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The Commanders have released Jake Moody. Drew Stevens is now in position to be Washington’s kicker for the start of the regular season. Are you confident that Stevens will be reliable this year?
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00:00Jake Moody's going home, too, right?
00:01Well, I mean, we talked about this yesterday.
00:04I said, I hope Jake Moody is a renter, not a buyer.
00:06And from the way his pro career has started, he should continue that trend.
00:12He loses the kicking competition to Drew Stevens.
00:16I thought it was a little early, but I guess they just want to give him all the reps.
00:19They've seen enough.
00:21They saw enough from Moody to say, bye-bye.
00:24No, that doesn't mean that Stevens is going to be the kicker throughout the season.
00:28If there's been one constant with the Commanders, it's been churn at the kicking position.
00:33Commanders fans have got to be really patient because he's an undrafted rookie kicker,
00:38and he's never kicked in the NFL.
00:41He's got to be patient with him.
00:42He's got a big leg.
00:43He's got a big leg.
00:44I kind of disagree.
00:45I don't know if they have to be that patient because you can just bring in another guy to compete
00:48with Stevens.
00:49Well, I'm just saying, if he misses one kick in the first game.
00:51I mean, kind of what they've been doing, Kix, that plan doesn't really work out great.
00:55Are you going to use 17 different kickers?
00:57They're kind of on that sort of cycle.
00:59No, they're going to go with Drew for a while, unless he's god-awful through five weeks.
01:04But I'm sure they track every kick.
01:05I mean, we know that they track every pass that Jaden Daniels has made,
01:09whether it's in training camp or during actual games.
01:13And I'm sure they do that, even though we'll get reports that they took six kicks.
01:18And that's when they have a rush coming at them, and it's in practice, 11 on 11.
01:24But they're taking kicks throughout the day, so I'm sure they track it all.
01:27How did things go so poorly for Jake Moody?
01:30Wasn't he a third-round pick?
01:32Yes.
01:32He was a third-round pick.
01:33Think about burning third-round draft capital on a kicker and it not working out.
01:39Well, what's the percentage of third-round picks that don't work out?
01:41Probably 60% to 70%.
01:43Well, because the first-round picks is like 50%.
01:46Yeah, but it's one thing if you draft.
01:46I'm talking about drafting a kicker.
01:48If you draft an offensive lineman in the third round, all right, he might be a backup
01:52and then eventually he's not on the team.
01:53But when you draft a kicker in the third round.
01:55It's insane to pick a kicker in the third round.
01:56You pretty much think he's a lock.
01:58I mean, the only thing wackier was the Raiders drafting Sebastian Janikowski in the first round
02:04about 25, 30 years ago.
02:06He had a pretty good career.
02:07May not have been with the first round or be a pretty good career.
02:09Yeah, I mean, you just didn't want to hang out in a bar with him if you're a woman.
02:12Probably not.
02:13Probably wasn't a great call.
02:15I don't know.
02:16I feel bad for him.
02:17I thought he did pretty good last year, right?
02:19Was he like 18 for 21?
02:20Something like that.
02:21His numbers were pretty good.
02:22And then he got up, I think, by all accounts, he was like 9 for 9 to start training camp
02:27the
02:27first few days or whatever.
02:29It's the leg.
02:29And then just hit a bad streak.
02:31It's the leg.
02:31Because if you think about it, when you play the Cowboys, you know that they have a weapon at kicker.
02:38And the commanders haven't had that.
02:40So when you have that guy who can hit a 60-yarder, it's a major advantage.
02:45It's not to say he's going to hit all 60-yarders, but you have the possibility of hitting those 60
02:50-yard kicks.
02:51And Moody didn't really give you that.
02:52Yep.
02:53I don't disagree.
02:54But, you know, you watch.
02:55He'll resurface somewhere.
02:57Somebody will get the shot.
02:58Oh, yeah.
02:58He'll resurface.
02:59I'm sure he will.
03:00Yeah, that's the nature of the beast.
03:01I know what he's not.
03:03He's not very good at his job.
03:05That I do know.
03:05Man, Cakes has real hostility towards kickers.
03:09I like kickers.
03:10I'm a kicker defender.
03:11I'm just being honest here.
03:13He's not very good at what he does.
03:14He's already been on three teams since he was drafted in 2023.
03:18He hasn't been successful.
03:20Correct.
03:20Yeah.
03:21Well, anyway, they're going to go with...
03:22It could be mental.
03:23Who knows?
03:23I mean, maybe it's in his head.
03:24Oh, I'm sure there's a mental component to it.
03:26His confidence level is probably shot.
03:28It's the nature of the job.
03:30Drew Stevens, in four years at Iowa, went 76 for 95.
03:34Yeah.
03:34And missed a total of two extra points.
03:38Now, the extra points in college are about from me to Mitch over there.
03:41Yeah.
03:41But, yeah, he was 76 for 95.
03:44I'm not sure how many of those were 50-plus misses, but he's getting his opportunity, man.
03:50I'm not surprised that Stevens won.
03:52I was kind of surprised that they made it with two preseason games.
03:54Yeah.
03:55Maybe they just want to give him the prep so that he knows he's the guy, he could pregame
03:59and all that and just go through the deal, the rituals of being the guy.
04:05And then it also gives Moody a chance to get picked up somewhere else.
04:08So, a courtesy, I guess.
04:09Yeah.
04:10So, they did move on.
04:11What percentage of teams have first-year undrafted kickers, rookie kickers?
04:17Not very many.
04:19I mean, there's got to be a lot of just veterans that have been there for a while.
04:25Well, obviously, they have confidence.
04:26Or multiple teams.
04:27I don't know.
04:28They like them, though.
04:28But it could be a difference maker for this team where, at the end of a game, you get the
04:33ball back.
04:33You just need to get the ball to maybe the opponent's 45.
04:37Yeah.
04:37You get it to the 45, you line up for a 62-yard field goal.
04:40And Moody would have had no prayer at that.
04:43And Stevens, from all reports, it's not to say he's going to make it, but would have a
04:47shot at it.
04:47He's got the leg to do it.
04:49We'll see.
04:50We'll see how it plays out.
04:51I'm hopeful.
04:52I don't know.
04:52We'll see how it plays out.
04:53Yeah.
04:53I mean, look, the odds are, if you were to bet, will Stevens be their kicker in week
04:5917?
05:00Look at Cakes' face.
05:02I'm just going to bet on history that he's not going to be.
05:06It's a safe bet.
05:07But that's their hope.
05:09Their hope is they have their Brandon Aubrey.
05:11That would be great if they found their kicking weapon.
05:14And it's a position of stability for this team for three or four years.
05:19It'll be interesting to see if, in the first couple weeks against Philly or Dallas,
05:24you know, they're down, they're tied, or they're down three late in the game, and they're going
05:29to throw out a rookie kicker on the road to try and tie it or win it.
05:33That'll be interesting to see.
05:34I think you have to.
05:35You have to have faith.
05:36Yeah.
05:36They made their choice.
05:38It's going to be Stevens, not Jake Moody.
05:41And hopefully, he will deliver for them.
05:44Did you guys happen to see, I know I may throw this at Klaus, Josh Harris interviewed in the
05:51last week or so, and when he was asked about the possibility of maybe designing the new stadium
05:57such that they could bring in real grass.
06:01Did you see that interview?
06:02And he did say that they're looking at all possibilities.
06:05And I don't know, maybe he's a good salesman, but he made me think, like, it's on the table.
06:09Yeah, but didn't Seattle just do that, too, where they all kind of tease you that it's
06:14a possibility, that grass can be a possibility, and it's unlikely.
06:17He didn't.
06:18Listen, he said there's extra obstacles, but he did say that it's getting easier and easier
06:23to do it with technology, you know, every year.
06:26So, it's certainly on the table.
06:28I mean, I wouldn't bet on it happening, but he sold me on the idea that it might.
06:32I would assume the major hurdle there is just the cost of it.
06:35It's got to be much more expensive to keep and maintain and replace.
06:39They can survive.
06:41They make enough money.
06:42I'm totally with you.
06:44They've already valued the commanders at, he bought it for $6, right?
06:48Yeah, $6.05 billion.
06:49I think they've already valued it at $9.3 billion.
06:51Oh, that makes sense.
06:52Because Seahawks just sold for around that same number.
06:54Of $3 billion.
06:54Yeah, that's pretty good.
06:55Of the four fields behind us, aren't they all turf?
07:00I just walked out there.
07:01They all look to be turf.
07:02Maybe there's one that's grass, and it's just cut very short.
07:05I'm pretty sure they're turf.
07:06No have idea.
07:07Never been on those fields.
07:08I've seen them before, but I've never been on them.
07:10JP's wrong.
07:11They're all grass.
07:12They're all grass?
07:12Yeah.
07:13Man, they look like turf.
07:14That's how well-
07:15I mean, they play their home games on natural grass.
07:17It would make sense for them to practice on the same surface.
07:19Here's the good news about turf, though, especially to be an indoor, and I know
07:22Drabby's not into indoors.
07:23That's what our kicking situation is.
07:25Hopefully, we're still alive when that stadium opens in four years or whatever.
07:29God willing.
07:30God willing, we're alive to watch those games.
07:33Fingers crossed.
07:34I believe our kicking situation suddenly, it's just going to be amazing.
07:38Because we're going to be indoors.
07:3972 and Sunday.
07:40Probably going to be on turf.
07:41Yeah.
07:41Yeah.
07:42That'd be great.
07:43Suddenly, we're going to be in kicking heaven.
07:45You watch.
07:45It's going to be four years away.
07:46Four years too late for Jake Moody.
07:48Yeah.
07:49Four years too late for Jake Moody.
07:50He'll come back.
07:51I'm sure he's going to come back.
07:53He'll come back with another team.
07:55Yeah.
07:55He'll visit maybe the commander's new stadium.
07:58I love Cakes' face when you mention certain people.
08:01Like, if it's Shador Sanders' face, it's just this disgust.
08:04Or Angel Reese is one of your new targets.
08:07And who were we talking about yesterday?
08:08I don't even know.
08:09Once Cakes decides, it's over for you.
08:11There's no coming back.
08:13Well, all I am is right in basically every aspect.
08:16Okay.
08:17Okay.
08:17All right.
08:18You guys keep watching Angel Reese and tell me she's a great basketball player.
08:22Nobody's saying that.
08:22You won't find a person on the planet.
08:24You won't find a person on the planet.
08:24Keep trying to feed me that propaganda.
08:25You won't find a person on the planet.
08:26Don't worry.
08:26I don't watch her.
08:27So I couldn't tell you the way.
08:28Trust me.
08:29I've only seen highlights.
08:31Or lowlights.
08:32Yeah.
08:33This is interesting.
08:34I was just browsing ESPN.com.
08:36And they did the power rankings for all the NFL teams for the future.
08:41Okay.
08:41The three-year window.
08:43The 2027 through the 2029 season.
08:45Yeah.
08:45Now, this is not the power rankings that has like 28 for this year.
08:49No.
08:49That was NFL.com.
08:50Slightly better, EB.
08:51Yeah, slightly.
08:52They have the Seattle Seahawks one.
08:55Drabby's very excited.
08:56He loves that.
08:56He's got the Eagles two, right?
08:58Philadelphia's two.
08:59We've got Philly two.
08:59And then Detroit's three.
09:01Yada, yada, yada.
09:02So best three-year windows.
09:04Baltimore, I think, was nine.
09:05And I kept thinking.
09:06Okay.
09:07He's got a young stud quarterback if he's healthy.
09:09He should be top 12, 13.
09:10No.
09:1115.
09:11No.
09:1218.
09:1320.
09:13Number 20.
09:14They've got Washington 20 out of 32.
09:16That's top 20.
09:17Whatever.
09:18It could be worse.
09:20Look, I was surprised.
09:21I would have had him higher.
09:22If Jaden Ball's out, all of a sudden, there'll be nine.
09:24I know.
09:25I know.
09:26Well, that's what they say.
09:27Reason for concern.
09:28Everything surrounds Daniels.
09:30Yeah.
09:30And the offensive line.
09:32They do mention the offensive line.
09:33Yeah.
09:34And the age of the receivers.
09:35Their bold prediction.
09:37Or fearless forecast.
09:38Or whatever they call it.
09:40Has to do with Brandon Coleman playing well this year.
09:43And then flipping Brandon Coleman next year for draft capital.
09:49I mean.
09:50I don't know about that.
09:51What sort of draft capital are you going to get from Brandon?
09:53I mean, if he balls out.
09:55If he plays great.
09:56Isn't he more valuable to you?
09:58I was going to say, if he balls out, why would you trade a young tackle?
10:01Because Tunsell will return.
10:02Yeah, right.
10:03But you want back up.
10:03Play him on the other side.
10:04Don't you want like a swing tackle?
10:06You put him in guard.
10:07Play a guard.
10:08Yeah.
10:08Okay.
10:08You're different.
10:09You like killing the messenger.
10:10I'm just saying.
10:11I can read it for you.
10:12If you like.
10:13I believe you.
10:14I'm just saying that I'm not going to trade a pretty good offensive lineman if he develops
10:20into that for like a fifth round pick.
10:22No.
10:22Right.
10:22To me, that's losing.
10:24Well, I think the thought would be it's much better than a fifth round pick.
10:27Well, you let me know when a team calls Peters and offers better than a fifth round pick
10:33for any offensive lineman not named Laramie Tunsell or Josh Connerly.
10:38It's probably not going to happen.
10:39Here's the bold prediction.
10:40The commanders will trade Brandon Coleman for a nice return ahead of the 2027 season.
10:47Coleman will step in at left tackle while Laramie Tunsell recovers from his tricep surgery.
10:51Coleman has had a strong 90.7% pass block win rate at tackle over his career, including
10:58a 92.3% last season.
11:01Well, the bottom line is, is that they're somewhat optimistic on him filling in, you
11:06know, fine.
11:07And I think I am too, as a fan.
11:09So, you know, you don't want to ever lose a player like Laramie Tunsell, but I do think
11:14fortunately it happened with enough time they can kind of scheme around it, coach guys
11:17up, get everybody settled in.
11:19And I do think that Coleman's athletic enough that I think he'll fill in just fine.
11:23By the way, it's pointed out a lot.
11:24They thrive two seasons ago with Brandon Coleman at left tackle before Laramie Tunsell arrived.
11:28It's already been proven they can win 14 games with him largely at left tackle.
11:33So, uh...
11:34But I agree with Kix.
11:35I'd want to keep those young guys like Connerly and Coleman because Tunsell's not going to
11:39play until he's 40.
11:40Right.
11:40I would keep him too.
11:41Of course.
11:42Play him at guard if you need to.
11:43Or whatever.
11:44By the way, number 32.
11:46Number 32.
11:4732.
11:47The Browns.
11:48Browns.
11:49Cardinals.
11:50Cardinals.
11:50This is the three-year window.
11:52Yeah, it's the three-year window.
11:53The three-year window.
11:54So I guess they're not that high on Beck.
11:55By the way, we should start coming up with our sassy, bold predictions for the NFL season
12:01because we'll be doing that soon.
12:03Yeah.
12:03Within the next few weeks.
12:05You're going to think about that for two weeks, your bold prediction?
12:08Oh, yeah.
12:08I usually think about that during a commercial break.
12:10I'm going to let it marinate in my brain and try to come up with something.
12:14It doesn't mean it's going to be good or it's going to come true.
12:17My God, Kix.
12:18Hey, I'm thinking ahead, EB.
12:19That's a commercial break.
12:20I'm actually thinking ahead.
12:22Okay.
12:22All right.
12:23It's a tease, EB.
12:24All right.
12:24All right.
12:25All right.
12:26Speaking of teases, coming up on the show in just about an hour, head coach of the
12:30Commanders, Dan Quinn.
12:32He'll join us coming up at 745 and we'll be joined here by Commanders Punter Tressway.
12:38That's coming up at 8.
12:39Junkies on the road in Ashburn for Commanders training camp.
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