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2025 Washington Commanders Camp / Preseason
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That would be an ideal situation. Secondary improves that much? And those players are still young too (compared to the rest of the roster).
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It’s been that way my entire life. I’ve never understood it. Like carryover from Parcels vs. Gibbs. They were always the team in the way.
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My giants hatred is fairly unmatched.
Yeah I’ve for years hated them more than the Cowboys and more than the Eagles. I pity Cowboys fans in the way I would have wanted to be pitied, and they aren’t a threat to actually win anything no matter how talented the roster because of Jerry. The Eagles I actually respect how they do business and build the team, and I aspire to dominate them.
The Giants haven’t been good for 15+ years but still made us their bitch along the way until last year, and had real arrogance about it. That makes them so easy to hate.
When he did see the field, Rodriguez played well. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry — best of any Commanders running back — including 94 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown in a blowout win over the Tennessee Titans in December.
Rodriguez, at 5-foot-11 and 224 pounds, is a bruising runner. While at Kentucky, he was often compared to a bowling ball. The physicality comes from his time playing center as a young kid.
“He’s somebody that was very reliable,” Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops said this week. “Very good runner. We always knew he was very tough. He had great vision. But very reliable. There’s a space at all levels for players like that.”
Rodriguez said he worked on gaining speed during the offseason. He said he hit 20 mph while running about three times last year. Now, he said he’s reached that mark “more times in training camp than almost my whole life.”
...Now Rodriguez is a dog dad when he’s home. He and his wife, Jordyn, live in Ashburn, not far from the Commanders’ practice facility. They met in elementary school have been together for 13 years. They have two Shar Pei dogs, Blue and Bear.
Rodriguez hasn’t explored Washington much. When his parents visit, Rodriguez said he doesn’t have many suggestions of what to do. He spends his time at home, focusing on his training in hopes that it will eventually pay off on the field.
The chance to prove it could come soon.
“There’s going to be tough days and all that,” Rodriguez said. “But at the end of day, you’ve just got to grow up.”
Rodriguez, at 5-foot-11 and 224 pounds, is a bruising runner. While at Kentucky, he was often compared to a bowling ball. The physicality comes from his time playing center as a young kid.
“He’s somebody that was very reliable,” Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops said this week. “Very good runner. We always knew he was very tough. He had great vision. But very reliable. There’s a space at all levels for players like that.”
Rodriguez said he worked on gaining speed during the offseason. He said he hit 20 mph while running about three times last year. Now, he said he’s reached that mark “more times in training camp than almost my whole life.”
...Now Rodriguez is a dog dad when he’s home. He and his wife, Jordyn, live in Ashburn, not far from the Commanders’ practice facility. They met in elementary school have been together for 13 years. They have two Shar Pei dogs, Blue and Bear.
Rodriguez hasn’t explored Washington much. When his parents visit, Rodriguez said he doesn’t have many suggestions of what to do. He spends his time at home, focusing on his training in hopes that it will eventually pay off on the field.
The chance to prove it could come soon.
“There’s going to be tough days and all that,” Rodriguez said. “But at the end of day, you’ve just got to grow up.”
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The Giants have been my most hated team since birth. I was born in 1976. I was 6 in 1982 for the Dallas vs. Washington NFC Championship game, and I didn't see it. My parents are immigrants from India, we didn't have football on in the house.
I DID see the Superbowl the following week at a SB party, and had the game explained to me by one of my parents friends, which is when I became a fan.
But from that point until the early 1990's, the team to beat was always the stinking Giants. I didn't really understand why people said the Cowboys were the bigger rival. after the 1982 season, for the next 7-8 years, they were practically irrelevant until Jimmy Johnson got there.
So I've always hated the Giants more. And, not because of anything football related, I don't like New York. Just not my favorite city
Though Dallas is evil and worth of foul descriptive language.
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For me I formed my love for the team during the George Allen, Sonny vs Billy, Diron Talbert, Hanburger, Houston, Mcdole, McClinton era. That’s the source of my cowboy hate.
Me, too.
I've done more rants on the Giants on ES by a mile than any other team.
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Conrad Dobler enough to make you hate the Cardinals!
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Keim talked about that using GPS data, and he has been faster this preseason than last season.
The speed training plus professional level fitness really helped. Such a fortunate situation for us. It's not just Bill, it's also CRod for why Brian Robinson suddenly got expendable.
Yep I listened to that same podcast. Article about C-Rod today in th W-Post which I posted on this thread.
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This would be huge for us. If Jaylin Lane hits and becomes a weapon of sorts, it eases the pressure a bit of Ertz and Terry aging out before too long.
I've mentioned this -- Finlay's podcast hit this point recently too. On first blush this last draft class looks stronger (albiet smaller) as to helping than the previous one. Not in raw numbers because its a smaller class. And of course Jayden makes the previous draft killer no matter what else happens with it.
But from the previous one, McCaffrey, Sinnott in camp apparently haven't shown much. Hampton already released. Jean-Baiptise and MaGee have been banged up. Newton feels like a wildcard still.
But among the new class. Conerly and Amos have supposedly been real good. Lane has been good. Medrano and Croksey-Merritt.
Though in Peters defense, fans i notice give him a hard time on talk radio about McCaffrey and Sinnott. But draft classes, all of them have failures. If I recall 66% of 3rd rounders fail. McCaffrey was a late third rounderthat increases the odds further on failure. He hit on Coleman. 50% of 2nd rounders fail and Sinnott was the later 2nd round pick.
Over time, if you digest drafts, if you can hit on 3, that's a good draft generally. But some fans kill GMs for misses. And if that's the standard all GMs suck, all of them.
Roseman might be having the best run of late but that's after years of plenty of failures.
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