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Dan Quinn introduced new DC Daronte Jones and new OC David Blough earlier today. Special teams coordinator Larry Izzo got some attention today too. His All-Pro/Pro Bowl punters Tress Way has been extended for another year! Way is the longest-tenured player on the team and has been getting signed to one-year extensions to take advantage […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 3 reads
David Blough is the Washington Commanders new offensive coordinator, and we finally get a chance to hear from him today. Dan Quinn spoke to the media to introduce Blough, and new defensive coordinator Daronte Jones. Kliff Kingsbury and the team “mutually agreed to part ways” after the season, and it was reported that Quinn wanted […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Daronte Jones is the Washington Commanders new defensive coordinator, and we finally get a chance to hear from him today. Dan Quinn spoke to the media to introduce Jones, and new offensive coordinator David Blough. Quinn made it clear that Jones will be running his own system, which will be his first time calling plays […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Washington Commanders made some big changes after finishing the season with a 5-12 record. Head coach Dan Quinn is still here, but he has two new, first-time NFL playcallers for coordinators. David Blough was promoted from assistant QB coach, and he will be replacing Kliff Kingsbury who is now with the Rams. Joe Whitt […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 3 reads
Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (subscription) Commanders Free Agent Fits: Edge Rusher With a ton of cap space and lots of holes to fill on the roster, the Commanders are set to be quite active when free agency opens in a month’s time. So with that in mind, it’s time to start previewing free […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 1 read
Dani Dennis-Sutton, DESchool: Penn State | Conference: Big TenCollege Experience: Senior | Age: 22Height / Weight: 6’5” / 268 lbsProjected Draft Status: 2nd-3rd RoundPlayer Comparison: Montez Sweat College Statistics Defense & Fumbles Table Tackles Def Interceptions Fumbles Season Team Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Comb TFL Sk Int Yds Avg IntTD PD FR Yds FRTD FF Awards 2022* Penn State Big Ten […]
From Hogs Haven | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Commanders links Articles ESPN Ranking every Super Bowl champion team from 1-60 57. 1987 Washington (14-4, but really 11-4, 11.9%) This team had the lowest regular-season DVOA of any Super Bowl champion, in part because I don’t count the three games, all wins, with replacement players during the players strike. Washington ended the season eighth […]
From Hogs Haven | 27 days ago | 5 reads
Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable Super Bowl LX Preview: Five Potential Free Agents for Washington Fans to Watch Jaylinn Hawkins, S (Patriots) Age: 28 | Ht/Wt: 6’1″, 208 lbs Projected Market Value (AAV): $2.2M Jaylinn Hawkins may not be the most sought-after name on the market, but he offers high-IQ play as a rotational piece. In […]
From Hogs Haven | 28 days ago | 1 read
Commanders links Articles ESPN Commanders’ biggest extension candidates and free agent decisions Extension possibilities Daron Payne | Defensive Tackle Payne has one year left on his contract and will cost $28 million against the salary cap for next season. That’s the fourth-most cap space by a defensive tackle — and a lot of room for […]
From Hogs Haven | 29 days ago | 3 reads
Dan Quinn hired Kliff Kingsbury when he became head coach of the Washington Commanders in 2024. Kingsbury was working on a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, but when they wouldn’t go three years, Washington stepped in and hired the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. That relationship ended after his second season when […]
From Hogs Haven | 30 days ago | 3 reads
The Los Angeles Rams are hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Washington Commanders offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury to their coaching staff. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Kingsbury is set to join Sean Mcvay’s coaching staff. Schefter doesn’t specify whether or not this is for the team’s open offensive coordinator position. Kingsbury will bring some […]
From Turf Show Times | 30 days ago | 3 reads
Commanders links Articles NFL.com Commanders LB Bobby Wagner named 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year!! Wagner’s a Southern California native who has endeared himself to fans in D.C. over the past two seasons and Seattle, having played 11 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks franchise. Though recognized on Thursday night, […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable Five free agent options for Washington Commanders at WR2 Rashid Shaheed, Seahawks: Shaheed is the definition of a big-play threat since coming into the league. A former undrafted player out of Weber State back in 2021, he’s had a catch of at least 50 yards every year since coming into […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Dan Quinn brought Joe Whitt Jr with him to Washington when he was hired as the Commanders head coach in 2024. This was Whitt’s first stint as a DC in the NFL, and it ended after two seasons. The defense was not good as GM Adam Peters worked to rebuild the franchise from the ground […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (subscription) NFL Draft Preview: David Bailey, Rueben Bain & Caleb Downs A quick preview look at 3 draft prospects frequenly mocked to the Commanders Free agency is up first in a little over a month’s time, but before jumping into free agent profiles, I’d just take a quick look […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Commanders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Okay Hogs Haven, we’re keeping it reeeelly simple in this week’s survey. Just one question to […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable Three Senior Bowl standouts who fit Washington Commanders Washington CB Ephesians Prysock The Huskies had a couple of defensive backs on the NFL radar with Tacario Davis also drawing buzz as one to watch early in his career, but Prysock, a 6-foot-4 cornerback, has drawn growing buzz as a stock […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Lots of white space on the canvas GM Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn return to a team with a 3rd-year roster that probably cannot yet be said to have a substantial ‘core’, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The approach in 2024 was to replace most of the ‘23 roster with […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (Subscription) State of the Roster 2026: Commanders Defense Obviously the hiring of Jones plays a significant factor here. We’re still not certain exactly what changes he’ll bring. The staff has yet to be finalized, but news broke over the weekend that many of the defensive assistant coaches are leaving, […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Hogs Haven readers feel pretty good about the Commanders new defensive coordinator, Daronte Jones. In a survey here last week, more than half the respondents said so. While 5% of respondents felt that they didn’t have enough information to form an opinion, 94% of respondents felt that they did (the results had a 1% rounding […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable More defensive staff shakeup for Washington Commanders News broke on Saturday that several defensive coaches are expected to depart with assistant linebackers coach Ryan Kerrigan, assistant defensive line coach Sharrif Floyd and player development coach Pete Ohnegian all expected to depart the organization. Defensive pass game coordinator Jason Simmons, who […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Senior Bowl has been holding practices all week and now it’s time for the actual game. Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters was in Mobile this week along with other members of the scouting department. Washington just finished a 5-12 season last was a big letdown after going to the NFC Championship Game last year. […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Commanders links Articles The Athletic (paywall) What we know and what’s still ahead as Commanders reconfigure their coaching staff Jones checks a lot of Quinn’s boxes for a new coordinator The Vikings ranked fifth in forced turnovers over Jones’s four seasons there leading the defensive backs. He also helped develop younger players such as Byron […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
The NFL sets their salary cap every year after the season and before the new league year. It had been steadily rising by $10-12 million since 2013. A new CBA was signed in 2012 after a lockout, and TV deals pumped a ton of money into the league’s coffers which allowed the pot to grow […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Every year around this time, I publish an article about the salary cap. I do it because a lot of offseason plans are being suggested in “mock” free agency based on widely reported but poorly understood salary cap numbers. Most NFL fans don’t understand the salary cap — and for a very good reason; most […]
From Hogs Haven | about 1 month ago | 4 reads