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[quote=Chief X_Phackter;1314471]I wish they had addressed it already, but there's still plenty of time to fix the LB situation, either through the draft or free agency. Other than LB, it's really hard for me to criticize this offseason so far. And, they have done a pretty good job finding contributors after the draft.

[B]2021 for example:
Ereck Flowers
Charles Leno
Bobby McCain
Ricky Seals-Jones[/B]

I still trust that they wills shore up this defense, the O-line, and grab another weapon for Wentz between now and September. If so, they could surprise some folks.[/quote]

Ok, you made an excellent point here. I actually did not remember those guys were post draft signings... I'll shut it up and wait and hope then ! :laughing-

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They are definitely looking still - at all positions, but obviously have a price in mind. Sounds like they were in on CB Patrick Peterson, before he resigned with the Vikings on a team-friendly deal.

I'm glad they aren't just throwing money around, and are looking for the right players at the right prices, including the ones they brought back from last year.

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Carter to the Chargers. Would have liked to have kept him.

[url]https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/commanders/report-deandre-carter-departs-washington-signs-chargers[/url]

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[QUOTE=Chief X_Phackter;1314705]Carter to the Chargers. Would have liked to have kept him.

[url]https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/commanders/report-deandre-carter-departs-washington-signs-chargers[/url][/QUOTE]


Yeah, agreed. That’s a bit disappointing.


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[quote=Chief X_Phackter;1314705]Carter to the Chargers. Would have liked to have kept him.

[url]https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/commanders/report-deandre-carter-departs-washington-signs-chargers[/url][/quote]

Me too. But congrats to Carter. He represents everything you want from an underdog to be successful. He exceeded his pay grade for us. I hope he sticks in the league. An easy guy to pull for.

At the same time for us, would have been happy to keep him, but not a huge concern.

I feel like we'll extend McLaurin, Samuel will be healthy, and we draft Olave at 11.

We had The Posse and now we will have The Buckeye Bandits.

Note - Last year, lots of pundits were surprised (and my non-pundit self) that Olave went back to OSU last year.

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FO has done a good job of finding useful cheap FAs like Carter.

Just hope the percentage of good finds continues and we continue to get good production from the FA depth guys.

Carter checked 2 boxes for us, hopefully we find a replacement.

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Jesus - Dwayne Haskins just died. Hit by a car.


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The #Commanders and K Joey Slye agreed to terms on a 2-year deal worth up to nearly $5M with $2M in guarantees, source said. One of the top kickers, Slye made 92% of his kicks last year & excelled on kickoffs.

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Good news. Important signing. Hope he can continue that success. We definitely need stability at the kicker position.

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Nice, Slye did a good job last year

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Washington Commanders announced that social media influencer Katie Feeney will be the team's first-ever “Commanders
Social Media Correspondent.” The partnership is believed to be the first of its kind in the NFL.


Winning Off the Field

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[quote=Chico23231;1314957]Washington Commanders announced that social media influencer Katie Feeney will be the team's first-ever “Commanders
Social Media Correspondent.” The partnership is believed to be the first of its kind in the NFL.


Winning Off the Field[/quote]

Social media influencer. I am starting to feel like an old crank, but how about delivering a good product on the field and letting that do the talking? (Geez, I am a few keystrokes away from "get off my lawn").

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[quote=calia;1314966]Social media influencer. I am starting to feel like an old crank, but how about delivering a good product on the field and letting that do the talking? (Geez, I am a few keystrokes away from "get off my lawn").[/quote]

I agree. I get having social media presence...but this is weird. It's not like the clever and funny responses on Twitter and other platforms. Taco bells and Wendy's social media comes to mind with quick funny responses. This is a tiktok personality. Found this on some wiki lage.

"Katie Feeney is an American TikTok Star and Social Media Personality who has a net worth of $1 Million. She is popularly known for uploading dance, unboxing, DIY, and comedy videos on her TikTok account."

This is what jumping the shark looks like.

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I’m not as negative on the social media influencer as you guys are. This is designed to reach out to younger generation on their platforms. It does nothing for me personally but I don’t see how this hurts. She has 6.8 million tik tok followers and 2.2 million subscribers on YouTube. She is from Maryland and a fan of the team. You want to grow a younger and female audience this is not a bad attempt.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1314969]I’m not as negative on the social media influencer as you guys are. This is designed to reach out to younger generation on their platforms. It does nothing for me personally but I don’t see how this hurts. She has 6.8 million tik tok followers and 2.2 million subscribers on YouTube. She is from Maryland and a fan of the team. You want to grow a younger and female audience this is not a bad attempt.[/quote]

Just seeing the word "influencer" grinds my gears. I have nothing against any particular one, but as a whole, yuck. I'm probably just jelly because a lot of them make a lot of money for taking pictures of themselves lol. Bastards.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1314969]I’m not as negative on the social media influencer as you guys are. This is designed to reach out to younger generation on their platforms. It does nothing for me personally but I don’t see how this hurts. She has 6.8 million tik tok followers and 2.2 million subscribers on YouTube. She is from Maryland and a fan of the team. You want to grow a younger and female audience this is not a bad attempt.[/quote]

I don't know. I get it...but I hate it. I hate the whole "grow the brand" moniker that's always thrown around. More worried about fluff than product. And it seems that's just how business is done nowadays. It's not necessarily about a good product, more about the packaging the stuff comes in. I don't think I'm expressing it correctly, though.

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Looking cute and getting Tiktok views is how teens get attention from each other and when they all see Katie wearing Commanders stuff in her TikToks it slowly makes the Commanders brand a little cooler in the minds of those teens. And those teens eventually become the 25-44s that spend money.

Nothing would make the new brand stick quite like winning, but the business side is doing what it can. Winning is probably too much to ask for this fucktard organization.

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I don't understand Tik Tok. I have never been on it and will never go on it. A bunch of idiots on there doing dumb shit for money. And these so called influencers? lol. These young kids make me want to vomit but I do respect the hustle. Get your money, even if some of them makes fools of yourselves doing it. I know if all this shit was around when I was young I'd be all over it. Some of the crazy shit me and my friends did would be getting millions of views.. We all laugh about it when we get together.

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Tik Tok is so stupid, I agree 69 I'll never ever get on that shit. I know grown ass adults that have accounts. Its embarrassing

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1314971]Just seeing the word "influencer" grinds my gears. I have nothing against any particular one, but as a whole, yuck. I'm probably just jelly because a lot of them make a lot of money for taking pictures of themselves lol. Bastards.[/quote]

Millennials and Gen z are definitely living right. Instead of gen x that just moved into the boomers ( the worst generation in American history) world they reinvented the world to their desires. Hats off to them.

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[quote=calia;1314966]Social media influencer. I am starting to feel like an old crank, but how about delivering a good product on the field and letting that do the talking? (Geez, I am a few keystrokes away from "get off my lawn").[/quote]

Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already

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[quote=Chico23231;1314999]Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already[/quote]

I'd definitely taker her to...a really nice dinner.

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Social media influencer. WTF is an influencer???

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[quote=Chico23231;1314999]Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already[/quote]

Lmao same

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[quote=Giantone;1315003]Social media influencer. WTF is an influencer???[/quote]

Someone that gets paid money to not actually have to work.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1315007]Someone that gets paid money to not actually have to work.[/quote]

saying they don't work is a bit disingenuous. Whether that work is overcompensated is another question. (Parallels to "are athletes paid too much?")

however, for everyone that does end up making a million+ a year, there are thousands of failed influencer wannabes that spend a lot of time for nothing.

It's a branding/marketing business and spending 2-3 years trying to convince people that you're worth something (and generally getting little money and a bunch of trolling in return is a not great experience).

same as youtube or twitch or instagram etc etc etc

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In an offseason that has seen record-breaking contracts for wide receivers, three of the NFL's top young players at the position are looking for new deals of their own.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that 49ers star Deebo Samuel, Titans wideout A.J. Brown and Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin are seeking new contracts and are not expected to participate in any on-field work during their respective teams' offseason programs.

The Titans and Commanders begin their offseason programs Monday, while the Niners start Tuesday. Brown does not intent to report Monday, a source told ESPN's Turron Davenport, but McLaurin still plans to report on time for the start of Washington's program, a source told Schefter.

[url]https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33760144/deebo-samuel-aj-brown-terry-mclaurin-skip-field-work-offseason-programs-amid-push-new-contracts-sources-say[/url]

Not too worried, this is "normal" in negotiations. Would love to see what we offered him and what he requested.

Hope the team gets it done this offseason and we dont have to tag.

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[quote=That Guy;1315013]saying they don't work is a bit disingenuous. Whether that work is overcompensated is another question. (Parallels to "are athletes paid too much?")

however, for everyone that does end up making a million+ a year, there are thousands of failed influencer wannabes that spend a lot of time for nothing.

It's a branding/marketing business and spending 2-3 years trying to convince people that you're worth something (and generally getting little money and a bunch of trolling in return is a not great experience).

same as youtube or twitch or instagram etc etc etc[/quote]

Great post.

Understanding an influencer is something anyone that went to high school in the US, at any point in time, can relate to. Think back to your high school graduating class. There are probably about 10-20 kids you can think of who were 'cool', that others (or even you) looked up to. They were often good looking, nominated for prom king & queen, maybe they were cheerleaders, or star athletes, or very likeable. Sometimes they were bullies.

Now think of the one person in that group who stood out as exceptional in these regards. Influencers are those folks, except they figured out how to do the same thing on a social media platform and scale it up to the point where a company might pay them to espouse their brand for the sake of advertising.

Katie Feeney is that girl in school who all the girls wanted to be, and all the guys wanted to be with.

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We've got a head athletic trainer. A minority hire, and a guy with tons of quality experience.

[url]https://www.commanders.com/news/commanders-announce-al-bellamy-as-head-athletic-trainer[/url]

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[quote=SunnySide;1315068]In an offseason that has seen record-breaking contracts for wide receivers, three of the NFL's top young players at the position are looking for new deals of their own.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that 49ers star Deebo Samuel, Titans wideout A.J. Brown and Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin are seeking new contracts and are not expected to participate in any on-field work during their respective teams' offseason programs.

The Titans and Commanders begin their offseason programs Monday, while the Niners start Tuesday. Brown does not intent to report Monday, a source told ESPN's Turron Davenport, but McLaurin still plans to report on time for the start of Washington's program, a source told Schefter.

[url]https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33760144/deebo-samuel-aj-brown-terry-mclaurin-skip-field-work-offseason-programs-amid-push-new-contracts-sources-say[/url]

Not too worried, this is "normal" in negotiations. Would love to see what we offered him and what he requested.

Hope the team gets it done this offseason and we dont have to tag.[/quote]

This is a shit headline on ESPN's part.

"Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown, Terry McLaurin to skip on-field work during offseason programs amid push for new contracts, sources say"

It reads like they want people to think all 3 are holding out for new deals. Yet it clearly says in the article McLaurin is planning to attend.

Be better ESPN.

Also for the love of fucking god, pay McLaurin. Get it done already. This organization really sets records for shitting on its' talented players and then letting them walk for peanuts afterwards.

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They have plenty of time to offer Terry an extension, if they haven't done so already. I don't think either side is under any pressure to get something done ASAP. A lot of times these extensions happen over the summer. I'll start to get concerned if nothing happens by August.

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I'm so tired of hearing about Terry's contract, I swear the DC Media just loves to start drama

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Does McLaurin even want to be here? Sounds like people are just assuming that. If he does then they'll get something done. But what if he wants to leave? Or is asking for Adams type of cash? Just something to keep in mind.

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I think ESPN is saying all three of those receivers plan to skip [B]on field[/B] portion of the offseason program. But, Terry plans to report on time to the offseason program.

So he'll sit in meetings and be around but he won't run around on the field and risk blowing out a knee like Reuben Foster.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1314969]I’m not as negative on the social media influencer as you guys are. This is designed to reach out to younger generation on their platforms. It does nothing for me personally but I don’t see how this hurts. She has 6.8 million tik tok followers and 2.2 million subscribers on YouTube. She is from Maryland and a fan of the team. You want to grow a younger and female audience this is not a bad attempt.[/quote]

Agreed.

Didn't realize we had so many boomers on board here. You either roll with the times or the times roll over you. If you don't get what this is all about, don't worry you're probably not in the target demographic.

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The team is asking about the hashtag , HTTC or TAKECOMMAND.

Lol HTTC is so forced.

[url]https://twitter.com/commanders/status/1516188806445256706?s=21&t=25qv0QgV0y_Cb5pbWiT9tA[/url]

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#HTTC is straight forward and to the point. #TakeCommand is corny AF.

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[quote=MTK;1315090]#HTTC is straight forward and to the point. #TakeCommand is corny AF.[/quote]

The only time I'll use "take command" is when I'm getting pissed off at our team in a GameDay thread.

Definitely super lame and corny.

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Honestly the whole thing is corny but I get why they are doing it. Trying to draw more and more fans in.

Going to be interesting to see how many show up on opening day


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