Commanders News: Week 1 Power Rankings, Tress Way Retiring, and Jayden Daniels Prepares | Burgundy Roundup
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Commanders News: Week 1 Power Rankings, Tress Way Retiring, and Jayden Daniels Prepares | Burgundy Roundup
Jan 26, 2025; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Washington Commanders punter Tress Way (10) high fives head coach Dan Quinn during the first half in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect
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Today's Commanders digest: The first Week 1 injury report, Jayden Daniels brings "more armor" into Year 3, and a rookie Q&A with Sonny Styles. | HTTR4LIFE LLC
Both theWashington Commandersand thePhiladelphiaEaglesenter Week 1 with unanswered questions; that said, certain personnel battles are already obvious.Washingtonwill enter this game needing to protect quarterbackJayden Danielsand hoping to prevent Philadelphia from controlling the ground game. New offensive coordinatorDavid Bloughwill also have to find ways for Washington's best receivers to win against one of the league's better secondaries. To be clear, the Commanders do not have to dominate all three matchups, but getting their faces pushed in the mud in any of the three could create problems everywhere else. To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
2)Daronte Jones comes from a system that thrives on creating chaos at the line of scrimmage, which hopefully leads to more turnovers. Now, Philadelphia is one of thehardest teams to force turnovers against. They had just 15 giveaways last season, and for allJalen Hurts' other issues as a passer,he'sgood at protecting the ball.I think the best way for them to wreak havoc is by forcing Hurts to get rid of the ball quickly and make bad decisions. That might not lead to turnovers, but it could disrupt the Eagles' flow on offense, which can be just as effective. To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
The Washington Commanders released their second injury report ahead of Sunday's game at Philadelphia with a new name on it:Daron Payne. Seeing Payne listed with a knee injury is concerning and brings the total number of limited players for Washington to four, with K'Lavon Chaisson,Jacory Croskey-Merritt, andOdafe Owehall appearing again on the report.
Last year, Way ranked second in the NFL for punts inside the 20-yard line (51.8%) and tied for fifth for kicks inside the 10 (19.6%). He also was sixth in net punting at 43.9 yards, the third highest of his career.To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
Scouting the Eagles;Tress Wayenters last season.... John Keim talks with ESPN's Tim McManus about the Eagles.
Quinn acknowledged that the Commanders plan to move Sainristil around within new defensive coordinatorDaronte Jones' aggressive scheme. Versatility will be a big part of this system, and the Michigan product's inside-out potential makes him an intriguing piece of the puzzle in Year 3 of his professional career.
However, this also comes with potential problems.
Sainristil is undersized. The Commanders knew that before they took him No. 50 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, and nothing much has changed. That makes operating in the slot difficult, and he can get outmatched as an outside corner versus some of the league's more physically imposing pass-catchers. To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
Week 1 is here, and with it comes NFL Power Rankings, your "expert" guide to where the teams stack up weekly. Or is it a place the national media just drops their opinions without actually investigating teams outside their normal view? That's a question we'll let you answer as you sift through the opinions of national writers who likely haven't spent more than 20 minutes looking at the Washington Commanders, outside of those like ESPN's John Keim, who follow the team daily. To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
"Everybody has an opinion, no matter if it's good or bad," he said. "It's nothing I could really control to the point everybody's going to say something. The only thing that matters to me is the people inside that building, my family and helping the Washington Commanders win football games to be the best version of myself."To continue reading this article, CLICK HERE...
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Kevin and Thom today with their Washington Commanders' season predictions/records. The guys are more optimistic than the masses with Kevin predicting an NFC East title.
