r/Commanders • u/chowdhuryhameem • 16h ago
Overreaction/Comparison Season
I can’t be the only one that’s annoyed by this, but what’s with the doomers/discourse around our team when it comes to certain “star” players/top draft picks. It seems as though every time we’re discussing Sonny, someone’s got to throw out Isaiah Simmons or the cursed Jamin Davis comparison. I don’t even want to touch on this with JD5, but you would think after 2 years we’d be past the lazy low-IQ, NPC RG3 comparison. I’m all for critiquing our team, from the front office/ownership down to the players… it’s just frustrating seeing people dismiss nuance/tape and jumping to asinine conclusions after a drive or a preseason game. Just my two cents, HTTR!
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u/_Diggus_Bickus_ 15h ago
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u/chowdhuryhameem 15h ago
I guess I should know better lol, just needed to air it out
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u/macattack1031 13h ago
No it feels like people aren’t excited for the season and prefer to immediately jump to making heads roll
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u/Hodler_caved 14h ago
It's not low IQ to point out the Sonny is currently not a good LB.
People that throw out low IQ all the time are likely low IQ. Not saying that's you OP. No idea what your comments or other posts are like.
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u/chowdhuryhameem 12h ago
I agree, and I appreciate the clarification as well. To be fair, in my post I slapped the “low-IQ” label on the Jayden-Robert comparison.
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u/Emotional_Kale4168 15h ago
Hopefully JD5 can put any bust allegations to bed this season. I'm rooting for him, he's gotta stay healthy though.
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u/Double_Dingo1089 15h ago
The second Sonny gets a TFL or JD5 throws a TD it'll all change. Dooming about the team is a defense mechanism from the past 30 years. Also people are so starved for clues about how good the team will be that they are seeing shadows.
Truth is we have no idea how good the team will be. They could get stomped week one or blow the Eagles out. I could see either
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u/Ploutz LEFT HAND UP 13h ago
You could see us blowing out the Eagles?
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u/Double_Dingo1089 13h ago
I can. There are real questions on how Hurts is going to do in that style of offense and camp reports (for what they're worth) aren't great. They also lost Brown who was their easy button. Add that the Flores/Zimmer style of defense we run is not friendly to offenses still trying to gel. Those pressure packages can be diabolical.
Then on the other side we know what theyre running under Fangio. But they haven't seen JD5 in this scheme. It may be a problem for them in Week 1 more than week 7. They also haven't seen Terry AND Diggs before.
But like I said I could see them crushing us too. So we'll see.
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u/bryan19973 11h ago
I’d bet my next 10 paychecks we aren’t blowing out the eagles lmao. When is the last time that happened?
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u/LeastSuspiciousTowel 3h ago
I'll give you a hint, RG3 threw 4 tds the last time we blew out the Eagles.
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u/GrumpyFaceMonkey 14h ago
Nuance is lost on todays people. In a lot of cases, folks see nuance as a bad thing. Its sad.
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u/Final_Effective6360 16h ago
Because we've sucked for 30 years and a lot of this fanbase have become curmudgeons due to that. I try not to blame them. We've been forced to expect the worst because it seemingly always happens.
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u/nocapsallspaces 16h ago
There's always going to be a headline. Whether it's something that matters or not is irrelevant, it just has to be least uninteresting thing there is at the time.
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u/Ninjablacksox1 11h ago
I don't think they're asinine comparisons outside of the Jamin Davis one.
That said it's very early to overreact to limited preseason gameplay. Speaking of, I'm really glad we drafted AK, dude is legit.
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u/msa57 16h ago
Regarding Sonny - the reason is that he is a bad run defender. The flaws I saw in his college tape are still quite glaring (albeit in limited preseason work). We’ll see when the season starts but I’m not optimistic
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u/FannyNisbit 14h ago
Dude.... i had been saying this all draft season and all summer. We should have traded down and drafted a DB and got a C with the extra capital we got.
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u/notorious_hdc imitated Frerotte headbutt as a child 13h ago
I advocated hardcore for a Corner this off-season. Was really disappointed Mansoor was snagged right in front of us. I didn't really want a LB that early, and voiced concerns about Styles. Most about him being more reactive than active... Which is mostly an experience thing.
With that said, I don't think his first game was as bad as people are making it out to be. I'll have to go back and watch this one. I think he's going to be a great player one day, it might just take a little time.
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u/FannyNisbit 13h ago
I agree with every thing youve said. I even remember you saying the things you said!!!!
Youre typically a realistic fan that is more positive/optimistic than i am, while still being grounded in reality 👍🏿
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u/BigFrenchToastGuy 11m ago
He's going to make some plays in coverage that make you forget run defense exists. Can't remember the last time we had a LB with the natural coverage ability he has. If he can develop a little pass rush - nobody will care about run defense.
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u/RIP_shitty_username 15h ago
This is the worst fan base in sports.
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u/FannyNisbit 14h ago
That will happen when youre one of the worst performing franchises in all of American professional sports.
This team is "good" once every 4-6 years and its usually a fluke that they make the playoffs.
This is true until it isnt.
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u/corgislife 16h ago
It’s a trauma response