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

[kicksavedave]

Pete Carroll to Vegas….Good for him.

Raiders, Jets, Bears, Jags, Pats all got new guys... who else still needs a coach besides the Cowboys? Looks like KK is ours for another year and I'm here for it.


Edit, just Cowboys and Saints at this point.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Commanders eye Super Bowl, long-shot history

The Commanders, who face the Eagles in Sunday's NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia, are a win away from becoming one the biggest preseason long shots ever to reach the Super Bowl.

www.espn.com

Washington kicked off the season as a 150-1 long shot to win the Super Bowl and drifted as long as 250-1 at sportsbooks ahead of Week 3. With a win Sunday, the Commanders would tie the 1999 St. Louis Rams for the longest preseason odds for a Super Bowl participant since the NFL adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978, according to betting archive SportsOddsHistory.com.

Very few bettors were willing to take a shot on Washington in the preseason. A $500 Super Bowl bet at 150-1, placed Aug. 17 by a bettor in Virginia with Caesars Sportsbook, is among the largest reported preseason wagers on the Commanders.

 

[Ridley Simon]

If they look as good as they did in Detroit they are going to win this game. Offense looked so comfortable that every time they got the ball it was only a matter of how long it takes for them to score.

Barkley is a huge treat but i think we got this. Lions overally were a better team than Eagles, even though their defense is worse.

Not to piss on anyone’s Cheerios, but….

Detroits defense was not only BAD, it was severely injured. Like, a lot

The game was indoors. It’s easy for an offense to execute really well, indoors. Far harder w the elements (did you watch the Eagles/Rams game?)

Eagles defense is FAR better than the Lions. Like not even close. Especially the corners, and the D-line. Totally different animal here

So, pump the brakes a little bit, please brother.

Pride always comes before the fall.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not to piss on anyone’s Cheerios, but….

Detroits defense was not only BAD, it was severely injured. Like, a lot

The game was indoors. It’s easy for an offense to execute really well, indoors. Far harder w the elements (did you watch the Eagles/Rams game?)

Eagles defense is FAR better than the Lions. Like not even close. Especially the corners, and the D-line. Totally different animal here

So, pump the brakes a little bit, please brother.

Pride always comes before the fall.

Yep this….its like their strengths play well against our weaknesses. I’m cautiously afraid of losing, but would not be surprised if we make it to the show. As someone else said, depends on Hurts and how he shows out (and not letting Barkley gash us badly).

 

[kicksavedave]

We scored 36 on them last time and held them to 4 FGs in the second half, but that was with Picket playing. But we also turned the ball over 5 times against them and still won, which is super rare. Both teams play in the same weather so if it slows us down it will slow them down. Sunday is supposed to be 39 and cloudy but no snow so it really shouldn't hurt the offenses much.

Bottom line is I think we CAN win, but we'll definitely need some breaks to go our way, and that's often what the playoffs are about. We certainly don't outscore Detroit without the 5 turnovers. So I mean, if we get 5 turnovers we'll crush them, if we turn the ball over 5 times, it will be really hard, and if the turnovers are pretty even, I think our offense will pull it out. I also think, if Jayden has a chance to win it, he will. He's a terminator robot, not a human being.

 

[RedRocking]

Not to piss on anyone’s Cheerios, but….

Detroits defense was not only BAD, it was severely injured. Like, a lot

The game was indoors. It’s easy for an offense to execute really well, indoors. Far harder w the elements (did you watch the Eagles/Rams game?)

Eagles defense is FAR better than the Lions. Like not even close. Especially the corners, and the D-line. Totally different animal here

So, pump the brakes a little bit, please brother.

Pride always comes before the fall.

Yea, watching the breakdowns, the Lions defense was comically bad. Also, A. Glenn kept blitzing Jayden and he just diced them up. I expect Fangio to mostly drop guys in coverage, and try to get pressure with Carter and their DL. We’re not gonna see Dyami running wide open by 10 yds.

So, I think we see Jayden use his legs a lot more, as they try to lock down our receivers. Hope we have a viable run game with BRob/Ek to help. As always, we’ll have to keep converting those 4th downs to have a chance.

On defense, I don’t f***ing know, lol. So tired of this ‘pick your poison’ Eagles offense that can screw around for 3Q’s, argue on the sideline, but then still beat you with their talent. Obviously if Hurts’ knee limits his mobility, we can crash down on Barkley (like in the 2nd half of the game in DC). Make Hurts beat you w his arm - and just hope that Lattimore/Mikey can hold up enough against Brown/Smith. Bend but don’t break in the RZ.

Gonna be hard, but certainly doable. This is such a likeable team - they all know their roles and what they have to do to help the team win. HAIL!

 

[kicksavedave]

Also last two times we played them we had BSJ, not Lattimore, on the likes of AJ Brown or Devonta Smith. Now we have Mikey on top of his game and ML, so we just need to sort out how to stop the amazing Jahan Dotson and we will be OK.