Take Command

After the Commanders 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss.

Logan and Craig start out by looking over Washington’s offense in the 37-20 loss. Logan points out that the Commanders knew how the 49ers were going to play defense and the lack of changing the scheme was baffling. Craig says that there were issues with the Commanders following their own beneficial playstyle. 

After the Commanders' 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss.

The guys take a look at the Commanders quarterbacking and at Heinicke’s performance. Logan says that he has to take back what he said in the postgame pod about Heinicke having a solid first quarter because he missed so many opportunities. Logan countered that while there were issues, he made amazing highlight reel plays. Also, the guys cover the red zone offense. Logan and Craig both agree that while this was a more efficient red zone offense, it was lacking in creativity. 

After the Commanders' 37-20 Christmas Eve loss to the San Francisco, Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman take a look at the film to break down the loss.

The guys take a look at the defense while playing decently for the first half, fell apart in the second half against Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers. Both Logan and Craig emphasize how Kam Curl’s injury affects the defense. Also, the guys point out that San Fran was calling wild stuff that seemed to have spooked Jack Del Rio.

From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' (subscribe here), Faraz & Zach finish off their reactions to what we saw in Week 16 with a look at George Kittle's massive game, Jahan Dotson finding the end zone again and Davante Adams with another dud, along with recaps of Eagles/Cowboys, Dolphins/Packers, Rams/Broncos and Bucs/Cardinals.

Check out Faraz's full weekly rankings and get more access to answer all of your fantasy football questions on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Upperhandfantasy

Make sure to check out Underdog's Pick'Ems for every NFL slate. Use the code UPPERHANDPOD to double your initial deposit up to $100: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-xIm5iPVvo7fantasy

The Washington Commanders fall to the San Francisco 49er's Christmas Eve 37-20. Logan and Craig give their immediate reactions towards the game and what went wrong. Logan says that the game was closer than the score shows due to short fields and turnovers, the score was the second-highest point total scored against the Commanders all season. Craig points out that Scott Turner seems to have issues mixing his play call and seems to call plays with his head down.

From 'The Best Football Show' (subscribe here), The holidays are lined up with some great football games and Eliot shares his thoughts on the slate of games Christmas Eve.

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season.

Craig and Logan start out the pod by talking about Kyle Shanahan and attempting to explain what makes him such a good offensive coordinator. Logan gives some insight from his years of playing in Kyle’s offenses both in DC and in San Francisco. The overall impression is that Kyle gets how offenses and defenses operate and lives for football.

Next, the guys do their scouting for San Francisco. While the 49ers had a decent start to the season offensively, Once Christian McCaffrey joined the squad this has become next level. Logan goes in depth as to what McCaffery brings as a matchup. Craig says that if the 49ers are still trying to win, Christian will get at least 25 touches. Logan also says that we need to be wary of the San Fran defense as it is “dynamic as heck” and Craig points out that we need to play our style of football from the start.

The guys react to the breaking news that Chase Young will play this week. Logan says that it's good he’s back but he doesn’t think it will be dramatic and Craig believes that he realized he had to play after Kayvon Thibodeaux tore us up last week. The guys close out by talking about the seasons of all our players nominated to the 2022-2023 Pro Bowl team: Jonathan Allen, Tress Way, Jeremy Reaves, Terry McLaurin

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season.

Craig and Logan start out the pod by talking about Kyle Shanahan and attempting to explain what makes him such a good offensive coordinator. Logan gives some insight from his years of playing in Kyle’s offenses both in DC and in San Francisco. The overall impression is that Kyle gets how offenses and defenses operate and lives for football.

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season.

The guys do their scouting for San Francisco. While the 49ers had a decent start to the season offensively, Once Christian McCaffrey joined the squad this has become next level. Logan goes in depth as to what McCaffery brings as a matchup. Craig says that if the 49ers are still trying to win, Christian will get at least 25 touches. Logan also says that we need to be wary of the San Fran defense as it is “dynamic as heck” and Craig points out that we need to play our style of football from the start. 

Commanders are up against the San Francisco 49ers It’s time to preview the final Logan Paulsen bowl of the season.

The guys react to the breaking news that Chase Young will play this week. Logan says that its good he’s back but he doesn’t think it will be dramatic and Craig believes that he realized he had to play after Kayvon Thibodeaux tore us up last week. The guys close out by talking about the seasons of all our players nominated to the 2022-2023 Pro-Bowl team: Jonathan Allen, Tress Way, Jeremy Reaves, Terry McLaurin