Commanders Podcast: Quiet Trade Deadline, Rams Loss, Giants Game

On the next episode of the DC Roundtable Podcast hosted by Tyler Lochte and Ahmed Ghafir diving into the Washington Commanders, we dive into everything you need to know from the first home loss of the season, recap a frustrating week and look ahead at the midweek divisional matchup against the New York Giants on the road.

The Commanders held strong to begin the week nine contest against the Los Angeles Rams and carried its slim lead into the second half. Yet it ended in the Puka Nacua show after he recorded a career day and the game winning touchdown en route to Washington's first loss at Northwest Stadium in 2026. More importantly, it pushed the Commanders to 2-5-1 overall at the halfway point of the regular season with more questions than answers for head coach Dan Quinn to answer. Yet the game also ended in a perplexing moment after failing to attempt a shot at the endzone, adding to the list of questions surrounding coordinator David Blough. We discuss criticism for Blough and other week nine takeaways.

Plus, the Commanders are shifting back to Nick Allegretti as the starting center in week ten, announcing the decision just two days after Dan Quinn the former starter was drawing reps at guard in practice, which led to rookie Matt Gulbin to replace Lucas Patrick to begin the second half against the Los Angeles Rams. Does the decision making or development plan make sense? Plus, how much concern should there be for the offensive line after allowing four sacks and six tackles for loss? We discuss the latest head scratching decision ahead of a game tabbed to be a must win game.

With a chance to avenge the humbling week five tie, we close out the show by diving into what the Commanders need to show to pull off the upset against the division-leading New York Giants on Thursday night. Ahmed and Tyler dish out our score predictions for the latest NFC East matchup.

With the 2026 regular season halfway over, the trade deadline behind us and more questions than answers surrounding the state of the Commanders in 2026 and beyond, make sure to like and subscribe to the show as we dive into everything that you need to know surrounding the Washington Commanders through 2026 in year three for head coach Dan Quinn. You can watch the full episode on YouTube here.