Not only are the Commanders causing optimism in the DMV, but Wednesday, the cast of Undisputed, also expressed optimism for the Commanders this season.
Here is some of how they wrapped up their segment discussing Daniel Jones and the New York Giants.
Skip Bayless: “The Commanders scare me.”
Rachel Nichols: “They’re very good; hey, I’m telling you, Skip.”
Bayless: “They got our defensive coordinator as their head coach, and they got about half of our free agents.”
Keyshawn Johnson: “And Micah Parsons might want to go over there too if they don’t pay him.”
Nichols: “I saw Josh Harris yesterday at Summer League because he’s got both teams now, the Sixers and the Commanders. And he is so pumped. And I think that franchise again (Redskins), I’m saying the old name because that is the team that got me into sports. I loved that team growing up, and they have been a very, very hard team to be a fan of for a very, very long time. The ownership, all the way down, the decisions on the field, everything. I cannot tell you the optimism in my hometown for this team and what is ahead. It is off the charts, and you don’t see that with the Giants in New York.”
Johnson: “If the other owner (Snyder) was the owner right now with the same makeup of the team, I wouldn’t be scared, Skip, if I was you. But like Rachel is saying, you got Josh and you got Magic and all of those guys and a real coach (Dan Quinn). They are doing things the right way.”
Bayless: “I just feel the momentum, and there’s no better football town in America when they’re rolling.”
Johnson to Nichols: “Did they change the lyrics to the song?
Nichols: “Yes, they did. When I was a kid and very rarely got to go to a game, and the stands would shake in that old RFK Stadium?”
Bayless: “I’ve been there many times, and the press box would shake.”
Nichols: “The way this city embraces a team when it’s good, it’s fantastic. I think it is going to be a huge year for them. I think the Giants with Daniel Jones? Not much.”
Johnson: “When I got there, it was a dump.”
Nichols: “Of course, it was a dump. That is why it literally moved when the team scored. The entire stadium moved!”
