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Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy!
JP Finlay
Special Teams Coordinator Larry Izzo made clear the kicker battle is very real. I asked if incumbent Jake Moody had a leg up (no pun intended) in the competition with rookie kicker Drew Stevens. Izzo said no. This summer is all about who makes the most kicks and added that accuracy is more important than distance. Stevens definitely has more distance than Moody, but the rookie has to prove he’s more accurate.
Commanders running game coordinator Anthony Lynn said we won’t see the best from rookie RB Kaytron “Fatman” Allen until the pads come on and made a direct comparison to former Washington RB Chris Rodriguez. That’s the tough life in the NFL for running backs: C-Rod played well, got some good money in Jacksonville, and Washington hopes it drafted his replacement.
Lynn also said that Jacory Croskey-Merritt aka Bill wants to be back on the field but that the second-year player is dealing with a minor hammy issue. The Commanders are just being ultra careful, which is the right course of action being in June.
Sports Illustrated
Commanders Offensive Pass Game Coordinator David Raih breaks down the collaborative effort and micro-precision required to build Washington’s new offensive scheme
Raih is ready to take that next step, which means his job now isn’t just drawing up route concepts; he’s now responsible for tying those exact concepts to what they do on the field.
“It’s so fun because you’ve got the offensive line and the protections, which ties into the quarterback drop, which then his footwork ties into the primary and secondary receivers as he works through his progressions. In the end, what that is, is precision. I joke about it a lot, but it’s like the Bolshoi Ballet. It’s got to be precise. The whole thing happens in three seconds.”David Raih
What Raih is saying here is that everything is basically part of the next piece, and it all flows together, or it won’t work. I’ve heard the reference made similarly in baseball when I was younger, when I was taught that shagging in-field groundballs was “part of a progression.” Into what it was never really clear, as the only thing I remember is the bruises, but I suppose I did learn along the way.
WUSA9
Receivers coach Bobby Engram and Terry McLaurin detail how David Blough’s new offensive scheme will unlock the Washington Commanders’ playmakers
“I just felt energy [from McLaurin],” Engram told our...
