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On Sunday Night Football, and that is the Washington Commanders.
The Washington Commanders guys, finally locked in the playoff run
with the overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday
ninth Football. As of right now, the Washington Commanders are
a sixth seed and looking to play the La Rams.
The Commanders improved to eleven and five on the NFL season,
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But the question is, guys, can the Washington Commanders make
a playoff run. This is another team that I thought
was kind of fugazi most of the season. This is
another team that I was kind of overlooking and kind
of throwing slight shade at them all season long. When
we look at the Washington Commanders, guys, they're one to
four versus playoff teams so far this season. They have
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not played a lot of great competition, and they haven't
performed when they have to play good teams like the Buccaneers.
They lost week Week one. I understand, rookie quarterback on
the road, You're bound to lose, right. They did battle
the Ravens Cup after the Ravens were after the after
the Commanders four game winning streak, but then they lost
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const consecutive games to the Steelers, Eagles, and Cowboys. That
is when I totally threw the talent on them once
they lost to the Eagles and Cowboys and back to
back weeks. But right now we look at the Washington Commanders.
They could make a legitimate playoff threat. They could upset
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the La Rams, they could potentially beat whoever else is
in front and fronded them. However, they beat the Falcons
last night because the Falcons had poor clock management at
the end of the game. Let's just be honest, right
ruh He moster fourth quarter, thirty seconds left, they threw
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an out route, They're at the fifty. They let fifteen
to twenty seconds run off that clock and ended up
kick kicking a fifty yard field goal. Tox was fifty
six yards and they short it right sitting the game
indo overtime. Poor clock management should have lost that game.
Then they'd been getting lucky in the handful of games
as well. The Hell Mary play versus the Chicago Bears.
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They lose to the Bears, we might be that we
might be talking about the Bears and the playoffs and
the come and the come and the Commanders not The
following week got lucky versus the Giants, the week after that,
lucky versus the Saints, and then they got lucky versus
the Philadelphia Eagles as well just two weeks ago when
Jalen Hurts went out with that concussion. Let's just be honest.
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So can they make a serious playoff front? And I'm
gonna say no. I'm going to say no because dan
Quinn in big time games does not coach his best football.
Flashback to the Atlanta Falcons twenty eight to three. Did
not coach his best football when he was with the
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def as a coordinator with the Dallas Cowboys in big
time games, that defense didn't show up because he did
not coach his best football. I have faith in the
Commanders as the players aspect, right as a personnel aspect,
but I'm worried about their coaching aspect. I'm worried about
Dan dan Quinn, and I'm worried about how they would
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legitimately perform versus a team that has been there, done that.
Rams have won a Super Bowl. Tampa Bay Buccaneers have
won a Super Bowl now with Baker Mayfield, but they
have won a Super Bowl. The Philadelphi Eagles have won
a Super Bowl. I do not see them getting past
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the first round. It's been a great story. It's been
a hell of a season, right, eleven to five. The
first time they got eleven wins is nineteen ninety one.
First time they make the playoffs since twenty twenty and
before that twenty fifteen long long droughts. Right, I get it.
Michael my Man Washington Commanders Fan Washington called Commanders in
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The Insider great man. He did not have them doing
very well. I think their first round exit. So what
do you guys think will the Washington Commanders have Are
they a legitimate playoff threat? And Jamison says Washington is
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a legitimate threat. Are they a threat because of the
aging defense or because of Jayden Daniels That is a
real quiet question. Or are they a threat because you
think they can beat the Rams? Because when we think
about threats, right, obviously seeding in playoff matchups matter, right.
I don't think the Commanders match up well against the Rams.
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I'm just saying, I'm just saying. Uh, he says, Jayden
Daniels reminds me of Lamar. No way, no way. If
he be if he reminds you of Lamar, that is
not a playoff threat. Jayden Daniels might have this scramble
ability and legs like Lamar Jackson, but he is a
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hell of a lot better passer. He's a hell of
a lot more polished player, He's a hell of a
lot better leader. He is way better than Lamar Jackson.
John says, I remember an old man saying they would
make the playoffs. I mean, really, that's not a rechtough John,
because when you look at the top seven teams in
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the NFC, they all got eleven twelve plus wins, right,
but beyond that seventeen they all suck. The NFC is
very very top heavy. Casey says, I'm licking that rookie
on the Commanders. Give me some Jaydon Daniels. John says,
second round exit when they play the Detroit Lions. Okay, okay, okay.
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Laura is saying, I still don't think the Commanders are
ready to play in the playoffs. I want to believe
in them, but man, it it it like it is hard,
and honestly, Laura, I'm with you. It would be great
to see a rookie quarterback going there and do his
thing and potentially make it to the NFC. Championship game.
It really really would. But I've said this about the
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Commanders all season long. This team reminds me of the
twenty nineteen twenty twenty New York Football Giants. When Brian
day Ball came in. It was said to be a
total rebuild. Right, we're totally rebuilding the whole team. Then
they make the playoffs, then they beat your Minnesota vikis
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of a I'm not mistaken in that wild card wild
card game. It was supposed to be the rebuild year.
But they're having success. They're like, what we're having success?
Why rebuild? Well, you needed to rebuild because your team sucks.
You got lucky. Now look where they're at, top pick
in the NFL draft. Yet again, the Washington Commanders, this
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was supposed to be the rebuild year. They've gotten lucky.
They've gotten some good wins, some close wins. Nice little
easy schedule. When he played the Dallas Cows in Giants twice,
that's a nice little easy, easy schedule. Yes, you lost
to the two the Cowboys was still but then you
play the Cardinals, you play the Browns, you play the
Panthers like you played the Bears, Titans, and Saints. All
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very very winnable games. So am I saying that they'll
be bad next year? I'm not saying that, but I'm
saying I see the Giants two point zero written all
over them. Slow down. Derek says, this season has had
a lot of surprises. That coach used to that coach
used his time off. Well, they trip. Dan Quinn was
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the defensive coordinator for the four for the Dallas Cowboy
was for four years before he got a coaching job again,
So not really time off, but time to rethink. Right,
he went from this guy to this guy. Right, he
went from cool uncle to like he was like he
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went from strict dad to cool uncle. John Tizzo. Toruzzo
says the Falcon suck. They're not very good. Let's just
be honest. They're not very good. You are, right, Josh says,
I think they will get into the second round of
the playoffs. Many people are seeing them win the wild card.
But why is it because they're playing the Rams or
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is it because they're actually that good? They're one and
four versus playoff team so far this this season, losses
to the Buccaneers, losses to the Ravens Steelers in Eagles right,
their lone playoff win came from the Philadelphia Egles two
weeks ago when they didn't have their starting quarterback. I'm
just saying. And Alpha Rob brings some validy in here.
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He says, slow it down, baby, the Washington Commanders get
bounced in the first round. Stop it And what happened
to Hill? Like Taysom Hill? Is that who you guys
are referring to? Which Hill? Tyreekill? Tyreek Hill wants to
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go to back to Kansas City. He won a Super Bowl,
Drew says, But d Q isn't making the calls. He's managing,
not calling from the game last night there, Drew, it
looked like he was definitely calling defense of like plays,
right U, So you are correct. I believe Lane Kiffin
is the offensive offenseve coordinator, but I don't think he
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was the offensive a play car versus the Patriots either.
But I'm just saying. But he's saying Washington is a
legitim threat. And Casey says, Washington is the NSC dark horse.
And if you had to pick a dark horse Packers
or Commanders, I would not say I would not say
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you're wrong on like either or so yeah, like, I
I get it. Joshly says, did you see the bill
schedule for next season? I have not yet, but I
know they're four year cycles or whatever. Right, So John's
in the chat. What's up, John, what's up? What's up?
What's up? Uh? That the dumb Rudy B. Moore says,
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let's go Ravens, let's go for that first round exit.
I'm kidding, I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Chill guy, you t
says John. I guarantee you the Falcons go eleven and
six next year if we get a good pick. Nah,
you're a closet fan, all right,