Brian Mitchell and J.P. Finlay discuss the impact of the Washington Commanders likely being without Austin Ekeler against the Arizona Cardinals.
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00:00Dan Quinn yesterday talked about Austin Echler, provided really no information.
00:05Just said that Echler's back in Virginia with a concussion in the protocol.
00:09He also cut his ear, a lacerated ear like Vincent Van Gogh.
00:14I. Be considering it's Wednesday
00:18and the the ball club is here in Arizona
00:21and that Echler is in Virginia.
00:26I would say it doesn't look good.
00:27I wouldn't I'm not saying anything definitive one way or the other.
00:30You never know a concussions.
00:31But the protocol is is very different than a guy
00:36that's got a tight hammy and they're not sure
00:39and they're going to give it treatment and rest it all week.
00:42You know what I'm saying?
00:42Now, I understand that.
00:43I'm just saying if this
00:45Austin Echler veteran player will probably get himself ready
00:49if he were to clear protocol, he can play this weekend.
00:53Sure. And they got planes.
00:54Yeah, like if something happens and I know.
00:57They got some they got some nice planes, too.
00:59Yeah. Like if you get clear, they could get them here. Yeah.
01:03My expectation would be that that's not going to happen.
01:06I think you're better off kind of operating from that standpoint
01:10than expecting him to clear protocol in four days.
01:16If you look at the run game, Echler's been really good through three games.
01:20He's got over 200 yards of scrimmage, a touchdown.
01:24He's averaging nine yards per touch.
01:27Do the man. He can play, bro.
01:29And that doesn't take into account the 62 yard
01:32or 63, whatever that was, the kickoff return Monday night in Cincinnati,
01:37which set Washington up with really good field position or frankly,
01:40the 100 yard kickoff return he took two weeks ago against the Giants.
01:44Yeah, called back.
01:47He has 13 carries for 83 yards of the touchdown
01:50and then another nine catches for 121 yards through the air.
01:55He looks slippery. He looks strong.
01:57He looks explosive.
01:59He looks such that the concept of.
02:06He had lost a step or his ankle wasn't right and couldn't return.
02:09It is just wrong.
02:11Like he's looked he's looked good enough that that was incorrect.
02:15Right. We can see that.
02:16But you know that when teams are trying to get rid of you, I try to
02:20shortchange you. That's the last they put out there.
02:24You also had a coaching change there, and I understand that.
02:27But still, his guys, the line started before Harbaugh came in.
02:32Well, I think last year he was like having the high ankle sprain.
02:36They almost need a different term for it because that lingers so much.
02:40It lingers. And once you know somebody's hurt, they're hurt.
02:45Well, I have to make another name to say the guys really hurt.
02:48That's right. A lot of guys don't play as good as they can when they're hurt.
02:53But don't make it seem like the guy just can't do it anymore.
02:57That's the teams have been doing that for years.