Tae & Todd Commanders Podcast

Scot McCloughan spent more than 20 years in the NFL as a scout, front office executive and general manager. He played a pivotal role in building the 49ers defense on the mid-2000s and the Seahawks team that went on to win the Super Bowl in 2014. We asked him a variety of questions about front office operations, player personnel decisions, the current Washington Football Team, the draft and much mo...

John Keim has covered the Washington Football Team for various media outlets since 1994. Since 2013 he has been the ESPN NFL Nation reporter for the team. John brings a wealth of knowledge and familiarity with his perspective on the organization. In this episode he helps us cover several topics surrounding the team as they prepare for training camp and the 2021 season.  ---------------------------...

In this episode we discuss three key topics: 1) We take a look at the upcoming contract extensions of three players, Jonathan Allen, Logan Thomas and Terry McLaurin. What could their contracts look like? 2) At what positions does the team need to upgrade or need a young player to step in order for this team to become a Super Bowl contending team. We look at last season's winner to get an idea...

NBC Sports Washington Reporter JP Finlay joins the show to answer our questions about OTAs, minicamp, St. Juste, Dyami Brown, Jamin Davis, Taylor Heinicke and the culture with Ron Rivera. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In our latest episode we take a look dissect some of the latest news and notes from minicamp this week. After that, we choose who we think is "in" and who we think is "out" at the WR position. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Matt Miller, of Bleacher Report and ESPN fame, joins the show to breakdown the Washington Football Team's 2021 NFL draft class. He talks about his favorite picks, his sleeper for most productive rookie, and how the team is viewed in a different light under the leadership of Ron Rivera. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Washington Football Team world was shocked by news of a potential Morgan Moses trade or release on Tuesday, 5/18. It appears his time with Washington will soon come to an end. We break that down and talk about what Ryan Kerrigan going to the Eagles means.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a 2 week break, we're back to discuss the draft, examine the teams offseason and review the schedule!  We each choose our favorite pick from the draft and dive into why we like the selection. After that, we look back at the offseason and talk about how the team has improved going into the 2021 season. We close out the episode by discussing what stood out most for the teams schedule. Adve...

The first round of the draft is officially in the books. Rio Robinson from the RAW Podcast, Jalen Morgan from the Bleeding BnG podcast and Alex join the show as we discuss our thoughts on the Jamin Davis selection, why the team didn't trade up for Justin Fields and who we'd like them to target on day 2. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

In our last episode before the 2021 NFL Draft takes place, we go from pick 1-32 and look at what position/player/move each team will pursue. We also make our final predictions as to what we think Washington will do in the 1st round of the draft.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In our second to last episode before the draft, we cover as many topics as we can. We talk about how we enjoy watching the draft and what our #1 ideal scenario is for Washington. Then we touch on some questions we could ask prospects if we were in the GM chair. Looking back at the 2020 draft and knowing what we know now, would you still take Chase Young or would you draft Herbert or Burrow? Also,...

The NFL draft is only a couple weeks away. In this episode we look at mock drafts from ESPN, NFL Network, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, The Draft Network, ProFootball Network and others and rate our excitement level 1-10 for each player selected. JOK at 19? Trey Lance at 9? Jamin Davis at 27? Find out which picks we'd be most excited about and which ones will make us yawn. Advertising Inquir...

Damien Bartonek from Dame's Dropback joins the show to give us his take on some of the best LB and OL options in the first 3 rounds of the draft. We also touch on the top QBs and the cost of trading up for one. Will Ryan Fitzpatrick return in 2022 and how will Landon Collins be used in 2021? We answer all of these questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

On this week's episode we propose a number of scenarios in the 1st round and talk about all the possible scenarios for Washington. We each provide players, non-QBs, who we'd trade up for in the 1st round. What players could slide that would entice us to make a not so costly move up. What players would have us on cloud nine after day one and what players we would hate. Would we like Washing...

Jalen from Bleeding Burgundy and Gold joins the show as we discuss which of the three free agent signings were our favorite. We also look at picks 19, 51, 74 and 82 to talk about which position we'd love for them to target at each pick and which players specifically we'd like. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The new NFL league year has officially begun and Washington ended the first day of the year with a splash at WR! The swiss army knife, Curtis Samuel, will be wearing burgundy and gold in the fall. We talk about what we like about the signing and also what direction the team should go at QB going forward.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/...

On day 2 of the negotiating, the Washington Football Team signed CB Williams Jackson from the Cincinnati Bengals. We break what we think that means for the defense as a whole and how it could alter their defensive identity. We also touch on the re-signings of Lamar Miller and David Sharpe and longtime long snapper Nick Sundberg not being re-signed.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

NFL free agency has begun.. kinda. There's a new QB in town for the 2021 season and, if nothing else, he'll add more excitement to the offense. We discuss what we like and dislike about the Fitzpatrick signing. How it will affect their strategy in the draft as it pertains to QB? We also touch on the losses of Ronald Darby and Kevin Pierre-Louis and an update on the Brandon Scherff situatio...

NFL Insider Benjamin Allbright sits down with us to answer all of the major questions leading up to the new NFL league year and official start to free agency. Will Washington tag or re-sign Scherff? Which top WRs become free agents? What's the talk around Sam Darnold? What positions will Washington target in free agency? Ben has sources all around the league so when he talks it's usually m...

Phoenix Sproles, wide receiver for the North Dakota State Bison and former teammate/roommate of Trey Lance talks about his path NDSU, his future goals and everything Trey Lance. Find out what Lance does for fun, his work ethic, his leadership style and why he will succeed in the NFL. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In our last episode for February, we make predictions about what we think the team will do this offseason. From signing a big money linebacker to trading up in the draft. We do our best to predict how they'll go about improving the team in 2021. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week's episode, we look back at a number of trades since 2012 to get a clear idea of what the cost would be if Washington wanted to trade up in the upcoming NFL draft. The price may not be as high as you think. Washington is in dire need of a quarterback who can be the leader of the team. This year is the year to be aggressive about acquiring that player. It may not be possible, but we...

Stephanie Otey has covered Ohio State football for years and has an inside look at several players who are draft eligible this year. She drops some nuggets on Justin Fields as a leader and names a player whose leadership abilities compare with his own. She also talks about how he handles losing and what he does outside of football. She fully sells Tae on Justin Fields as the QB of the future.  Adv...

Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney finally sat down with the media to answer questions and address offseason plans. We discuss our takeaways from the press conference and what things stood out to us most. We also breakdown the free agent WR class and discuss what options we view as realistic for the team. Should the team make a run at Derek Carr? Will they make a run at Derek Carr? We discuss what we...

Nate Coleman from Full Press Coverage joins the show to give us some names to keep an eye on from Senior Bowl week. We also discuss the fallout from the Matthew Stafford trade and what it means for Washington's QB plans going forward. Should Washington re-sign Brandon Scherff at $15 million/year? Even in the offseason, there's plenty to talk about.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...