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Resigning Chris Paul was a massive value play by Adam Peters,
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letting him test them aren't your first with Washington ends up retaining elite pass protection
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on a team friendly one year deal locks down 80% of the offensive line
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and allows Peters to focus his remaining offensive line efforts on trying to solve the center position.
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And the bell cow era has been a thing in the past in the NFL Jerome Ford is a great fit
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alongside jacquery crosskey Mara and Rashad White,
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who brings explosive ability and provides redundancy for whites receiving skill set.
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The Washington commanders have agreed to resign guard Chris Paul to a one year deal
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and they've agreed to a one year deal of free agent running back to room for sources confirmed to me
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who will come from the Cleveland Browns organization to start off with Chris Paul
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because what this really does bring back Chris Paul it identifies or I say addresses
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a question that we had about the front line ever since a release Tyler be honest we're not able to secure the services
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of Tyler and Linda bomb is what's going to go on with the interior of the offensive line.
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You're looking at the potential of two thirds of that interior three the center and the two guards having to be new players
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in 2026 with Chris Paul coming back that problem no longer exists.
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Now you're looking at your center which don't be wrong it's a very very key part of the offensive line
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but it's one less position for Adam Peters to have to address in 2026 and as we've discussed
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and we'll continue to discuss there are some solid options in the NFL draft to allow Nick Allegrette
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and one of those players to potentially compete for it and we've talked about several free agents
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who are still available on the open market as veterans who could potentially come in as well and compete
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though I think that Allegrette and a rookie probably makes the most sense at this point in time
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especially with Trent Scott veteran offensive lineman also coming back on a one year deal
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to be very valuable offensive depth of course don't forget the trivia question guys.
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Jaden Daniels first career NFL touch now passing on to who offensive lineman Trent Scott
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yeah we got to keep that fresh in the domes you never know when you're in need that
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you're at like a restaurant or something that does you know trivia nights or something like that
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you never know when that information is going to come in handy.
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So now with Chris Paul come back to watch players have secured not only two thirds of their interior offensive line
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but both of the parts of their offensive line on the left side Laramie Tunsell his extension is done
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all of the pre necessary you know concern or worry about a Laramie Tunsell extension reaching into training camp
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and a holdout and all that stuff gone for need though that deal has officially been signed
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we should hear from Laramie Tunsell in person or in an interview I should say
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here in the next week or so and then Chris Paul comes back to be that starting left guard
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or at least incumbent to the starting left guard position with this does it gives the commanders
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the two stars they had from 2025 to try to come in and provide Jaden Daniels with that blind side protection
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so your new offensive line your current offensive line should say on paper
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it looks to me like left tackle Laramie Tunsell left guard Chris Paul though again I do expect competition
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for that left guard position whether that just be Brandon Coleman or maybe a rookie
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I will see how things kind of play out by I don't think Chris Paul just walks into the position and boom
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is locked in no questions asked I think there is going to be a competition there Nick Allegretti is your starting center
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as of right now Sam Cosme at the right guard position Josh Connerley Jr holding down that right tackle position
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and so again center being the part that now Adam Peters can needs to focus on but also can focus on knowing that you have a veteran
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who's done this thing he's been in the league championship caliber effort and all that kind of stuff
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Chris Paul let's refresh everybody's memory of who Chris Paul is 2022 7th round draft pick
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out of Tulsa 8 starts in his first two seasons none in 2024 which really put his status on the team as a whole
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kind of in question one of the few Ron Rivera holdovers that Adam Peters and Dan Quinn have hold a held on to
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I think it matters when you notice that a guy is being kind of held on to he was a roster bubble type of guy
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in my books in 2024 enter 2025 kind of in the same way in fact I think I speculate a little bit
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that he may not even make the roster in 2025 ends up taking over Brandon Coleman is starting left guard
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two games or well after two games into the season never got a hundred percent like truly clear kind of
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you know guidance on what led that whole thing but he comes in only allows two sacks on 535 pass blocking
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snaps not the greatest run blocker in the world which is kind of the biggest reason I think that
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you know his his job is not necessarily solidified locked in all those kinds of things clearly
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because I mean the team didn't go to great lengths to resign him in the first place allowed him to go test the
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market there were reports of the Giants had interest in him at one point in time and I think what ends up
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eventually happening is Chris Paul is like you know if he's faced with like deals across the board I'm
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going to go back to Washington take that like deal because at least I know what I'm getting into I know what I'm
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comfortable with I know who I'm dealing with things like that outside of like the Miami dolphins
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where his brother Patrick plays for the Miami dolphins I don't think there was really a lot of contention
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out there for him outside of that so Chris Paul comes back on that one year deal if he can ball out then
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potentially gets an extension from the Washington players gets his pay day that way if he balls out
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but the Washington players can't afford them or choose not to resign him for whatever reason maybe that
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rookie they draft this year they think that he's just the bees knees and it's going to be the next
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great offensive garden the NFL so they let him walk he'll be able to have more ammo to go get a deal
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somewhere else I promise you that if he does what he did in 2025 in 2026 even without being the
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greatest run blocker in the NFL the quarterback is the first priority if NFL teams since he that he's
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done it for two years then that's going to matter he's definitely probably going to get a better
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market than he got this last off he's not saying he's going to break the bank either way but definitely
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a better market which will probably lead to him walking away if the commanders don't resign him before
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he hits the open water so again that one year deal not only is the car of the commanders kind of
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protecting themselves but Chris Paul's betting on himself if he maintains what he did in 2026 I think
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2027 market will be a lot friendlier entering the free agency money this year his projected value marked
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by those two years 9.3 million dollars again don't know the current don't know the finalized terms as
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of right now on Chris Paul's deal but it's one year and you can you can pretty much you know bet I should
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say that it's a pretty team friendly deal in within those details once we get those details finalize
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that is as well as Jerome Ford another running back shortly after they signed Rashad white Rashad white
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two wash commanders roster the wash mares agreed to sign former Cleveland Brown's running back Jerome Ford
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dot supercast dot com the Washington commanders have agreed to terms with former Cleveland Brown's
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running back Jerome Ford it is a one year deal it is a prove it deal and it is a more solidified
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version of the Washington commanders backfield now as Jerome Jerome Ford arrives joining Rashad white
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sophomore running back second year running back jacory crosskey merits jacory crosskey merit
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i think he certainly has a shot to retain that kind of lead back early down role absolutely feel
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like that could be a result coming out of training camp Rashad white is the more veteran of the
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players he's got more starting experience so for me right now i've got him penciled in as kind of
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the starting running back in this group though again it could go really any which way
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all those things Rashad white certainly is going to be a pass catching specialist third down safety
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blocking ability in Jerome Ford kind of has that Rashad white redundancy with four four six speed
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proving kickoff versatility as a kickoff returner and the pass catching ability as well
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I talked to Spencer German of locked on browns all you guys will see the video that he sent me
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here later on in the week when he talks about a 50 yard pass that Jerome Ford takes in for the
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Cleveland Browns to secure a playoff in in 2023 just an amazing play by the running back and
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offensive coordinator David Blau expected to do some of that Ben Johnson asks type of stuff but
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also says he wants to have a very balanced offense wants to have the running backs involved the
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running game involved but also when you do this kind of thing and you play from under center and
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you do all this stuff that you're going to see from the washman's offense this year you get a
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little bit more of that passing game being an extension of the run game type of stuff which is
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what receiving running backs are really able to do forage experience as a secondary type of
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receiver in Cleveland 647 career right receiving yards coming into this year makes him a fit for
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that and I don't think it's a mistake like Rashad white veteran running back knows how to do the
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blocking knows how to do the receiving he's going to be there in the room with your quarry cross
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mayor and now you bring in Jerome Ford veteran back knows how to do all those things he's going to
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be in the room with your quarry cross you merit to quarry cross mayor is going to be surrounded by
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backs who have that one cut burst ability that jacory has but have a little bit extra the
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receiving ability the blocking ability so this is an opportunity for jacory to not only learn from
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running backs coach Anthony Lynn but also to learn from veteran running backs who are doing what
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the washmakers hope that jacory can do and develop into as they move forward to make him kind of that
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feature back down the road where he can turn into kind of a three down backs I think it's a really
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interesting dynamic that you're seeing there and honestly drone for kind of benefited from a
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similar type of thing being in Cleveland with Nick chub cream hunt I like undoubtedly we haven't
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done the press conference with him yet but one thing that I bite consider asking him is just kind
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of what being around Nick chub and cream hunts did for his career and his development and we'll see
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what he says there but the thing the thing about Jerome Ford and why you know his name if you do is
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that when Nick chub went down in 2023 with that terrible injury Jerome Ford came in and eventually
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went off for a thousand one hundred thirty two total yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns
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in that season including like said that 50 yard touchdown catch that secured the Cleveland Browns
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playoff opportunity last year forgot bird on the depth chart had a shoulder injury late in the
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season ended up finishing with just 73 rushing yards so certainly certainly fell out of the
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plans there in Cleveland with Kevin Stefansky so the Atlanta Falcons were likely never on the board
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to sign Jerome Ford but come into Washington with a much more versatile scheme expected to be in
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place under David blouse certainly someone that is interesting man can certainly see a use in
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or you could see a use being carved out for him in the offense but also the touchdowns again kick
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return ability lute mcalfrey and Jerome Ford back there as kick returners like that's that's a
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pretty good duo and then you got jaylin Lane the partner Turner might you you like a lot of what
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you see there as well so our final takeaways from the overall episode here in the prove it deals you
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love the prove it deals from a general manager Adam Peters continuing to get really good players
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on prove it deals bring Chris Paul back for that depth price with with starting ability Jerome Ford
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as well with that 2023 history see what he can do here in 2025 no more bell cow you know error I
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think that's that's kind of been gone right remember Antonio Gibson and Brian Robinson junior even
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things like that so you like to see the committee being built but not just committee of two guys
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and then a bunch of dudes you got three guys right now and I don't think this takes Jeremiah love
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off the board at number seven if you're the Washington commanders if he's there so I think that's
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good news for all of you who want Jeremiah love on the team as well as it doesn't necessarily
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preclude them from doing that either so Jerome Ford agreeing to terms with the team is not
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officially done that contract that should happen sometime here in the next week or so Chris Paul
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agreeing to come back to the Washington commanders on one year deal again that deal should be solidified
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as well about or in about the next week and that's where we stand as it right now for the Washington
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commanders and that's the roster we're going to sit with much more much more improvement much more
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many more additions to the office decided things and what we thought we were going to get
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late in the in the week last week so that's good news and certainly will help us flash out a
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