The Washington Commanders are on a short week for practice as they prepare for their second game of the season against the New York Giants. The condensed schedule means a whole lot of Dan Quinn, and today’s his third day in a row in front of the mic. Jayden Daniels got a break from the press yesterday, but he returned to the podium today after practice.
Quinn got a lot of questions on improving the results of a team with a 2-5-1 record. A lot has to go wrong to only have 2 wins heading into Week 10,
and he’s been working on fixing the mistakes that have plagued the team throughout the season. Penalties, especially pre-snap on offense, have been an issue, along with red zone problems. Quinn said they’ve been extra focused on the red zone over the last two weeks, and fixing the penalty issue continues to be a top priority for everyone.
The center position has been an issue for the Commanders all season. They released Tyler Biadasz and have been looking for his consistent replacement since then. Lucas Patrick was signed and quickly took over the position, but he’s in the concussion protocol, and won’t be cleared by Thursday night. That leaves a choice between veteran Nick Allegretti, and 6th-round rookie Matt Gulbin who filled in last Sunday after Patrick exited. Quinn confirmed an earlier report that Allegretti was returning to the starting position he was supposed to have locked down before an injury wiped out most of his training camp. Quinn said Allegretti didn’t sub in last week because he’d been doing more work at guard…
