The Commanders having concluded their seventh day of training camp practices, former Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen is impressed.
Paulsen appeared on the “Chris Russell Show” on Thursday, with Lynell Willingham filling in for Russell.
Willingham asked Paulsen if he was speaking in hyperbole if he thinks the Commanders may have already found their left tackle in Brandon Coleman.
“When he was coming out (of the draft), I had him as a guard,” began Paulsen. “He has good length, good feet, athleticism and good balance.”
Paulsen doesn’t want to be premature in assessing Coleman. “This may be the guy, but I am going to hold my judgment until they get through the preseason game and joint practices (Jets). I have been very positively encouraged with his progression and with his confidence.”
He continued, stating Coleman, in team periods, has locked some guys up impressively and, of course, also had some tough moments. “I think all the foundational elements for him are there. That is something that is very encouraging. When does this click for him? Does it click next week? The first week of the season?”
“But I do think, at a bare minimum, they definitely have a guy that can play football at a high level for this organization, whether that is at left/right tackle or guard. He is a ball player; it’s about when it clicks for him, and if it clicks fast enough for him that he can be your left tackle.”
Getting a franchise QB and a franchise LT is hard.
Getting a franchise QB and a franchise LT in the SAME draft is even more harder.
Gotta give #Commanders GM Adam Peters his flowers if both Jayden Daniels & Brandon Coleman become those players. #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/tEMw6iU03G
— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) August 1, 2024
General manager Adam Peters was criticized for not selecting an offensive tackle until pick number 67 when he selected Coleman out of TCU.
However, Paulsen certainly feels like Coleman is tracking in a good direction already, only seven days into training camp.