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Sports Illustrated
Douglas is no camp body; he was not signed to simply add a veteran voice to the room. He was added because Washington needed another cornerback who could play a good amount of snaps if needed. Now the cornerback room shifts from being about who makes the roster to who still has a real path to playing time.
The player who benefits most from the signing might be Amos, who no longer has to carry the weight of his development as if he has to tote the entire outside corner plan right away. If camp gets messy, or Amos just needs some space, Douglas is there as the veteran option.
Sainristil might benefit from it too, depending on how the coaching staff decides to use him. If Douglas helps stabilize the outside, Washington can be a lot more intentional with how they use Sainristil instead of asking him to move around.
The players this hurts are the ones who needed this to stay a wide-open battle. That is not to say Witherspoon, Robertson, Darius Rush, or anyone else is suddenly out of the main picture. It just means the runway is shorter.
So what did Quinn tell the truth about? The Commanders held an unusual minicamp where the second and third-stringers got the bulk of the work while the starters mostly did jog-throughs.
It was kinda weird but Quinn explained he wanted to see where the depth was on the roster, and to my eye, it was quite obvious the depth at cornerback was suspect.
Now enter Rasul Douglas**.**
The Commanders signed the veteran corner earlier in the week and he immediately provides depth in the corner room. Heck, he could maybe compete for a starting job.
A third-round pick in 2017, Douglas has been largely healthy and productive throughout his nine-year NFL career. He’s not young, he will turn 31 before Week 1, but he’s a real NFL corner.
The Commanders defense needed that.
Commanders Roundtable
Biggest training camp question: Who Becomes Starting LG?
After initially being viewed as a likely departure, Chris Paul saw his market die down to lead the seventh round pick to re-sign with Washington on a one year deal. His return adds familiarity to the left side of the line after appearing in every game and starting in 15 games after replacing Brandon Coleman in the starting rotation ahead of the week three win vs. Las Vegas.
Paul fared well, but that also materialized under Kliff Kingsbury. A scheme shift under Blough could make...
