How the ‘Commanders Caucus,’ the ‘Commander’ tag and a spirit of collaboration guided Washington’s 2024 draft.
for the draft, and now Peters wanted to gather his staff. Executives, scouts and coaches huddled in the draft room, away from the cameras, for what they called the “Commanders Caucus.”
Newmark discussed each of Washington’s draft choices in-depth during a recent interview. He praised the devotion of the personnel department, including the two national college scouts, six regional college scouts and the representative from the BLESTO scouting service, which studies underclassmen. Newmark said they asked tons of questions to many people around the QBs: How does he handle pressure? How does he handle obligations of being the guy? How does his team feel about him? How does he work? What’s his commitment? What’s he like year-round?Newmark described the travels as good bonding; one fond memory was flying out of Baton Rouge in “terrifying” turbulence.
While the Commanders had other needs — the team unsuccessfully attempted to trade back into the first round for an offensive tackle — they loved Newton too much to pass over him.“Obviously, is a strength of our team,” Newmark said. “But just makes us even better. … I always go back to: This guy can impact the game on all three downs. He’s not a run stuffer; he’s not a situational pass rusher. This guy can be on the field and impact the game in any situation.
Sainristil excelled on the field and at a small group dinner for Commanders executives and Wolverines prospects at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Newmark remembered “very easy conversation” and an “instant connection” with the “very genuine” 23-year-old. But the Commanders finally addressed the offensive line with Coleman, “one of the first players I remember talking to Adam about after taking this job,” Newmark said. It was mid-February, before he had even moved from Detroit to Virginia, and they were discussing prospects to focus on at the NFL scouting combine when Newmark mentioned the three-year starter at TCU who had split his time between tackle and guard.
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