2026 Commanders Training Camp

Darrell Green Fan said:
Every time I see a clip of training camp I don't understand how they can evaluate anyone. I mean they are obviously going at 1/2 speed and jogging through drills.
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Drills aren’t where most of the evaluation happens, they’re for creating/reinforcing good habits especially in movement skills and specific techniques

7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work is much closer to full speed and is where most of the evaluation comes from imo. We don’t see much video of that work for a reason, we’re lucky to get some vague tweets
 
Conn said:
Drills aren’t where most of the evaluation happens, they’re for creating/reinforcing good habits especially in movement skills and specific techniques

7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work is much closer to full speed and is where most of the evaluation comes from imo. We don’t see much video of that work for a reason, we’re lucky to get some vague tweets
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which is why i wish fans wouldn't determine our success based on what happens on the 2nd day of training camp.

I'm sure some of the others that have played ball, and more-so those who have coached it (ahem... KDawg ) would agree that there is not some finite determination that what you see in practice means 'X' when the lights come on. Yes, how you practice is how you play, but that's why you practice, and why coaches will make you do something over and over and over and over til you get it right. Then make you get it right multiple times.. and they're limited on how many of those exact scenarios they can repeat multiple times. The bigger point is that even if it doesn't 'work flawlessly' in practice, you've been exposed to it, and you understand how it should / shouldn't work. Watching something not work in practice is just the beginning....
 
Primus Porcus said:
which is why i wish fans wouldn't determine our success based on what happens on the 2nd day of training camp.

I'm sure some of the others that have played ball, and more-so those who have coached it (ahem... KDawg ) would agree that there is not some finite determination that what you see in practice means 'X' when the lights come on. Yes, how you practice is how you play, but that's why you practice, and why coaches will make you do something over and over and over and over til you get it right. Then make you get it right multiple times.. and they're limited on how many of those exact scenarios they can repeat multiple times. The bigger point is that even if it doesn't 'work flawlessly' in practice, you've been exposed to it, and you understand how it should / shouldn't work. Watching something not work in practice is just the beginning....
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I couldn’t agree more. Your post reminded me of a memory.

A million years ago, I was a music guy, and played the oboe. I had the amazing opportunity when I was in HS to play in a combined concert band with the Ithica College wind symphony. It’s a music conservatory and one of the best around.

We were given a piece of music to play, everybody practiced ahead of time. We sat down as the group for the first time and played it, and it was … awful.

We were all good musicians. (Them better than me by miles). But just practicing on our own, it just didn’t come together in rhe first run through.

We had a two hour practice on consecutive days, and then played the concert the second night.

If was night and day. Probably one of the most perfect performances I’ve ever been a part of.

The reason you practice is because there should be no expectation of being perfect immediately. You have to go through the process to get perfect. And early practices are often just a mess.
 
... and that is why I want 100% participation and don't want players skipping camps.

It's not that I think players are goofing off or doing it wrong. It's that this is a choir sport and you have to master your harmonies and timings. You can do a lot on your own and you should, but it is equally or if not more important to do it together and under watchful eyes.
 
burgold said:
The most interesting question they have to figure out is whether our wide receivers are exceeding expectations because they are a good fit and it may work out or if it's because our secondary is weak. Part of me is worried that Douglas, a guy who was available this late in free agency, now looks like our best corner. In disclosure, I don't know if he was available the whole offseason or if he was recently cut/released.
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I don't think the usual WR are exceeding expectations. From reports it's just the athletic TE's. I don't buy the narrative from some reporters (others aren't) in claiming Burks looks great

Douglas (by advanced metrics) was a Top 10 corner last season. He's viewed as very zone scheme dependant, and can be bad if it's not a good fit. He's also over 30. Not totally sure why it took so long for any team to sign him, but he fits our defensive scheme really well. So he'll play up here. Given his last season in Miami it shouldn't be a surprise that Douglas is playing well here.

The last bit is just Antonio Williams the rookie. His college tape was good, better than Jaylin Lane, Dyami Brown, Burks, McCaffrey's college tape etc
 
Conn said:
Drills aren’t where most of the evaluation happens, they’re for creating/reinforcing good habits especially in movement skills and specific techniques

7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work is much closer to full speed and is where most of the evaluation comes from imo. We don’t see much video of that work for a reason, we’re lucky to get some vague tweets
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Exactly.
This is one reason that attending TC is so much fun.
 
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