Off the Radar DBs

Commanders release Tyler Biadasz. Don't save much money. Who's the new center? A tad confusing.

NFL Trade Rumors reporting Commanders had meetings with Keyron Crawford, Sonny Styles, David Bailey, Jerimyah Love, and Rueben Bain  at the Scouting Combine. They also reported a meeting at the HBCU Legacy Bowl with RB Chris Mosley from North Carolina Central.

Chris Mosley Highlights. Interview. Stats. 

Keyron Crawford Highlights. Interview. Stats.

Here's some "Off-Radar" DBs: 

Andre Fuller CB Toledo. Highlights. Stats.

Jeadyn Lukus CB Clemson. Stats. Interview.

DJ Harvey CB USC. Transfer Portal.. Stats. Interview. Had an 85 yard fumble return for a TD versus Colorado State.

Jalen Catalon S Missouri. Highlights. Stats. Camp Presser.

Commanders Free Agent Activity

Commanders free agency signees:

Frankie Luvu Notes: Best run stopper, profiled, baaad man.

Austin Ekeler Notes: Top 100 2023, Pro Bowl 2022, Iced Coffee, Pound for Pound.

Tyler Biadasz Notes: Pro Bowl Center, Cowboys Interview.

Dorance Armstrong Notes: Some All-22, Interview Punt Blocker, Highlights.

Nick Allegretti Notes: Film Study, Legendary, Touchdown!, Postgame.

Brandon McManus Notes: Highlights, Interview.

Definite leadership improvement with Ekeler, Luvu, and Allegretti. Armstrong a Commander killer. Biadasz was Pro Bowl Center. Ekeler had MVP type year in 2022.

Brian Burns--The New Montez Sweat?

With Montez Sweat and Chase Young gone, the Washington Commanders have questions at Edge. 

Answers on hand are Casey Toohill, James Smith-Williams, youngsters K.J. Henry and Andre Jones Jr. 

Brian Burns is the consensus favorite topic when talking Edges at the Water Cooler.

Brian Burns 2022 Highlights

Fifty-four out of a Hundred

Burns' Contract

Brian is the Mike

Twenty-six with Forty-Six

A Little More Bio

Ranked No. 1 NFL Free Agent 

Burns will get paid. 

But by whom and who has the money bags?

 

Something in the Air

There's electricity in the air in Washington. The cooks are all in the kitchen. Time to bake that cake. Barbecue that rib. Charboil that burger.

March to the Trenches. Draft or sign some O-Linemen. Broshmo Interior. Broshmo Tackles. PFF Free Agency Preview including O-Linemen.

Draft Drake Maye? Street Scores. HTTR4Life.

Notions of the Quarterback. Ourlads. QB School. That Franchise Guy.

Some Linebacker Stew. Ourlads. Edge of Philly Sports. Broshmo.

Coming off the Edge. Ourlads. Edge of Philly. NFL Stock Exchange.

Mel Kiper Sleepers.

What are the new Commanders Coaches, GM, and scouts thinking?

Maybe IT IS Caleb Williams

By way of an explanation for first-time-herers: This is a kind of inside baseball blog on the Washington Commanders, some music, and some food. It is not a serious work of journalistic scholarship which repeatedly runs a lengthy "interduction" on every post.

That said, skipping to the Franchise QB selection matter at hand: Maybe for the Commanders, in the upcoming NFL Draft, the Pick IS Caleb Williams, despite the potential Kings Ransom it might cost them.

Have a look at Bob Stoops's interview of new Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury.

Did it seem to you Kingsbury was gushing about Williams?

Here's that 2016 Oklahoma v. Texas Tech Game. Kingsbury was the Tech Head Coach. Stoops coached the Sooners.

Veteran Skins Pundit Kevin Sheehan was hobnobbing with sidekick and Sports Reporter Hall of Famer Thom Loverro musing about the Commanders Drafting a QB and Sheehan fantasized about the Commanders doing a trade for the top pick to nab Williams during the upcoming League Meetings. 

Imagine. You get the top pick and you can even begin negotiations on the contract.

Is the NFL really that efficient?

That would definitely be evidence that the new GM has some pull around the League.

Chicago Bears Thursday Night

Here's a scouting bibliography on the 2023 Chicago Bears:

Bears versus Commanders, Stats 

The Bears ran for 237 yards against us last year. They wound up leading the league in rushing yards. Commanders runstopping so far leaves no reason to believe the Bears won't also be able to run this year. 

Bears 2023

Bears Roster

QB School's Analysis of Justin Fields v. Green Bay

Bears versus Chiefs

Bears play the Chief-style offense. Chiefs ran for 153 and had a balanced attack--37 rushes, 38 passes.

Bears Versus Broncos

Justin Fields had an awesome first half. Succumbed to turnovers in the second. 

Bears 2022

The following two games illustrate the Bears performance against the run game last year.

Bears versus Bills

Bears versus Lions

Fields was sacked 55 times last year. D.J. Moore is an excellent receiver. 

Intangibles

This past weekend, the Bears made progress coming back from the Alan Williams episode and Justin Fields complaining about the offense. Commanders will need to avoid being a part of a Bears surge. Everything about the Bears Offense screams NFC East Scrambler scoring machine and is excellent preparation for NFC East Wars.

They're a perfect challenge for this Commander Defense. Do we see the passion and the sacks and turnovers? Or will they continue to underperform? 

Wounded Bears are never to be underestimated. The Bears of 1985 used to bitch at each other. They had three seasons of dominant performances. Sometimes saying "just give me the damn ball" produces win streaks.

Underestimating your opponent is a form of NFL stupidity.