Ben Standig

Commanders/NFL reporter for *Last Man Standig* Substack, podcast | ex: The Athletic | 3x NFL mock draft 🏆 | @team980 | [email protected]

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Announcement: I did a thing. New home for my written Commanders coverage. I'm excited for everyone to join the adventure. First up, the mission statement for "Last Man Standig."

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The lack of TE involvement beyond Okonkwo is so wild to me.

Bates, Sinnott and Yankoff have a combined:

24 games played
13 targets
9 receptions
55 yards

Puka Nacua last week had 19, 14, 150

Brock Bowers in W3 had 14, 10, 116

I asked Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels about this.

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Well... Yankoff has a team-high seven ST tackles and, fwiw, is Washington’s highest-rated special teams player per PFF.

It takes a village...

[thomas barz @barzskins]

@BenStandig Omg! Who cares! Yankoff doesnt do anything

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OFF SCRIPT with @_YoungTruth7:

🏈 Why CB is the NFL's second-hardest position

💬 Hitting rock bottom with the Raiders

🎬 Kevin Hart, The Notebook and Denzel

🐺 A do-or-die game and the mentality of wolves

My latest ⬇️

https://t.co/PS1d86DuS4

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Unnamed Wiz pod, episode 4: First-rounders stock watch, AJ Dybantsa making moves, Trae and Tre, Anthony Davis, Brian Keefe and more. @Truth_About_It and @LedellsPlace along for the ride.
https://t.co/6sgIZr1Q5S

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Stefon Diggs on:

🏈 Sunday’s penultimate play (he knew the clock would run out of he caught the pass down the middle.)

🕘 Not running OB on his 42-yard catch inside the final minute (said probably would go OB next time)

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

OFF SCRIPT with @_YoungTruth7:

🏈 Why CB is the NFL's second-hardest position

💬 Hitting rock bottom with the Raiders

🎬 Kevin Hart, The Notebook and Denzel

🐺 A do-or-die game and the mentality of wolves

My latest ⬇️

https://t.co/PS1d86DuS4

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Dan Quinn said they will rule out C Lucas Patrick (concussion) and TE Colson Yankoff (knee).

Yankoff's knee is not a structural issue. Short week made it tough to be available.

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WR Treylon Burks (foot) did not participate in practice today. Rest day. He is expected to play Thursday night against the Giants, I'm told.

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

Unnamed Wiz pod, episode 4: First-rounders stock watch, AJ Dybantsa making moves, Trae and Tre, Anthony Davis, Brian Keefe and more. @Truth_About_It and @LedellsPlace along for the ride.
https://t.co/6sgIZr1Q5S

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Peters said calls went both ways and that "there was a lot of Interest in our players." Ultimately, they didn't love the value coming back. Some "fishing" inquiries were based on the Commanders dumping dudes when they were not.

He declined to name names in either direction. The obvious buy target, Jags WR Brian Thomas. He was not dealt.

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Adam Peters on @JunksRadio: "We looked to find guys that could help us short- and long-term. We made some efforts, but ultimately those guys weren't moved. ... Nothing really made sense in the end that was of great value for us, and other teams decided to hold onto their guys."

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Adam Peters on @JunksRadio: "We looked to find guys that could help us short- and long-term. We made some efforts, but ultimately those guys weren't moved. ... Nothing really made sense in the end that was of great value for us, and other teams decided to hold onto their guys."

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🎙 Much to discuss with @Mitch_Tischler. Except for a trade before today's deadline. What no deal says about the organization’s thinking. Don't hyperventilate over what Jayden Daniels said about Blough. New center in the Nick of time. Injury updates.

https://t.co/JIUn12zoOX

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This was also part of the risk-reward calculus by decision-makers coming off a 5-win season.

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I sat in the room as Jayden said this and thought nothing of it, only to find out the public thinks it's a stinker.

First-year OC doesn't have all the kinks worked out yet. Well, blow me down. Similar to when some recently overreacted to similar points made about the defensive staff.

Not everything said is a dig. Most of the time, the responses are incredibly benign, like this. Plenty of things to be miffed about these days, including the end-of-game approach/gaffes on offense. Anyone saying the new schemes are a work in progress is simply stating what seems like an obvious, reasonable truth.

[Martenzie Johnson @10zJohnson]

Jayden Daniels at the podium. On OC David Blough:

"He's first-time coordinator, so he has growing pains that he's going through. It's not going to be perfect as much as you want it to be, but we're still continuing to stick to the process and really just going from there."

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Treylon Burks was upgraded to "limited" on today's injury report.

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The trade deadline has come and gone, and it would appear the Commanders stayed pat, as anticipated.

Would love to know if any opportunity had them 🤔. I didn't hear of any earlier today.

Regardless, on to Cincinnati, i.e. New York Giants.

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We recently discussed Daronte not bringing in any assistants, and why there was no Steve Wilks-type help for the inexperienced offensive staff, where first-timers held the two most important jobs. I wouldn't say these were new topics. Regardless, it's definitely a topic that needs more discussion.

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Talk about a no-brainer trade. No even an overpay at this point.

[Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero]

Blockbuster! The Raiders are trading four-time Pro Bowl QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings for their 2027 third-round pick, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports.

Cousins returns to Minnesota for the playoff push, while Las Vegas turns to No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza.