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From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' ( subscribe here ), Faraz & Zach finish off their takeaways from Week 17 with a look at JK Dobbins & Mark Andrews, the Packers huge win over the Vikings, Carson Wentz struggling in his return as the starter, Cam Akers' late-season resurgence and more. Check out Faraz's full weekly rankings and get more access to answer all of your fantasy football questions on our...

The day after the Commanders playoff chances came to an end with a stunning loss to the Browns, Logan joins Craig on The Hoffman Show to talk about the pitiful offensive performance. He gives insight into how the choices made by Ron Rivera and offensive coordinators Scott Turner doomed Carson Wentz and the offense.  Plus, why Logan thinks that Washington shouldn't start Sam Howell on Sunday agains...

The Commanders went back to Carson Wentz in hopes of a playoff berth. Ron Rivera's decision backfired almost immediately. The Commanders fall to the Browns 24-10 in an embarrassing offensive performance, losing Jon Allen in the process on defense. Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen Break it down.

From 'It's Always Gameday in Cleveland' ( subscribe here ): Host Daryl Ruiter is joined by Craig Hoffman of 'Take Command' and Team 980 in Washington, D.C., to break down the Xs and Os of the Browns-Commanders New Year's Day matchup. They discuss if starting Carson Wentz is the right move, whether or not he might hold a grudge against the Browns and what to look out for with Chase Young on the fie...

Carson Wentz and the Commanders can maintain control of their playoff lives this weekend with a win over the Cleveland Browns. How has Cleveland looked since Deshaun Watson's return and will they be a formidable opponent having been eliminated from playoff contention themselves? "It's Always Gameday in Cleveland's" Daryl Ruiter (92.3 The Fan) joins us to break it all down, plus the film insight fr...

Sunday is a must-win game for the Commanders against the Cleveland Browns, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman break down the Browns to preview the game. "It's Always Gameday in Cleveland's" Daryl Ruiter (92.3 The Fan) joins us to break down what it's been like to cover a team like the Cleveland Browns and what the feeling in Cleveland is like before the game for

Logan and Craig start the preview to Browns vs. Commanders by looking at the Brown's offense. Logan says that there are absolutely players and calls that the commanders should be afraid of, because Watson has returned they seem to have a split playstyle. Craig points out that the browns have attempted both run and pass centric offenses and they seem to want to be a passing offense without the outs...

Logan and Craig continue the preview of Browns vs. Commanders by looking at the Cleveland defense. The guys look at how the Cleveland defense works and what we should expect from Scott and Wentz. Logan says that he wishes that Scott takes it easy and just makes sure Carson feels safe on the pass rush. Craig says that he is cautiously optimistic to see what some of the game plan throwing plays will...

After the Commanders 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss. Logan and Craig start out by looking over the Washington’s offense in the 37-20 loss. Logan points out that the Commanders knew how the 49ers were going to play defense and the lack of changing the scheme was baffling. Craig says that there were issues...

After the Commanders 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss. Logan and Craig start out by looking over Washington’s offense in the 37-20 loss. Logan points out that the Commanders knew how the 49ers were going to play defense and the lack of changing the scheme was baffling. Craig says that there were issues wit...

After the Commanders' 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss. The guys take a look at the Commanders quarterbacking and at Heinicke’s performance. Logan says that he has to take back what he said in the postgame pod about Heinicke having a solid first quarter because he missed so many opportunities. Logan counte...

After the Commanders' 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss. The guys take a look at the defense while playing decently for the first half, fell apart in the second half against Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers. Both Logan and Craig emphasize how Kam Curl’s injury affects the defense. Also, the guys point out that S...

From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' ( subscribe here ), Faraz & Zach finish off their reactions to what we saw in Week 16 with a look at George Kittle's massive game, Jahan Dotson finding the end zone again and Davante Adams with another dud, along with recaps of Eagles/Cowboys, Dolphins/Packers, Rams/Broncos and Bucs/Cardinals. Check out Faraz's full weekly rankings and get more access to answer all of...

The Washington Commanders fall to the San Francisco 49er's Christmas Eve 37-20. Logan and Craig give their immediate reactions towards the game and what went wrong. Logan says that the game was closer than the score shows due to short fields and turnovers, the score was the second-highest point total scored against the Commanders all season. Craig points out that Scott Turner seems to have issues...

From 'The Best Football Show' ( subscribe here ), The holidays are lined up with some great football games and Eliot shares his thoughts on the slate of games Christmas Eve.

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season. Craig and Logan start out the pod by talking about Kyle Shanahan and attempting to explain what makes him such a good offensive coordinator. Logan gives some insight from his years of playing in Kyle’s offenses both in DC and in San Francisco. The overall impression is that Kyle gets...

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season. Craig and Logan start out the pod by talking about Kyle Shanahan and attempting to explain what makes him such a good offensive coordinator. Logan gives some insight from his years of playing in Kyle’s offenses both in DC and in San Francisco. The overall impression is that Kyle gets...

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season. The guys do their scouting for San Francisco. While the 49ers had a decent start to the season offensively, Once Christian McCaffrey joined the squad this has become next level. Logan goes in depth as to what McCaffery brings as a matchup. Craig says that if the 49ers are still trying...

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season. The guys react to the breaking news that Chase Young will play this week. Logan says that its good he’s back but he doesn’t think it will be dramatic and Craig believes that he realized he had to play after Kayvon Thibodeaux tore us up last week. The guys close out by talking about th...

From 'Reception Perception' ( subscribe here ), Matt and James discuss which wide receivers were selected to the NFL Pro Bowl. James also asks why Austin Ekeler wasn't given more of a look at the running back position. Tune In. Matt Harmon and James Koh whip around the NFL and cover the position they know best: Wide receivers. Using the data from Harmon's exclusive Reception Perception charting me...

From 'The Best Football Show' ( subscribe here ), Eliot reacts to the players that should've been sent to the pro bowl that weren't? Who did you think deserved to be in?

Taylor Heinicke and the Commanders came out with a different gameplan on Sunday night. It didn't work. Craig and Logan break down the first half failure and how Scott Turner needs to stick to Washington's identity under Ron Rivera to win games in 2022. The guys then talk about the issues scoring in the red zone. What can the Commanders do to finally get touchdowns inside the 20 yard line, and are...

Following the Commanders 20-12 loss to the New York Giants, Logan and Craig take time to break down what went wrong in the Sunday Night Football competition. The Guys open the show by asking the question, what happened in the first quarter when we had position but only managed to put up 3 points. They say the first two drives were incredibly frustrating because it seemed as though the Commanders o...

Following the Commanders 20-12 loss to the New York Giants, Logan and Craig take time to break down what went wrong in the Sunday Night Football competition. Logan and Craig try to figure out why the Commanders are having such major issues in the red zone. Logan says that the only reason for so many mistakes to happen in the red zone is that they don’t practice enough. Craig says that they don’t k...

Following the Commanders 20-12 loss to the New York Giants, Logan and Craig take time to break down what went wrong in the Sunday Night Football competition. The guys talk about Jack Del Rio and the defense. Given that the defense only gave up 13 points and had 1 long drive, the guys have to say that it was a good game from them. Logan says that the long drive was completely driven by Daniel Jones...