2024 Washington Commanders

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The Ron Rivera era ended last season but not all change is good. In steps veteran Caste stooge Dan Quinn, who rose to prominence as defensive coordinator on Pete's Plantation. He had a very black and failed stint as Atlanta Falcons head coach. Then another black adventure leading the Cowboys defense before getting another chance to lead a franchise. Don't expect much from "The Commanders" in coming seasons.

Total White players on 53-man roster: 16
Total White starters: 6
Starters listed in bold.

OFFENSE
QB: Jeff Driskel, Sam Hartman
TE: Zach Ertz, John Bates, Ben Sinnott, Colson Yankoff
WR: Luke McCaffrey
C: Tyler Biadasz, Michael Deiter
G: Nick Allegretti, Sam Cosmi
T: Andrew Wylie

DEFENSE
LB: Nick Bellore

SPECIALISTS
K: Austin Seibert
P: Tress Way
LS: Tyler Ott

PRACTICE SQUAD
Julian Good-Jones (G), Max Scharping (G)

Amazingly an increase of 1 for both overall roster and starters. That came from an increase of tight ends and the drafting of a rare White wideout. Notice however Quinn's immediate impact on the defense. 4 players purged and 1 familiar Quinn player (and mascot) added.

Starting with quarterback, Washington had a good young one that they could have opted to develop in Sam Howell. In his first season starting, he threw for 4,000 yards but unfortunately lead the league in interceptions. However, at only 24 years young this could easily be worked on. Instead Sam was jettisoned to the very dark Seahawks and a super-duper, new shinny "athletic" quarterback was drafted. Jayden Daniels has delivered so far, but like most "super athlete" quarterbacks, he needs to run the ball ALOT to generate that offense. 38 carries through 3 games, and taking some big hits in the process. He's a big boy at a solid 6'-4" but we all know that this playing style is not sustainable long term. If Daniels were to miss time due to injury, in would step veteran Jeff Driskel or rookie Sam Hartman. The signed backup Mariotta is hurt (broken down as well due to his run first style?), so we'd have to see who would get squeezed off the roster if Marcus returns. Now on to the good and exciting news. Washington drafted and is already starting WR Luke McCaffrey. The younger brother off Christian has been discussed here a great deal but its still an interesting path to rehash. Luke started his college career as a dual threat QB at Nebraska. He struggled as a passer but had obvious success rushing the ball. After a transfer to Rice and another season as a middling QB, he finally made the switch to receiver in his 4th year. After leading the team in receiving, he followed that up with a monster final year (992 yards and 13 TDs) that put him on people's draft boards. At 6'-2" Luke has great size and will definitely play on the outside if the CS doesn't prohibit that. Through 3 games he's been solid, catching nearly all of his targets which have been limited due to the quarterback running the ball so much. At TE the fantastic veteran Zach Ertz has been brought in to provide leadership and a reliable outlet for a rookie QB. So far its paid off and Zach continues to add to his lofty career totals (7,500+ yards, 46 TDs and counting). Backing him up are 3 more White athletes. John Bates, who's mostly a blocker followed by 2 fairly interesting rookies. Ben Sinnott was drafted in the 2nd round out of Kansas State so the team obviously has high expectations for him. Learning from Ertz is an ideal situation for the young man. Colson Yankoff made the team as an UDFA out of UCLA. A great overall athlete, Colson played some running back in college and had great yards per carry whenever called upon. The offensive line is up to 4/5ths White. Typically an offensive line with this type of composition has a high level of success. Considering the early 2-1 start and the fact that they dominated the time of possession against the Giants by running the ball, I'd say they are probably pretty good. Looking at some quick ratings websites, it seems that former Chief Nick Allegretti is a standout.

Now on defense, you can tell this is a Dan Quinn lead team. Whether as a defensive coordinator or head coach, he's never been a friend to White defensive players. In fact, it’s amazing that Nick Bellore always finds his way onto this overwhelmingly dark defenses. Nick spent years being a WSTD / mascot on Pete's Plantation, some years with the dark Jets and also had a stint with San Fran. I'm wondering if Bellore has been given some sort of "honorary colored person" title? Maybe he can do a really good "soul brotha" handshake.....

Beyond the active roster, there's no hope of a further White reformation if the practice squad is any sort of indicator. In fact, I predict that 16 & 6 is the highwater mark for any Quinn team and we'll see this team get worse and worse demographically until the inevitable firing of the Drunk White Coach. Much success to LMac but I really don't care for Washington to succeed.
 
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I’m really happy to see Luke land in a great spot for him. I remember his early days struggling as a Nebraska QB…he’s fortunate to have survived the nonsense, position change and caste system. The only reason to watch the commodes.
 

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I’ve read more than one article stating that Luke McCaffrey has one of the best “getting open” percentages in the entire league, not just amongst rookies. And these articles mention he is on the cusp of breaking out.

It is frustrating to know he is literally always open and yet his QB rarely looks his way….

The QB, who is playing very well to be fair, seems more content to feed the black receivers than the always open McCaffrey.

I’m hoping he starts seeing looks next week and has a big second have of the season.
 

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I’ve read more than one article stating that Luke McCaffrey has one of the best “getting open” percentages in the entire league, not just amongst rookies. And these articles mention he is on the cusp of breaking out.

It is frustrating to know he is literally always open and yet his QB rarely looks his way….

The QB, who is playing very well to be fair, seems more content to feed the black receivers than the always open McCaffrey.

I’m hoping he starts seeing looks next week and has a big second have of the season.
I always find this to be interesting. It's really up to the coaches and the guy calling the plays to target McCaffrey. Most QB's rely on the read progression designed into the play to find their open targets. If McCaffrey is the 4th read, well the ball's not coming his way much. It's not like when the bullets are flying and Daniels is running he sees McCaffrey open and says "nope, not throwing to the cracka!".
 

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I always find this to be interesting. It's really up to the coaches and the guy calling the plays to target McCaffrey. Most QB's rely on the read progression designed into the play to find their open targets. If McCaffrey is the 4th read, well the ball's not coming his way much. It's not like when the bullets are flying and Daniels is running he sees McCaffrey open and says "nope, not throwing to the cracka!".
Right, so if he has the best separation in the league (according to PFF) and he also has a 100% catch rate what more does the man have to prove to warrant more opportunity?

I imagine Kliff Cucksberry isn’t making him a priority to move up the progression ladder for the QB, if we are going back to his track record with white receivers who can separate and catch well (recall it was Cucksberry who initially screwed Isabella).
 

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Right, so if he has the best separation in the league (according to PFF) and he also has a 100% catch rate what more does the man have to prove to warrant more opportunity?

I imagine Kliff Cucksberry isn’t making him a priority to move up the progression ladder for the QB, if we are going back to his track record with white receivers who can separate and catch well (recall it was Cucksberry who initially screwed Isabella).
Bingo.
 

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Still getting those “Luke McCaffrey’s time is coming… he is one of the best in the league at getting open and creating separation…” and yet still ignored by Daniels and the Cucksberry.

If he were black, they would be forcing balls his way the way the Vikings did to Jefferson his rookie year, another “always gets open rookie.”

 

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Despite his high reception rate (80% of targets directed at him) and ability to get open (fifth best in the league), McCaffrey's playing time has steadily declined as the season has gone on. Washington's most recent game saw four other WRs get more playing time and McCaffrey's now accurately listed as a backup by OurLads and doesn't rate a mention in this squib on Weenieworld. After a promising start Luke is now serving an indefinite racial apprenticeship despite the glowing stats mentioned above and his obvious talent:

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said WR Noah Brown (ribs) is going to be out for “a while.” Brown, per Quinn, suffered internal injuries two weeks ago against the Titans and looks to be out indefinitely. Brown has positioned himself as the Commanders’ de facto WR2 behind Terry McLaurin. Brown’s absence could open up more targets for McLaurin, Zach Ertz, and Dyami Brown in the run-heavy Washington offense.
 
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