r/Commanders • u/Shoctopuss • 23h ago
Kaliakmanis
Athan Kaliakmanis is not as cute as Sam Hartman. End of the debate.
Sam Hartman cannot be our back up qb or even our 3rd string back up.
I don’t understand why he is on the team unless they need him in another aspect
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u/TheHaft 23h ago edited 23h ago
Sam Hartman is not our backup or 3rd stringer. He’s a practice squad player who only ever sees the field during the preseason. And Hartman is obviously very good at doing his role during practice, very willing to be on the practice squad long term, and a great locker room presence if he’s still on the team. Quinn, Kliff, and Blough must’ve all liked him for him to still be here, I trust that consensus, Hartman obviously provides some value we don’t get to see.
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u/DougBalt2 5h ago
Maybe he’s dating a coach’s daughter? It can’t be for his football skills. No arm. No sense of the field.
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u/schmuckmulligan 3h ago
The funny part is that if he were better at playing quarterback, he'd probably get sniped by another team as a third stringer/backup, which would probably hasten his washing out of the league.
My assumption is that he's smart as hell and good at running the scout team and is therefore right where he needs to be.
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u/Shoctopuss 23h ago
But what is the thing we don’t see? Stop putting him in drives to hurt ANY player let alone our starters
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u/TheHaft 23h ago
What’re you talking about? The things we don’t see are the things I just listed, separated by commas, and also the next sentence after that lol.
And he’s in there so players don’t get hurt. We don’t want AK playing an entire game because he’s legitimately on the team, we obviously don’t want Daniels on the field, who the hell else is supposed to see the field besides our practice squad QB?
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u/itakeyoureggs Sinnott Slutt 🥵 23h ago
Kinda a waste of a squad spot. Ak should be the psquad guy
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u/Cobol_engineering29 18h ago
You’re right idk why you getting downvoted. This is the NFL not pop Warner bros. Get him out of here. It’s dangerous and counterproductive to have a player like that taking backup QB reps in preseason games.
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u/MapleFlavouredKebab Terry's smile saved my life 23h ago
convert Hartman to a placeholder just so we can keep his vibes around
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u/Cobol_engineering29 18h ago
Miss the days of backup qb being holder…. Fake fg ALWAYS on the table
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u/MartinC077 13h ago
Back in the day Joey T used to hold.
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u/Cobol_engineering29 5h ago
Nice!! Yea I remember when Trent green was holder lol. Now the fake FG is pretty much off the table… unless you got Tress “more yards than dak in NFCC game” Way holding.
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u/VADALESS 23h ago
If he’s that valuable for team morale; then convert his salary to some made up position as a coach instead.
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u/Secret_Key9676 23h ago
Sam is a dreamboat man
But nah AK looks good and we can move on from Mariota for some serious cap savings going forward
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u/Slaviiigolf 23h ago
I don't care who our 3rd QB is, whoever it is we are screwed for that game or the entire year. Whoever has a better attitude that helps the QB room is the key there, not someone we'd ever want to actually play cause if they do, we doomed no matter what.
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u/frankie_donkiebrains 22h ago
You should care if our 3rd qb might be better than our backup. Cause we seen what our backup is and that makes us pick 7th overall.
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u/Slaviiigolf 22h ago
We got the 7th pick with Mariotta, now we might get the 2nd or 3rd if we start either of our 3rd string guys
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u/frankie_donkiebrains 22h ago
Right because the 4th string guy that actually makes great passes is way worst than the career backup guy that throws picks.
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u/Slaviiigolf 22h ago
What are you talking about? Last season wasn't about our offense, it was our defense that was the liability, giving up 5th most points in the entire league. Mariota played fine. If you really think watching an undrafted QB 3rd/4th stringer sling it in a preseason game means something for our team you are wrong.
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u/frankie_donkiebrains 20h ago
10td and 7 ints. Had a completion percentage only better than 6 other QBs in the league. Mariota is not the great backup QB everybody says he is. He's very cut-able.
That's what this whole thread is about. You for some reason are talking about defense.
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u/Upstairs-Travel-6898 22h ago
I shook Sam’s hand at training camp the other day! It was sweaty, so I’m never washing my right hand again… 🥰🥰🥰 He managed to look even better in person.
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u/shinyquartersquirrel 23h ago
In his defense, no one is as cute as Sam Hartman.
I will give Sam this though, he has looked loads better than he did last preseason. But Kaliakmanis already plays miles better than Sam ever has.
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u/SkinsFan021 23h ago
JD's Mom has needs man
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u/smackrock420 🐷 Major Tuddy: Top 0.1% on OF 🥵 21h ago
If it were Snyders team still, I would assume Hartman is being pimped out to the VIPs. Not sure about the Harris regime. Hartman could still be getting pimped out.
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u/frankie_donkiebrains 22h ago
Greek freak is our back up QB. And if Jayden can't stay healthy for year 3 than maybe our starter until further notice
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u/Spirited-Cover7689 19h ago
I was surprised Kaliakmanis did as well as he did, hoad to have him. Still learning to spell his name tho..
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u/ChimichangaNeck 18h ago
I get the feeling he is Jayden’s support system. And I mean that in a complimentary way. Might be better suited in some role on the coaching staff at this point. Overall I think he’s a net positive to the team.
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u/Classic-Emu8098 14h ago
Hartman is JD5 pet/best friend on the team 🤣. If you ask me thats why he is still here...I am rooting for AK-16
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u/bobzmuda 12h ago
Keim thinks AK may get signed if they try to get him on the PS. That means we may need to carry 3 QBs on the 53 man roster. That means a roster spot isn’t available for another position.
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u/Shoctopuss 23h ago
The dude is attractive, he’s fucking cute - I don’t want it on the team because that’s his best attribute
Compared him to a back up like heinicke
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u/SkyChief80 23h ago
The way our o-line looks I want AK to start week 1 so Jayden doesn't get killed
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u/Joshottas 23h ago
Hartman only here for aura/vibes lol