ESPN NFL Analyst Louis Riddick joins Grant & Danny to discuss whether the Washington Commanders success is sustainable.
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00:00What have you seen so far that you say, you know what, this isn't just something new,
00:04this is sustainable, this team is good?
00:08Yeah, I think, you know, obviously a lot of that optimism and the shift from hope to expectation
00:16centers around Jaden and his development, clearly. I think there's no question that
00:23what he is doing as far as his development, his mastery of the offense, I shouldn't say
00:30mastery, his continuing mastery of the offense, his leadership, his efficiency is something that's
00:36definitely sustainable because that's who he's always been as far as someone who is willing to
00:42put in the work on the field and off the field, ingratiate himself to teammates,
00:46immerse himself in the playbook, and then he's just freakishly skilled.
00:49So yeah, that's definitely sustainable as they continue to build out this roster
00:54and continue to make sure that protecting him is sustainable, having him have weapons is sustainable,
01:03continuing to build out the defensive side of the ball so they can give him more cracks at it
01:07is sustainable, and actually keeping the infrastructure around him in terms of the
01:11coaching staff and the support staff that allows him to go out and execute, you know, making sure
01:17that stays as stable as possible. That's also something that's, you know, by and large up to
01:24the people who are in charge in Washington. So it's all sustainable. It's all something that can
01:29be built upon from here. And I'm sure that everyone who's in a position to affect that
01:36understands just how much, it's not luck, they didn't hit the jackpot, you know, out of luck.
01:43Um, everyone knew all along that Chicago was going to take Caleb. It did the absolute right
01:50thing in drafting Jaden. And now, you know, it's off to the races with him. So yeah, it's,
01:57I think the shift is on, or rather, maybe it's already taken place. Like I said,
02:02when you're moving from, well, I hope we're pretty decent to now, I expect us to be pretty,
02:07pretty damn good. I expect us to put up points. I expect this young man to play well. I think that's
02:11well underway now. And that is a pretty good feeling.