaurin, special teams, rb's(Robinson was decent even with the weak o-line play, I know Robinson can do much more damage with stronger o-line play) Qb play was bad, just flat out bad. Howell had a ton of missed opportunities, he had wr's wide open and didn't throw it, he was very bad at the long ball, he missed so bad on some wide open deep passes that would have been walk in touch downs, just not very good overall but I get it and I definitely don't place all the blame on Howell since he had horrible protection with none to very little time to make a decision and was running for his life all season. We can definitely improve everywhere from last season
Wonderful content! But you didn't mention one other possibility for next year - we could sign a free agent tackle, after the season is over. Look at what we did for linebacker in this past offseason!
Absolutely. The discussion is more limited to this year, so I wanted to keep the alternate possibility as tied to today as possible - moving Brandon to RT. But you’re right, of course!
As long as the O. Linemen are not making the same mistakes consistently,we have a chance. To be successful with these players. If AP isn't concerned neither am I.
Lucas- Wylie- Biadasz- Cosmi- Coleman.. would kinda make some sense. Let the rookie play RT this year & then move to LT next year / later in the year. Braeden Daniels might surprise some this year and Allegretti, Stromberg & Paul all have a chance to take the LG spot as well
I think it’s fine if we take kelvin and just convert Coleman to LG.. you could’ve taken a cooper beebe, or you can take a flier on a potential tackle who we can just convert to G if it doesn’t work out. Basically like Cosmi. OR he does work out, maybe we take Banks or Campbell to play RT next year. Either way I don’t think it comes out looking like a wasted pick if we draft a T next year
I disagree I think only Center and RG are 100 percent locks, I feel like training camp but especially joint practices will be the tell all, currently they don’t have an athletic offensive line
A team that finishes 4-13 can't cover every hole in one offseason. Washington was in a tough spot because while we had the #2 pick, our next selection was in Round 2, we didn't have that pick in the late teen or early 20's to take an offensive tackle when that run started and none of the teams in that grouping of picks was willing to trade down when Peters called them. Looking at their draft bios, I am not at all sure that Patrick Paul or Kingsley Suamataia that were taken in Round 2 and early in Round 3 that fans were clamoring for are better prospects than Brandon Coleman. My guess is OT will be the team's #1 pick in 2025. Coleman if playing LT will tough it out and give 100% and then move inside where a number of scouts think he can be a pro bowler. So, I don't think this team misses a beat. People are worried about LT, but the truth is Daniels is going to get hit regardless. Teams often attack straight up the gut on key passing downs and that means testing those 3 interior linemen. Look at San Francisco, Trent Williams was a pro bowler again, but the pressure on the right side of the line over RG and especially RT lead to a lot of pressure on Purdy. IMO Braeden Daniels is a bust. You take a guy with a #4 pick and then stashing him on IR with a weak injury shows the club under Rivera was trying to cover up a draft mistake. He wasn't even good enough to be a depth player on a line that had the likes of Nick Gates and Chris Paul. BTW, Chris Paul got a PFF grade of 37 for 2023. That was the worst rating for a player who received the number of snaps he did at LG. We can use the 'if wishes were fishes' type argument to hope Daniels could gain 30 pounds and move inside. Daniels is not a #1 pick where a club is going to let him take 3-4 years to try and develop into a capable contributor because of the investment in him.
The whole left side we have no clue what we getting. Hell Rt is trash too. We only really kniw what we getting from 2 positions. I think Lucas can be decent for us honestly I think we should start him at RT.
AP tried to trade back up into the 1st round and wasn't going to overpay. Looked at several other options as well. it just didn't work out. Give it through training camp, we'll have to wait and see how it goes down. Actually, Lucas is way better at LT.
We also discussed him explicitly as a TACKLE. He also played GUARD. And several, if not most, talent evaluators projected his skills to GUARD in the NFL. But Washington clearly thinks they can convert those talents to TACKLE at the pro level, hence why we discussed him playing TACKLE for the Commanders. I think what you want is a full breakdown of Coleman’s play history which is not what this episode is for. Thanks for watching 🫡
@@LockedOnCommanderswhat’s important is WHY Coleman was switched to Guard in college. And the only explanation I’ve seen is injuries among the OL forced that to happen, not his own performance at Tackle.
Not bringing in Bakhtiari is unforgivable at this point. Lucus vs Coleman does not inspire confidence. Yes Bakhtiari has had injury issues, but even if he only played 5-75% of snaps, he is a Pro Bowler and not only allows you to move Oline around if needed, he would give you what every other FA brought in offers......a steady vet to help the rest get better at the position. Same can be said with Gilmore. Not making these moves just re-enforces to us fans the coaches do not see us contending. They are doing "enough" to claim success....6-8 wins.They are gonna push as much $$ over to next next, goind so far as to likely piece out Allen and Payne for Draft capital. They are gonna build through draft (like they said many times). They not gonna do big $$$ contracts for at least another season or two.
This team won 4 games last year… let’s give the new regime some time to turn it all around. It’s nearly impossible to make a huge jump in just 1 offseason..
I believe in Brandon Coleman
O-line has been a definite big question mark since at least last season.
O’line is definitely the biggest question for me. Thanks for the education and insight. …again, happy fourth!!!
Another excellent take we have come to expect from you! While I am optimistic that Branden barring injury will ultimately be judged as a great pick. However like many others I don’t understand the apparent lack of urgency throughout the past decade relative to the o-line.
Based on what the new ownership inherited, basically problems everywhere. I’m not surprised that haven’t been able to solve everything yet. Based on all that they have already addressed, I’m confident by this time next year the o line for all practical purposes will be in a whole lot better shape!
Charles Leno was impressed with Stromberg... He was talking about him post-release and in that interview, he talked about how he judges a lineman on how well he handles reach blocks.
The corners and tackles have a lot to prove in training camp and preseason and joint practices those two spots still scare me . Oline and DBs weren’t good at all last szn hopefully coaching can transform the DBs
The QB play didn't help the OL many times the receivers were running free and Howell wouldn't "pull the trigger!"😢
@@jamesabc372We say "B"eef "S"tew on Texas ranches
Here's FACTS not YOUR "feelings!"
Most PASSES in the entire NFL with a horrible (23rd ranked) line that was rated WORST by NFLLines (that's called a SOURCE!), against tte BLITZ! And what do teams do to rookie/first year starting qb's? They BLITZ!
That's called a FACT amongst sports people!!!
2) LEAST runs in the ENTIRE NFL, so, as they say, the D lineman "PIN THEIR EARS BACK" and rush the qb! Have YOU ever heard that term??!
3) Forty sacks in the 1st ten 7 games, when he LED THE NFL in YARDAGE and COMPLETIONS!! FACT!
How did he do THAT, if he "wasn't pulling the trgger?" The FACT is, he WAS "pulling the trigger" to lead the league, with NO O-LINE, D, or RUNNING GAME
BTW, only 23 sacks in final 10 games (that's 2.3 per game/MATH = FACTS!) was down in the area of most playoff teams...
FACTS, not BS "feelings!"
@@jamesabc372 he was at the beginning of the it took a toll on him . Hopefully Jayden’s height and athleticism and quick release helps this oline and definitely play calling
Let's face it, the entire team didn't perform very well last year. O-line,D-line, db's, wr's not named Terry McLaurin, special teams, rb's(Robinson was decent even with the weak o-line play, I know Robinson can do much more damage with stronger o-line play) Qb play was bad, just flat out bad. Howell had a ton of missed opportunities, he had wr's wide open and didn't throw it, he was very bad at the long ball, he missed so bad on some wide open deep passes that would have been walk in touch downs, just not very good overall but I get it and I definitely don't place all the blame on Howell since he had horrible protection with none to very little time to make a decision and was running for his life all season. We can definitely improve everywhere from last season
Wonderful content! But you didn't mention one other possibility for next year - we could sign a free agent tackle, after the season is over. Look at what we did for linebacker in this past offseason!
Absolutely. The discussion is more limited to this year, so I wanted to keep the alternate possibility as tied to today as possible - moving Brandon to RT. But you’re right, of course!
He played more tackle in college then guard they needed him at guard
Chemistry is a very ‘overlooked’ trait, to a good OL
Great podcast, David. And thanks for posting on a holiday.
I appreciate you!
As long as the O. Linemen are not making the same mistakes
consistently,we have a chance.
To be successful with these players. If AP isn't concerned neither am I.
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Lucas- Wylie- Biadasz- Cosmi- Coleman.. would kinda make some sense. Let the rookie play RT this year & then move to LT next year / later in the year. Braeden Daniels might surprise some this year and Allegretti, Stromberg & Paul all have a chance to take the LG spot as well
I think it’s fine if we take kelvin and just convert Coleman to LG.. you could’ve taken a cooper beebe, or you can take a flier on a potential tackle who we can just convert to G if it doesn’t work out. Basically like Cosmi. OR he does work out, maybe we take Banks or Campbell to play RT next year. Either way I don’t think it comes out looking like a wasted pick if we draft a T next year
Now they have those helmet pads, the cba needs to adjust and let the lineman get two days in the ota period to line up
I disagree I think only Center and RG are 100 percent locks, I feel like training camp but especially joint practices will be the tell all, currently they don’t have an athletic offensive line
That’s fair, for sure.
A team that finishes 4-13 can't cover every hole in one offseason. Washington was in a tough spot because while we had the #2 pick, our next selection was in Round 2, we didn't have that pick in the late teen or early 20's to take an offensive tackle when that run started and none of the teams in that grouping of picks was willing to trade down when Peters called them.
Looking at their draft bios, I am not at all sure that Patrick Paul or Kingsley Suamataia that were taken in Round 2 and early in Round 3 that fans were clamoring for are better prospects than Brandon Coleman.
My guess is OT will be the team's #1 pick in 2025. Coleman if playing LT will tough it out and give 100% and then move inside where a number of scouts think he can be a pro bowler. So, I don't think this team misses a beat.
People are worried about LT, but the truth is Daniels is going to get hit regardless. Teams often attack straight up the gut on key passing downs and that means testing those 3 interior linemen. Look at San Francisco, Trent Williams was a pro bowler again, but the pressure on the right side of the line over RG and especially RT lead to a lot of pressure on Purdy.
IMO Braeden Daniels is a bust. You take a guy with a #4 pick and then stashing him on IR with a weak injury shows the club under Rivera was trying to cover up a draft mistake. He wasn't even good enough to be a depth player on a line that had the likes of Nick Gates and Chris Paul. BTW, Chris Paul got a PFF grade of 37 for 2023. That was the worst rating for a player who received the number of snaps he did at LG.
We can use the 'if wishes were fishes' type argument to hope Daniels could gain 30 pounds and move inside. Daniels is not a #1 pick where a club is going to let him take 3-4 years to try and develop into a capable contributor because of the investment in him.
The whole left side we have no clue what we getting. Hell Rt is trash too. We only really kniw what we getting from 2 positions. I think Lucas can be decent for us honestly I think we should start him at RT.
If Lucas the starting left tackle, we are in trouble. Coleman is better. He doesn't need to take a snap to see it.
O-line has been bad awhile now.....with better coaching think they are gd with whoever starts
I believe a mistake was made not picking up a LT. The few starts Lucas had he was getting destroyed
AP tried to trade back up into the 1st round and wasn't going to overpay. Looked at several other options as well. it just didn't work out. Give it through training camp, we'll have to wait and see how it goes down. Actually, Lucas is way better at LT.
I think Lucas is a swing tackle
Hit the like button subscribe become an insider support David. Stop stalling
Lorenzo Reyna of pro football network thinks commanders should re-sign Charles Leno before training camp
Don’t count on it
O-line has been a problem since we lost Trent Williams, it just went downhill from there in my opinion
Please be accurate. Brandon took more snaps at TACKLE in college, and Peters was very clear that he was drafted explicitly as a TACKLE.
We also discussed him explicitly as a TACKLE. He also played GUARD. And several, if not most, talent evaluators projected his skills to GUARD in the NFL. But Washington clearly thinks they can convert those talents to TACKLE at the pro level, hence why we discussed him playing TACKLE for the Commanders. I think what you want is a full breakdown of Coleman’s play history which is not what this episode is for. Thanks for watching 🫡
@@LockedOnCommanderswhat’s important is WHY Coleman was switched to Guard in college. And the only explanation I’ve seen is injuries among the OL forced that to happen, not his own performance at Tackle.
Samuel Cosmi is better at tackle than anyone on the roster. Yet he’s playing right guard. Stupid!
Not bringing in Bakhtiari is unforgivable at this point. Lucus vs Coleman does not inspire confidence. Yes Bakhtiari has had injury issues, but even if he only played 5-75% of snaps, he is a Pro Bowler and not only allows you to move Oline around if needed, he would give you what every other FA brought in offers......a steady vet to help the rest get better at the position. Same can be said with Gilmore. Not making these moves just re-enforces to us fans the coaches do not see us contending. They are doing "enough" to claim success....6-8 wins.They are gonna push as much $$ over to next next, goind so far as to likely piece out Allen and Payne for Draft capital. They are gonna build through draft (like they said many times). They not gonna do big $$$ contracts for at least another season or two.
This team won 4 games last year… let’s give the new regime some time to turn it all around. It’s nearly impossible to make a huge jump in just 1 offseason..