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Commanders Rookie Minicamp is officially in the rear view featuring all 5 Commanders draft picks plus a handful of intriguing undrafted free agents ... Logan and Craig give their initial takeaways of the performances of all 5 draft picks along with which UDFA's made a name for themselves

Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the 2025 Draft Consensus Opinion Versus Commanders Opinion & UDFA Names To Watch in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down who will be right in their evaluation of 1st Round Pick Josh Conerly, 2nd Round Pick Trey Amos, 4th Round Pick Jaylin Lane, & 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like, and run threw which UDFA's to keep an eye on in upcoming Rookie Minicamp and into Training Camp . Find out all that and more on this Draft Centric Edition of Take Command!

0:00 - Consensus Opinion Versus Commanders Opinion... Josh Conerly Jr.

20:25 - Consensus Opinion Versus Commanders Opinion... Trey Amos, Jaylin Lane, & Kain Medrano

41:16 - Commanders UDFA Names To Watch

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With Commanders Rookie Minicamp right around the corner, it's time to get a peak at some of the most intriguing UDFA's... Logan and Craig break down which guys to keep an eye out for at this weekend's minicamp with a full review coming early next week

Todd McShay appeared on the Hoffman Show to discuss his latest podcast where he looked at the biggest draft discrepancies in the 2025 Draft, which led the guys to a little exercise called "Consensus Opinion versus Commanders Opinion"... Logan and Craig break down who will be right in their evaluations of 2nd Round Pick Trey Amos, 4th Round Pick Jaylin Lane, and 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like

Todd McShay appeared on the Hoffman Show to discuss his latest podcast where he looked at the biggest draft discrepancies in the 2025 Draft, which led the guys to a little exercise called "Consensus Opinion versus Commanders Opinion"... Logan and Craig break down who will be right in their evaluation of 1st Round Pick Josh Conerly, "the Consensus or the Commanders?" and what each outcome looks like

Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulson dive into the latest Take Command Mailbag in an action-packed episode of the pod. They break down if the rise in mobile QBs has teams opting to focus more on interior pressure instead of traditional edge rushers, whether Kain Medrano is better utilized as a strong safety or a linebacker, why Luke McCaffrey isn't targeted despite his good separation, and run through why PFF is missing the boat on John Bates blocking skills from the tight end position. Find out all that and more on this Mailbag Tuesday Edition of Take Command!

0:00 - Has Prioritizing Interior Pressure On Defensive Line Impacted The Commanders Decision To Not Go After An Edge Rusher?

24:17 - Is Kain Medrano Better Utilized As A Strong Safety Or A Linebacker?

39:40 - Why Luke McCaffrey Doesn't Get More Targets & John Bates ELITE Blocking Disrespected By PFF

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Despite his good separation skills, Luke McCaffrey had limited targets in his first year and despite his ELITE blocking skills, John Bates was given poor marks by PFF, which has fans asking "Why doesn't McCaffrey get the ball more? and why doesn't PFF respect John Bates?" ... Logan and Craig break down the key reasons why Luke McCaffrey isn't targeted despite his good separation and run through why PFF is missing the boat on John Bates blocking skills from the tight end position

One of Logan's favorite players in the draft and one of the more athletic players in the draft is Commanders 6th Round Pick Kain Medrano, however his tackling is rather questionable, which has fans asking "Is Kain Medrano's best NFL position at Strong Safety or Linebacker?" ... Logan and Craig break down which position they believe Medrano would be better suited for, why his athleticism makes him quite the swiss army knife, and why we may be jumping the gun on his ability to slot immediately into the Commanders defense

The Commanders have yet to acquire an established name-brand edge rusher in free agency or the draft, which has fans asking "Does the rise in mobile QBs have teams opting to focus more on interior pressure instead of traditional edge rushers?" ... Logan and Craig break down whether or not interior pressure is becoming more important more valuable than outside edge rushers and if that new trend is the reason for the Commanders lack of interest in edge rushers

The Commanders are on the verge of returning to DC, and it's a story three decades in the making. Commanders Beat Writer for The Washington Post Sam Fortier has watched it move from pipe dream to one vote away from reality, and he joins Craig to discuss it all: from congressional rescue to the pending vote in DC City Council.