“A DMV Nightmare” (The Team 980’s Chris Russell, responding to kicker Ramiz Ahmed missing his last three field goal attempts beyond 40 yards. Riley Patterson missed his last two beyond 45).
“I think some folks are making far too much of a practice on August 8th in the rain. They don’t play for a month. It’s the beginning of a rebuild. The sky ain’t falling, folks. Lotta football left.” JP Finlay
“Newly signed tackle Armani Taylor. Dude is a unit.” J.P. Finlay
“Sauce Gardner said he told Jayden Daniels, “Man, you’re going to be real good.” John Keim
“Brycen Tremayne has caught two deep passes. Last one had to twist body to catch. Nice grab. Keeps showing up.” John Keim
“It’s a tall ask to suggest that Forbes will become a physical corner. But the concern is consistent coverage. – Conversely, Sainristil is that dude. ‘My guy’ in the draft.” George Carmi
“Other than the one big play from Forbes, Garrett Wilson, to put it nicely, has gotten the best of 13.” Mitchell Tischler
“Overall, the Commanders’ joint practice was a market correction for any runaway expectations about this year. One bad practice can’t doom a season, but it can dampen enthusiasm that the offense will excel right away.” Sam Fortier
“Tamp down your expectations. Offense hasn’t been able to find a rhythm or generate anything explosive in limited team reps.” Sam Fortier
“Brycen Tremayne had two back-shoulder catches in one-on-ones vs Jets DBs. Mitch Tischler is losing his mind.” Nicki Jhabvala
“Dan Quinn shouting out the Morristown Little League team on the verge of the Little League WS ahead of practice today in NJ was really cool. Quinn is from Morristown, which is a bike ride from the Jets facility. Quinn seems like a really good guy.” Grant Paulsen
“Joint practice 1 is complete for the Commanders. OL depth is a MAJOR concern, pass rush flashed a bunch, Learning opportunity for JD5, who got better as the day progressed, didn’t have a chance on some plays bc of O-Line, Outside CB open competition.” Lynell Willingham
