OT: 2024 Washington Commanders thread: change we can believe in!

[hockeykicker]

 

[Devil Dancer]

Mike Evans against this defense, what could go wrong?

 

[Cush]

Sunday at 7:30 NBC & Peacock

 

[ynotcaps]

Mike Evans against this defense, what could go wrong?

I dunno, about the same as could go wrong against Puka and Kupp or AJ Brown and D. Smith?

 

[tycoonheart]

I'm more worried about our run defense against Bucky Irving.

 

[ynotcaps]

I kinda' dig the symmetry of facing the team we played in week 1 -- see where we stack up now. (Understanding that they've improved since then, too.)

 

[EroCaps]

Mayfield is a problem. His escape and execution has been Hurts-like all season. Their best bet is just keeping them off the field and getting a few turnovers.

Tampa should be a field goal favorite.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Mike Evans against this defense, what could go wrong?

One guy. Lattimore knows him well.

Let’s not be negative Nelly’s?

Mayfield is a problem. His escape and execution has been Hurts-like all season. Their best bet is just keeping them off the field and getting a few turnovers.

Tampa should be a field goal favorite.

Of course Mayfield is.

BUT so is Daniels. Let’s see what our guy can do.

I honestly expect to win their WC game. And then maybe a re-seed to 1 or 4/5 (can’t play 2 if we win and 7 loses….just saying)

 

[John Price]

 

[Midnight Judges]

None of you were big enough homers to predict 12 wins.

HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME!!!!!!!11111111

 

[DWGie26]

Like the Sunday night game. Prime time! My favorite football time.

Here is full schedule.

 

[ynotcaps]

Mayfield is a problem. His escape and execution has been Hurts-like all season. Their best bet is just keeping them off the field and getting a few turnovers.

Tampa should be a field goal favorite.

He is, but of the 3 QB we could have faced, Baker is the one most likely to throw a pick or two.

I'll also co-sign the notion that Lattimore has decent results against Evans. And while McMillan has come on over the past few weeks, he still doesn't approach the threat level of D. Smith and C. Kupp as secondary weapons. Mikey should match up reasonably well against him.

 

[EroCaps]

He is, but of the 3 QB we could have faced, Baker is the one most likely to throw a pick or two.

I'll also co-sign the notion that Lattimore has decent results against Evans. And while McMillan has come on over the past few weeks, he still doesn't approach the threat level of D. Smith and C. Kupp as secondary weapons. Mikey should match up reasonably well against him.

I think Mayfield presents more problems than Stafford at this stage. And Kupp is not 100%.

I’d still probably want Tampa bc McVay is a better coach than Todd Bowles but I have Tampa as a slight favorite.

If Lattimore plays and plays well no reason they couldn’t steal this one.

 

[DWGie26]

I think Mayfield presents more problems than Stafford at this stage. And Kupp is not 100%.

I’d still probably want Tampa bc McVay is a better coach than Todd Bowles but I have Tampa as a slight favorite.

If Lattimore plays and plays well no reason they couldn’t steal this one.

Yeah, Lattimore playing changes the tables a lot. If he can go I like our odds. If he doesn’t I still think we have a decent chance but certainly won’t feel as good.

 

[Chokingdogs]

My first time watching darnold and goff, I’m guessing it’s jitters, but neither one looks very good.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

He is, but of the 3 QB we could have faced, Baker is the one most likely to throw a pick or two.

I'll also co-sign the notion that Lattimore has decent results against Evans. And while McMillan has come on over the past few weeks, he still doesn't approach the threat level of D. Smith and C. Kupp as secondary weapons. Mikey should match up reasonably well against him.

Yep, and we’ve got lots of video from the previous matchup to dissect.

 

[DWGie26]

Yep, and we’ve got lots of video from the previous matchup to dissect.

And we have grown a lot since Game 1. Will be a fun battle!

 

[Ridley Simon]

I want Vikes to get #1.

Beat Tampa, come in hot, and make Darnold look like Darnold.

That’s my vision. Unless of course GB beats Philly and we play Rams/#1 WC winner instead

 

[kicksavedave]

Detroit pulling away.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Yep. So, let’s go upstarts, next weekend!

Wild cards or Bust!!

 

[kicksavedave]

Yes, of course, but it will take a few years before we have similar talent. We will have to temper our expectations somewhat. It will take time to get the roster fixed. This is Brad Holmes 3rd full season with Detroit. They were a hot mess when he got there in Jan 2021.

3 years out is where my head is at….

Maybe our three year prediction was too gloomy? Happy to be off by a bit

 

[EroCaps]

Darnold is not a 50 million dollar QB. He blew it early.

I can’t imagine Daniels throwing to Jefferson Addison and Hockenson and going 1-12 or whatever in the red zone.

 

[ynotcaps]

Darnold is not a 50 million dollar QB. He blew it early.

I can’t imagine Daniels throwing to Jefferson Addison and Hockenson and going 1-12 or whatever in the red zone.

Yeah, if MIN had any notion that they might look into flipping JJ McCarthy for picks this off-season, Darnold has shown them that they may not be as set with him at QB as folks may have thought.

 

[kicksavedave]

Or maybe playing Detroit at home for all those marbles, the other team gets some credit on defense?

 

[kicksavedave]

I took a stroll through the first 7 or 8 pages of this behemoth of a thread. Some great takes (mostly by me) and some pretty, um, interesting takes also... plus the whole Ben Johnson misdirection. It was early in the JD vs DM debate, but sides were being drawn. Also in all my mocks I was able to trade down and still land JD... turns out now we know, other teams wanted to trade up for him, so no chance we could have traded down and got him.

In the end, Peters knocked it out of the park and we have our rookie franchise QB, for the first time in my old ass life. RGIII was a myth, it never actually happened.