Jayden Daniels 'Week-to-Week' with Rib Injury, Week 8 Status Unclear
While it’s not the worst designation in the world for the superstar rookie QB, it’s not exactly the news we wanted to hear, either....
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Oct 191 min read
Jayden Daniels Exits Week 7 with Rib Injury, Does Not Return
It worked out for Daniels that the Commanders absolutely trashed the Panthers, thereby rendering Daniels’ return to the contest...
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Oct 21 min read
Brian Robinson Misses Practice with Knee Injury for Second Consecutive Day
Robinson was a surprise addition to the injury report earlier this week and hasn’t practiced up to the publication of this newsletter....
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Aug 211 min read
Eagles Acquire Former 1st Round WR, Jahan Dotson from Commanders
After seeming to finally gain some traction as Washington’s No. 2 WR over the course of the past few weeks at training camp, the former...
Zach Rizzuto
Aug 122 min read
Is 2024 Finally Terry McLaurin's Year?
2023 was once again textbook Terry McLaurin, with the Commanders’ veteran pass catcher rewinding what has essentially been the same...
Zach Rizzuto
Jul 182 min read
Go Draft Jayden Daniels in 2024!
Jayden Daniels can finish as a Top-5 fantasy QB as a rookie, and this is how it would happen. Kliff Kingsbury has experience drafting a...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jun 201 min read
Brian Robinson or Austin Ekeler for 2024?
Let’s talk about the Commanders backfield. You have Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler, and it’s almost certain that this is almost a...
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Jun 131 min read
Commanders HC Dan Quinn Neglects to Name Starting QB Ahead of Camp
Despite a handful of positive reports coming out of camp regarding 2nd-overall draft selection Jayden Daniels, the Commanders have yet to...
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Mar 141 min read
Sam Howell Traded to Seattle in Draft Pick Swap
The Washington Commanders traded QB Sam Howell, a 4th round pick, and a 6th round pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 3rd...
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Dec 18, 20231 min read
Sam Howell Benched in Week 15 Loss vs Rams
HC Ron Rivera was quick to recommit to Howell as the team’s Week 16 starter after the game, but Rivera has been wrong about a lot of...
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Dec 16, 20231 min read
Brian Robinson Ruled Out for Week 15 vs Rams with Hamstring Injury
Robinson was ruled out during the day yesterday after being unable to practice at all on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. While there was...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
Brian Robinson Exits Game vs Dolphins with Hamstring Injury
Robinson was well on his way to his signature 8-11 fantasy points on the afternoon before leaving the game with a hamstring injury and...
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Nov 18, 20231 min read
Antonio Gibson Officially Listed as Doubtful for Week 11 vs Giants
The odds seem to be tilting towards Gibson missing Week 11, which would mean a much larger and much higher quality workload for Brian...
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Nov 10, 20231 min read
Curtis Samuel Practices Thursday, Has Chance to Return Week 10 vs Seahawks
This is notable because in the game time that Samuel has missed (roughly 1 ½ games), second-year WR Jahan Dotson has seen his utilization...
Zach Rizzuto
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Jahan Dotson's Surprise Target Share is Killing His Fantasy Relevancy
It’s no secret that Commanders WR Jahan Dotson has been underperforming in the 2023 season – through seven games, he’s eclipsed the...
Zach Rizzuto
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Is It Time to Drop Jahn Dotson?
Are we dropping Jahan Dotson at this point? He ran one less route than Terry McLaurin, who saw 12 targets, but Dotson saw just one target...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
Terry McLaurin Could Play, Team "Optimistic" He Will Play in Week 1
After speculation that he could miss the Commanders season opener against the Cardinals and potentially more with a turf toe injury,...
Faraz Siddiqi
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Recapping a Huge Preseason Week 2 for Washington
The Commanders starters played a whole half on Monday night, and that resulted in Terry McLaurin getting hurt at the end of the half....
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Aug 22, 20231 min read
Terry McLaurin Suffers Toe Injury, X-Rays Come Back Negative
Fantasy managers had a scare in the final preseason game of Week 2 on Monday night, seeing Terry McLaurin go down with a toe injury and...
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
Sam Howell Named Commanders' Week 1 Starter
This is simply a formality at this point, as the expectation even from all the way back in January has been that Howell would start under...
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