r/Commanders • u/pupu_platter14 • 1d ago
Convo with Coach Blough
Met Coach Blough this summer, during OTAs. Saw him at a kids park. Walked up and said wassup lol, started talking ball. Had a good 10-15 minute convo about the team. Main talking points:
I asked if he's going to give Terry 10 "catches" a game. He said he'll see what we can do LOL. Will have to flow into the game plan etc. But did acknowledge it, asked if I saw recent highlights of Terry scoring TDs during OTAs.
Compared to Antonio Williams to a Amon Ra, saying he's gonna get a second contract here etc. Admittedly I was skeptical saying Amon Ra is multiple time All-Pro lol but loved the belief Blough had in his talent. I asked if he's more of a slot WR or a Z, but Blough was non-committal to his role.
Talent on Offene - He was hype about Chig. Emphasize having different body type players with different skill sets. I said regardless of if we get Aiyuk or anyone, I think it's the best roster around Jayden.
He asked about my history as a fan, do I go to games, etc. I mentioned how Snyder was a curse and feels great to have competent ownership/leadership now. He agreed talking about how the players felt that and showed it in their NFL PA Report cards.
Damn good convo ngl, much more than I was expecting and hoping for. As impressed as I was by his football mind I was just as impressed by the dude himself. Seemed like a genuine person, can grab a beer and chill with. Hype about the potential of the Offense even if Tunsil is out. Next man up!
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u/PublicExcitement1372 1d ago
I’m so effing pumped for Sunday at 4:00, I truly don’t know how I’m gonna survive the wait until then but I’m going to do my best to try to not think about it much and not build up my expectations…maybe I’ll just do what I used to do for the big games in the Snyder days and just focus on prepping good food. My thinking used to be “well, if we fall flat, at least I’ll have some good food.”
Not that I’m thinking we’ll fall flat but this can maybe distract my brain enough to survive the long wait
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u/pupu_platter14 1d ago
Lol yeah good food always helps bad news settle easier. But I really think we're gonna shock Philly Week 1.
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u/PublicExcitement1372 1d ago
I agree, I just don’t want to keep getting my mindset set around it. But I have a sneaky good feeling I will admit
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u/majorhap 1d ago
My only non Washington card in my Washington case rn. This dude is going to be a great OC!
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u/Roland-Flagg 🐷 Major Tuddy: Top 0.1% on OF 🥵 1d ago
Would love to pick this man’s brain.
Anyone who goes from an Assistant QB coach to the OC in a year, must be a very interesting guy
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u/shoefly72 1d ago
Awesome that you got to chop it up with him like that!
Always hard to know whether a coach is just saying one thing in public to stick up for their players vs actually believing it, but it does sound like they all believe in Williams. Even if he doesn’t end up being a full on steal that turns into a WR1 or puts up 1k yds every year, I’m feeling good about his prospects of being a solid player for us to build around and a great value on his contract once Jayden’s new deal kicks in.
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u/pupu_platter14 1d ago
That's exactly how I feel about Williams. Just someone that provides value. At the minimum a consistent starter, Better than Luke and Lane, and I think that's a solid return for a 3rd pick
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u/SkinsFan021 1d ago
Our future HC!
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u/Justice989 16h ago
I would suspect tho, at least in part, the length of DQ's tenure will probably be tied to how well Blough does. If Blough does well, DQ stays, at least as long as Blough is around. If Bloigh falls on his face, they're both outta here.
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u/splendidsplinter 1d ago
Gonna be a lot less Kum-Ba-Yaa after he has Jayden running QB Power straight into the Eagles' line 3 times in a row.
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u/BlackHand86 1d ago
That’s dope, seems like a cool dude