Tag: Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen

Who would Logan Paulsen take for the Commanders at No. 47?

The first two picks would make Washington fans really happy.

Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman utilized an ESPN draft simulator and one of the more interesting discussions was who would be a good draft selection for the Commanders in round two at No. 47?

Paulsen began with the starting point of taking an offensive tackle at No. 16. In this case; the simulator had Paris Johnson (Ohio State) still available, so Paulsen declared if that would be the case Thursday, he would not hesitate to take Johnson at 16.

So what about round two for Paulsen and No. 47?

“For me, this is really interesting, and I would never do this, but I think Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama RB) fills a huge need for this team. And I really like him… He’s excellent as like a satellite player move piece. If I’m trying to put myself in the shoes of Eric Bieniemy, I think Eric is not going to like him as much as me because he’s bad in pass protection.”

“So, what I would do here, probably if I had a gun to my head, is I would take Steve Avila (TCU G/C) and put him at center. That’s what I would do. I would have Paris Johnson play right tackle, move Andrew Wylie to left guard and put Steve Avila at center.”

“Again, you have to play the board here.”

“Is there a corner that I would take here? Probably not. I like Cam Smith (South Carolina CB), but do I love him at 47? Is he a true game-changer? Maybe. DJ Turner is interesting, and Tyrique Stevenson is interesting (both cornerbacks). But are these guys really high on my board? Probably not.”

“He (Avila) is my number one guard, you know, and he can play center. So, you are doing ok, I think.”

Here is the link if you would like to watch the entire segment on YouTube.

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Logan Paulsen: ‘Jacoby Brissett is the perfect fit for Commanders’

He’s high on Brissett. What does he think about the competition between Brissett/Sam Howell?

Logan Paulsen really likes the Jacoby Brissett deal for the Washington Commanders.

Here is the entire discussion of Paulsen and Craig Hoffman.

Here is a sampling of the reaction by Paulsen to the Brissett signing:

“I think he (Brissett) has starter upside. He could be a starter given the right situation. He can win you games, he can be the consummate teammate.”

“He’s been in tough situations, he’s won games, he’s led teams.”

“To me he is the perfect guy, he’s in the NFL for these situations, these opportunities. And because he knows that, he can be the perfect mentor for Sam Howell.”

“You couldn’t have asked for a more perfect fit. He is good enough to win some games, he can teach, he understands his role, this is the perfect signing for the team.”

“Everything I have heard about Brissett is so high level from a teammate standpoint.”

Paulsen feels Ron Rivera will tell Brissett, “Hey, you are going to have an opportunity to compete, but just so you know, we are very high on the young guy, and we think he has a lot of potential to be something special.”

“It’s probably going to be a competition, but not an even competition.”

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What did game film of Sam Howell reveal to Logan Paulsen?

How did Logan Paulsen view Sam Howell’s first NFL start?

Logan Paulsen told last week of how he had been led to believe that the Commanders staff did not think Sam Howell was ready for a regular season NFL game.

Paulsen then asked listeners last week not to expect too much of Howell, as in kindness and thoughtfulness, he was attempting to protect Howell in case he would play poorly Sunday.

However, Howell played fairly well. There was a very bad interception and a couple of passes Howell missed. However, he ran well and made enough good decisions and good passes that he had to have pleased Commanders coaches and teammates.

Paulsen has now reviewed the game tape and offered his assessment to Craig Hoffman Wednesday on the “Take Command” podcast.

“There were some things physically that were just awesome: quick release, decisive throw, strong arm…his ability to run at this level. When you have a quarterback who can run, it’s a tremendous value added to the offense.”

That is a significant check in the box going forward for him next year (making plays off schedule). All of that was very positive and gets me excited about him moving forward.”

“I will say Scott (Turner) did a good job, to his credit, of basically designing very simple stuff for Howell to do. There was nothing overly complex.”

“There was a slant to Jahan that was a dragging concept; it is a day-one install, a very simple read.”

Paulsen expressed how there were some completions that were one-read throws. You look there, see if it is doable and let ‘er fly. Paulsen noticed that there were plays where Howell’s eyes were fixated on the receiver to whom he passed the ball.

“You love that he was finding throwing windows, his quick release, he was leading the receivers, his ball placement. All of that stuff was excellent. But some of the concerns that I had were about his ability to process an NFL offense. I’m not sure those questions were answered. But he did show you enough of his physical stuff to see why some talked of him being the best in college football in 2021.”