Last Man Standig

The Athletic's Ben Standig breaks down Monday night's Commanders-Bengals matchup with Bengals insider Paul Dehner. Will Cincinnati’s passing game dice up Washington’s secondary? Another big Brian Robinson matchup? Is pass rusher Trey Hendrickson unstoppable? Plus notes from Thursday's practice.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by former Washington head coach Jay Gruden to discuss the Washington Commanders after Week 2. Thoughts on Jayden Daniels's poise, feeding Terry McLaurin and defensive concerns. Also, Bryce Young's benching and whether Jay would welcome an invitation to be part of the active alumni.

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A win is win.. The Athletic's Ben Standig talks about the Commanders' 21-18 win over the Giants with 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen. They assess Jayden Daniels's performance, the dynamic RB duo, another dicey game for the secondary, and the unlikely heroics from kicker Austin Seibert, who connects to the franchise via a famous name from the past.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig is back for part 2 of his conversation with Commanders analyst Logan Paulsen. This episode is about the defense, which now will be without Emmanuel Forbes as the cornerback undergoes thumb surgery. Thoughts on the pass rush, miscommunication and Luke McCaffrey's role in the offense

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Ben talks to Commanders analyst Logan Paulsen about the offense in part one of this two part conversation looking at the Commanders heading into week 2.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig shares final takeaways after watching game tape of the Commanders' Week 1 loss and looks ahead to the Week 2 matchup with Giants reporter Dan Duggan.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig talks about the Commanders' 37-20 loss to the Bucs. Too much felt familiar and not in a good way, though Jayden Daniels had a promising debut. What Dan Quinn and the players said postgame, concerns with the secondary and the kicking game, and one logical change for the offense. 

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The Athletic's Ben Standig preps everyone for Week 1 with a practice update and predicts the result for all 17 games for the Commanders.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig can't believe it's Week 1 but that's what he's talking about with Greg Auman (FOX Sports) ahead of Sunday's Commanders-Bucs game. Covering Mike Evans, scary. Ben also ranks Washington’s most indispensable players for 2024.

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The Athletic's Ben Standig gets the flip scripted on him as Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross interviews Ben about the Commanders' upcoming season and his sixth annual NFL agent survey. Ben also shares notes on Jayden Daniels, Brandon Coleman and Johnny Newton.

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