Take Command

This week on Take Command Logan Pausen is out at the Senior Bowl. Logan and Craig take a look at the positions and players who are showing their worth and who the Commanders might end up drafting in the first round. Also, Craig asks the question: is it a problem that the Commanders don't have an OC at the game? And finally, the guys take a look back at the legendary career of Tom Brady, giving sto...

Logan Paulsen is on the road today broadcasting out of Mobile Alabama for the 2023 Senior Bowl. While he's there he's been going to practices and checking out some of the major talent coming into the 2023 draft. Craig and Logan go over some of the specific players who ar both at the Senior bowl, and could potentially be drafted by the Commanders.

Logan Paulsen is taking his talent on the road and is coming to us from Mobile Alabama at the site of the 2023 Senior Bowl. Craig and Logan tackle a very important question for the Commanders: What can they do from the Senior Bowl without a current offensive coordinator? Luckily, Logan says that there are workarounds that the Commanders organization are currently going through.

The biggest news to hit the press recently was Tom Brady's video announcement that he has officially retired from the NFL. Logan and Craig take some time talking about what he brought to the league, some of his greatest moments, and who could even be considered for being the GOAT quarterback besides him.

Craig and Logan went on a bit of a tangent in the podcast yesterday so today we have a breakdown of teams keeping secrets in the NFL. Craig starts by talking about how he's had players refuse to talk on Aaron Rodger's scramble drills. Logan talks about how there are no long-term secrets in the NFL because as players move, they share their old team information. Also, the guys go over cadence in the...

The Washington Commanders have entered week three of the search for a new offensive coordinator and the list of potential candidates is growing. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at some of the bigger names, Eric Bieniemy, Anthony Lynn, and as of the recording of this podcast, Kellen Moore. Logan talks about his history of working with Eric and talks about how he is a guy who requires hi...

The Washington Commanders have entered week three of the search for a new offensive coordinator and the list of potential candidates is growing. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at some of the bigger names but start out with Eric Bieniemy. Logan talks about his history of working with Eric and talks about how he is a guy who requires high excellence from his players. Craig points out th...

The Washington Commanders have entered week three of the search for a new offensive coordinator and the list of potential candidates is growing. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at some of the bigger names, this time Anthony Lynn. Logan points out that it seems that Ron Rivera is looking at ex-runningback coaches to bring in as an OC. Craig points out that Lynn is a good choice because...

The Washington Commanders have entered week three of the search for a new offensive coordinator and the list of potential candidates is growing. Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at some of the bigger names for the job. Unfortunately, the podcast was recorded before the news came out about Kellen Moore's hiring by the LA Chargers as their offensive OC, But the guys look at what a quarter...

With the Commanders in the middle of hiring a new offensive coordinator, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring in Nicki Jhabvala from the Washington Post to talk about the coaches who have interviewed for the position. Nicki says that she likes Eric Studesville the most right now due to his history in different systems but is unsure of his play call history. Pat Shurmur however is a potential OC w...

With the Commanders in the middle of hiring a new offensive coordinator, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring in Nicki Jhabvala from the Washington Post to talk about the coaches who have interviewed for the position. Nicki says that she likes Eric Studesville the most right now due to his history in different systems but is unsure of his play call history. Pat Shurmur however is a potential OC w...

Logan and Craig talk about the issues regarding the Commanders quarterback position. Logan and Craig talk about some of the big-name QB's who are available in the off-season but Craig says that he really doesn't like the idea of splash money on a veteran QB. Logan agrees and points out that by spending big money on a veteran quarterback it stifles the Commanders ability to move forward in other po...

Logan and Craig take a mailbag question that asks how Charles London could be a serious candidate and the guys change the question to answer what makes a position coach a good coordinator in the NFL.

The off-season is in full swing with The Commanders in the midst of interviewing for the next offensive coordinator. Logan and Craig take time to go over a few of the top names for the job, going in-depth on two of them: Pat Shurmur, and Greg Roman. The guys also talk about defensive backs coach Chris Harris' departure from the team to go coach for the Tennessee Titans. All that and more on this e...

With the off-season in full effect, the Commanders are in the process of finding their next offensive coordinator. Logan and Craig spend time breaking down who they believe is the top candidate for the position, Pat Shurmur.

With the off-season in full effect and the Commanders in the process of hiring for the next offensive coordinator. Logan and Craig take a deep dive into the ex-Ravens OC Greg Roman as a potential candidate for the job.

With many positions in the Commanders roster and coaching staff up in the air, defensive backs coach Chris Harris has taken a job with the Tennessee Titans to be the defensive pass game coordinator. The guys look back at his tenure in Washington and look at what he will leave behind.

The Commanders have started interviewing coaches for the next offensive coordinators. Logan and Craig give their thoughts regarding who they believe would be a good fit in DC and who would fit in with the current makeup of the Commanders. Then Logan gives a long-awaited in-depth description of what a "west coast" style offense is. The Guys discuss what it means to be speaking the same football lan...

The Commanders have started interviewing coaches for the next offensive coordinators. Logan and Craig give their thoughts regarding who they believe would be a good fit in DC and who would fit in with the current makeup of the Commanders. Also, Logan begins his explanation of what a "west coast offense" looks like.

Breaking Down Play Calls In West vs East Coast OffensesBreaking Down Play Calls In West vs East Coast Offenses Logan and Craig continue their talk about who should be the next Washington Commanders offensive coordinator by talking about the differences between a west coast and east coast offense. Logan breaks down how the plays would be called differently and the difficulties of trying to learn ei...

Logan and Craig close out the episode by not talking about the Washington Commanders but instead breaking down all the matches this weekend in the NFL divisional round.

With everything the Washington Commanders need to cover from selling the team to securing a quality quarterback, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring ESPN's John Keim on to preview the Commanders' off-season. Logan, Craig, and Keim start out by talking about the biggest elephant in the Commander's office, the sale of the team. Keim lets us know who the leading players are for the sale of the team...

With everything the Washington Commanders need to cover from selling the team to securing a quality quarterback, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring ESPN's John Keim on to preview the Commanders' post-season. Logan, Craig, and Keim start out by talking about the biggest elephant in the Commander's office, the sale of the team. Keim lets us know who the leading players are for the sale of the tea...

With everything the Washington Commanders need to cover from selling the team to securing a quality quarterback, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring ESPN's John Keim on to preview the Commanders' off-season. One of the most important topics for the Washington Commanders' offseason is who will be the next offensive coordinator. Keim gives a full list of the coaches who have been named as ones the...

With everything the Washington Commanders need to cover from selling the team to securing a quality quarterback, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman bring ESPN's John Keim on to preview the Commanders' off-season. The guys and Keim talk about the state of the Commanders QB1. John says that it is very likely that Sam Howell will be the starting quarterback next year and Logan and Craig bring up all the...