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What's the hell is wrong with Brandon ailuk and this obsession with the commander they he a high price WR and they can't afford him , face the the music he going to play last year on his contract as a 49ers ....so we appreciate if podcast jokes stop carrying the the man name it's like UR dragging through the mud because U don't have nothing to convey...let it go man killing me w/ this BS. Dam
I was under the impression the the NFLPA was discussing the possibility of doing away with OTAs and mandatory mini-camps and push everything back to early July to start summer camp for each team. It might have been the NFLs attempt to get that 18th regular season game agreed to. It would give players longer to decompress after the season and then have everyone together from July1st and gradually ramp it up to start the season the first week in September with only one pre-season game. Don't give the suits the 18th game NFLPA. You'll end up getting screwed.
lol 😂
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Question for Logan. Does he think that the season is too long? I think a 16 game season and 1 or maybe 2 preseason games will be enough.
Happy 4th Craig and Logan. Thanks!
The players should negotiate for a higher level of vets that get the more time out of the building. It could be stages as well like starting 5th year players. That would mean they are all on their second contract by then. The you could add bones time like same team so a 5th year player on the same team gets even more weeks off then add extra weeks if it's under same coach as these players by that point should have the whole playbook down plus it might make it more enticing to stay with the same club as these perks start adding up and they could make more up to the individual players discretion as they become a 6/8 year vets rather then it up to the coach, front office or the league. Plus they need to get back to 4 preseason games. That last game really doesn't have very many starters participating anyway. I'm tiered of the first to weeks looking more the three stooges' are on the field when these are games that actually count whether your team makes the playoffs are not.
Question for future mailbags: We've often had minicamps and OTAs that produced excitement only for it to not translate to the season. Last season being Exhibit A. As a fan who's not at the practices, what are the things you think we should look out for as signals that usually translate to the season? Positively or negatively. And this is both from a football perspective and from an us-listening-to-beat-reporters perspective. Because the beat reporters often seem to get caught up in the energy of the team, or certain negative stories don't translate because the beat reporter doesn't want to burn access or a source. But are there things that when we hear them as fans we can/should feel optimistic/pessimistic? Or is it just everything is too weak a signal to pay attention to?
Super insightful! Sounds like it took many years of fine sculpting to get that bridge “just right”! …BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thanks so much fellas! Looking forward to the next one!
I guess everyone expected greg to sub in another 4 defenders vs panama and end up playing with 8 defenders 😂
Men's USA team doesn't have enough talent to keep up with the better teams across the world. Coaching can't fix that.
what else are you going to change? just want to keep berhalter around until we have more talent? teams have done much better with far less talent. coaching/staff is the only thing we can realistically change at the moment. I don't know why people are so attached to this fool, he hasn't done anything. he thinks he's going to reinvent the wheel.. he's not that guy
USA has never had the talent to compete with the top teams in the world. Yet somehow, previous generation of players were somehow able to punch above their weight. Klinsmann was able to do better with lesser players. Bruce Arena almost got them to a semifinal of a world cup in 2002. They beat a 2009 Spain. And made it to a final with Brasil
@@nerychristian exactly my point. More often than not. USA loses. Better coaching or not. Is not the major thing. The talent level is not good enough to keep up with these same elite teams. Majority of the elite athletes in America play other sports.
@@pupujinki4132 you can change the coach. Doesn't mean nothing. The talent isn't good enough. Nobody cares if they don't win. Especially us Americans. The overall team is not good enough and not talented enough. I don't care who's coaching.
@@dcfinests14 that’s silly. Surely you don’t think usmnt has more talent than some of the teams they lose to, specifically small island nations? Honestly I’m just looking for signs of improvement, and I’m not seeing it. He’s been here 5+ years, time to move on. We have some players that compete at the highest levels, and they always look like shit for the usmnt. Coincidence?
What is there to review? Failure. Players not playing up to potential. Players over reacting. Lack of dicipline. Lack of identity. No able to create chances. Defensive mistakes. Not getting out of an easy group. Creating a players council. Players deciding who they want to lead. fans were correct for over 5 years. What else do you need? The answers are there.
Who says these players aren't playing to their potential? None of them have proved anything at club or country.
sounds like a coaching/staff problem
@@soccerusa2026 Can you honestly say USA can beat Brazil, Columbia, Uruguay should I keep going? The talent is not even close to those teams. Better coach or not won't fix that. Can USA win against those teams? No 👎🏾
I think USSF is going to fire Berhalter. But they have to follow all of the proper procedures. Just like when a company fires any employee. They have to follow a process. They have to pretend to write up an unbiased evaluation of the employee. They have to gather evidence of failure. They have to interview witnesses and coworkers. They have to create a case for firing him. That way they protect themselves from a lawsuit, in case Berhalter decides to sue for wrongful termination, or tries to blackmail them.
@@nerychristianand all this will take place after wc 2026😂
Jonas V. was also a good vet to Jaren Jackson Jr when he was at Memphis. He can do the same for Sarr.
One of the things I expect these coaches to do is help WRs like Dotson get off the press at the line of scrimmage. I don't think the previous coaches, coached. Also help them improve blocking for screens, etc.
Man, this is terrible. Kellen Moore has headed two #1 offenses in the NFL. He has consistently used motion along with boots and waggles. In fact, Moore’s offense is one of the top motions users in the past 5 seasons man.. I can’t believe you didn’t know that, LP. Wow !!
Hoffman, how do you sleep? you should have been a lawyer, you will make any case for anyone. Yes my client robbed the store, yes that is video evidence, yes his blood does match the one on the crime scene, i know he confessed to the crime but hear me out judge, it could have been anyone, i mean robbery is relative, what is ROB. to rob, my cllient was just borrowing a few items, the knife was used to point at what he wanted to borrow. I mean sheesh, your face says you dont even buy what you selling.
i forget that this guy is an apologist for both the commanders and the wizards. on what PLANET does Valanciunas move the needle. yall just be talking. NOT 1, not a SINGLE valanciunas jersey will be sold.
The point is not to move the needle in 2024. It’s to open a championship window in a few years. Gotta have a longer view than jersey sales and wins in ‘24-25. -CH
@@TheTeam980 I cant with you dude, you are a fire starter. you have to be in your office just laughing after you say some of this stuff. Alright Mr. Hoffman, letting go of Deni was a future move? this team is consistantly mismanaged. The piraya of the NBA. I like the Draft picks but everyone knows its a crap shoot, maybe 1 will be productive. I fear this team will fade further into obsucurity. The NBA wants to expand the brand and we have not been good for business. I love the wizards, bullets, but we have been barking up this tree with no fruits in sight. i wish i could share your optimism, but i can only judge from past peformance and based on that the outcome is bleak. We cant even get KD a DC native to look in our direction. Most players are proud to go home and play. Every Cali native thinks its an honor to go home and play for the lakers, clippers or warriors. i hope you are right but i fear you are wrong.
I wonder who is his favorite teams?@@FunnyComms326
Hope the below helps. Biggest part is that Deni's contract is up in 4 years, and thus when their young talent is ready to be competitive, he'll be up for another extension. Sold high now instead. Not sure what the other path to winning is, and these are new folks in charge. Thanks for watching. -CH kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWl_0bGjd8q5gpM.html
They didn't bring him in the move the needle. It's a rebuild. Which means the only needle that needs to be moved is development which he has helped with. Think Trip J.
…as of today. …maybe
Come on man
Seriously, Shen got a promotion lol
Shen is moving on to work for another part of Harris Blitzer. Could you overreact more to a nothing burger?
Deni was the mvp of Washington last year, wtf is talking about???
Polo da Kidd
great podcast, very interesting ... kudos to DQ for bringing APG in, I'm sure everyone got something out it ... thanks for sharing with us!
anyone who thinks/thought Deni "is a really good basketball player" doesn't understand basketball and probably sucks at it. good riddance as far as I'm concerned
Dawkins should have gotten a bit more for Deni.
logan was a stud, use to be rg3 secuity blanket.
Stop that
It does make a difference when someone is taking minutes from people who are still developing. For example, Jordan Poole averaged 17.4 pts and 4 assists for the season but in the 14 games he played without Tyus he averaged 21pts, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. In his last 10 games of the season he averaged 23ppg and 8 assists! If the goal for the Wizards is to eventually trade Poole down the line then that means Tyus shouldn't come back either so Poole can get his value up to be moved.
I got to meet Craig , Lynnell and Heavy Metal Chris last night at the Draft Party…. I love 106.7 the Fan and Team 980 listen to the everyday.
Me and a buddy met u last night Hoffman good stuff love it… these sorry Wiz fans are player fans not Wiz fans yup I said it
There is usually a balance between being a fan of the team and a fan of the players who do things right for the team. The sorry fans are the ones who after Avdija did everything right and worked hard to improve and develop and played his heart out on the floor night in and night out, call him "trash" and "good riddance". That type of fan is who is trash.
Great interview. Thoroughly enjoyed the leadership chat.
Lmaooooo the clown team? Not even in the division
Oh, we definitely do in the division, but we're not better than say San Fran.
Blazers should trade anfernee simons and Malcolm brogdon then blazers get receive players of Patrick Baldwin Jr sm f and Anthony gill pf from Washington wizard I why didn’t do that trade much better in nba draft yesterday
Deni is definitely a third star on a winner, he's hampered only with selfish players or when he is on a bad defense because he is unselfish on both ends and helps on D and shares the ball on O to a fault. That was the situation on the Wiz, and that'll be the case in Portland, but with proper teammates he's amazing. He doesn't even need the first two options to be superstars, just good high IQ players. You obviously didn't watch Deni, just his stats. They traded a player to build around for a bunch of gambles.
how we get more for that bum Deni than for Beal 🤣😆🤡
Everything we're doing is 🔥🔥 I'm finally proud to be a fan... only took about 20 years...
Wizards are idiots for trading Deni. What a weak organisation.
Trade talk at 3:15:55
Thanks bro
This poster guys bot ass comments
Wizards will forever stay a poverty franchise, why not trade kuzma instead? New FO same stupidity. Who gives up his best player and future all star for a few picks?
Cry more.
Earl bokyin won twice in wnba titles in Vegas ace
In blazers
I earl bokyin be coach or woman coach
Where is billup at he not show in nba draft pick
Dani Avdija is pretty good and he has a lot of potential
Billup wants sexy with Anthony Simon that billup keeping him not trade Anthony Simon
Trade Anthony Simon Blazers
Who is Dani avdija Blazers should got more then that from wizards players
Who is Dani avdija blazers should more that from wizards players
Who the hell are you? Probably have never watched a full game outside of reels/shorts He's blazers new franchise player 🎉
@@modax0 lol lies.
@@thesunofgod. lol lack of basketball understanding .
Blazers lost pick