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The Commanders brought the game to the wire on Sunday but ended up with a tie against the New York Giants. Logan and Craig spend this episode breaking down the film from the game and looking at what went right, wrong, and how we ended with a tie. The guys take a look at the offense, specifically they look at how Heinicke and the passing game operated against Wink Martindale's defense. While Logan...

The Commanders brought the game to the wire on Sunday but ended up with a tie against the New York Giants. Logan and Craig spend this episode breaking down the film from the game and looking at what went right, wrong, and how we ended with a tie.  The guys talk about the finally confirmed Commanders offense being a run-centric offense and what that might mean for the future with lines and how they...

The Commanders brought the game to the wire on Sunday but ended up with a tie against the New York Giants. Logan and Craig spend this episode breaking down the film from the game and looking at what went right, wrong, and how we ended with a tie.  The guys take a look at the Commanders defense and at the overtime plays. Logan says that the Defense didn't play well, but well enough to get the tie a...

The Washington Commanders and the New York Giants close out the game with a 20-20 tie. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman break down the game and say that as much as we all hate ties, this was a "successful tie". The guys give credit to the offensive game plan right up until the end of the game and Heinicke for avoiding a lot of pressure. But this was a game of missed opportunities.

From the 'Cash The Ticket' podcast ( subscribe here ), hosts Mike Valenti and Jim Costa say this game has triple D (Home Division, Desperate, Dog) written all over it. The Commanders D-line stops the run, but will that be enough to stop the Giants? Download the latest episode of Cash The Ticket today.

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The Washington Commanders play their first of two straight games against the New York Giants this weekend. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman break down how the two teams match up - starting with whether or not Scott Turner should put more on Taylor Heinicke's plate thanks to potentially favorable matchups on the outside, or whether they should stick with their run-heavy game plan. Then, we talk abou...

The Washington Commanders play their first of two straight games against the New York Giants this weekend. Logan and Craig break down how the two teams match up - starting with whether or not Scott Turner should put more on Taylor Heinicke's plate thanks to potentially favorable matchups on the outside, or whether they should stick with their run-heavy game plan.

The Washington Commanders play their first of two straight games against the New York Giants this weekend. Logan and Craig talk about how the Washington defense stacks up against a high-variance Giants offense led by Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley.

Logan and Craig finally answer the question everyone has been asking: does Logan want to coach in the NFL?

From the 'In The Huddle' podcast ( subscribe here ), hosts Carl Dukes and Brian Baldinger dive into the Week 13 slate of NFL action along with Nick Kostos of 'You Better You Bet' , who provides the betting perspective to this week's card. Together, the guys share their thoughts on matchups like Bills at Patriots, Commanders at Giants, Jets at Vikings and who has the edge in the Dolphins vs. 49ers...

Commanders Tight End John Bates joins Take Command to talk with his me and his tight end brethren Logan Paulsen. We talk about his touchdown versus the Atlanta Falcons, why landing a big block is better than scoring a touchdown, and some of the nuances of the tight end position. Plus, Bates explains why tight ends are a lot smarter than you think. They might even be the smartest players on the fie...

The guys say that although Heinicke was a mix of brilliant and okay, the highlight from Washington's win over Atlanta was the Scott Turners Scheme. Logan and Craig admit that it seemed Scott lost track of the scheme on the second drive, but he brought it back for the win. Also, the guys give extra love to our running backs and how they have been taking a leading role over the last 3 wins. Logan an...

The guys say that although Heinicke was a mix of brilliant and okay, the highlight from Washington's win over Atlanta was the Scott Turners Scheme. Logan and Craig admit that it seemed Scott lost track of the scheme on the second drive, but he brought it back for the win. Also, the guys give extra love to our running backs and how they have been taking a leading role over the last 3 wins.

Logan and Craig answer AJ's question: How hard is it to learn our run scheme in comparison to traditional offenses? Should we give the coaches and players more credit for being able to run this offense as succinctly as they have? Logan and Craig say that for the most part, the run has a simplifying effect to the scheme and causes more problems for the defense.

Should We be worried about the Washington Defense giving up a lot of yards on the ground? Logan says no because Atlanta knows who they are and they are really good at running outside zone.

From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' ( subscribe here ), hosts Faraz Siddiqi and Zach Rizzuto look at Isiah Pacheco's usage, Kyren Williams pulling away from Cam Akers for the lead job in LA, JuJu Smith-Schuster's return and the ever-changing snap split between Antonio Gibson and Brian Robinson.   Check out Faraz's full weekly rankings and get more access to answer all of your fantasy football questions on o...

The Washington Commanders have gone on a 3-game-win streak with this nail-biter of a win over the Atlanta Falcons. Logan and Craig break down their immediate takes from the game looking at the mixed performance of Heinicke, the stellar stops on defense and what this win could mean for the rest of the season coming up.

The Washington Commanders have one of their toughest challenges of the season on deck with the Atlanta Falcons coming to town. Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen explain why Taylor Heinicke and Scott Turner need to stay patient on offense, while Jon Allen, Daron Payne and the defense hold the line against an exceptional Falcons running attack led by Cordarrelle Patterson and Marcus Marriota.  London...

The Washington Commanders have one of their toughest challenges of the season on deck with the Atlanta Falcons coming to town. Jon Allen, Daron Payne, and the defense hold the line against an exceptional Falcons running attack led by Cordarrelle Patterson and Marcus Marriota. 

The Washington Commanders have one of their toughest challenges of the season on deck with the Atlanta Falcons coming to town. Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen explain why Taylor Heinicke and Scott Turner need to stay patient on offense

London Fletcher also joins the show to talk about his selection as a semi-finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Washington legend recounts his career before putting his analyst hat on to preview the weekend's matchup.

From the "Upper Hand Fantasy" Podcast ( Subscribe Here ) - Faraz & Zach go through their running back rankings for Week 12 with a look at Austin Ekeler, Nick Chubb, James Conner, Alvin Kamara, Travis Etienne, Antonio Gibson and more. Check out Faraz's full weekly rankings and get more access to answer all of your fantasy football questions on our Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/Upperhan...

Logan and Craig start the breakdown of the win in Houston by talking about how the offense was incredibly dominant in the first half on Sunday. The guys talk about how Scott Turner has truly turned around the run game and attempt to answer the question, what is the Mystery of Heinicke? Craig says that it comes to Taylor doing less at a higher level. Logan and Craig continue the analysis of the win...

Logan and Craig talk about how the Offense was incredibly dominant in the first half on Sunday. The guys talk about how Scott Turner has truly turned around the run game and attempt to answer the question, what is the Mystery of Heinicke? Craig says that it comes to Taylor doing less at a higher level.