Last Updated: October 30, 2023, 03:30 IST
LANDOVER, Md.: Chase Young and Montez Sweat sat facet-by-facet on folding chairs in Washington’s locker room Sunday, whispering to one another as reporters gathered close by after the Commanders’ newest loss, 38-31 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
With the commerce deadline approaching Tuesday, and loads of hypothesis about whether or not Washington (3-5) may commerce one or the different — or each — edge rushers, Young and Sweat have been conscious this may need been their final sport as teammates after coming into the NFL as first-spherical draft picks in consecutive years.
“That thought goes across your mind,” Sweat stated. “It definitely would be a detriment to split us up. … It’s in the air, but at the end of the day, we have a game to play, we have a job to do.”
It would make sense for coach Ron Rivera and the Commanders to be sellers, provided that they’ve misplaced 5 of their previous six video games and dropped to 0-3 in the NFC East at roughly the season’s midpoint.
Rivera refused to weigh in when requested about the risk of constructing any swaps, saying: “I’m not going to talk about personnel.”
Young and Sweat each spoke about the concept of getting dealt being out of their management. Both spoke about having a bond. Neither spoke about actually wanting to stay in Washington.
“That’s my brother, man. … We’re rocking for life,” Young stated. “That’s not going to change if we’re not on the same team.”
There have been loads of issues that went awry for Washington, which managed to rating 31 factors in every of its video games in opposition to Philadelphia this month — and additionally managed to lose every time.
On Sunday, often dependable receiver Terry McLaurin dropped passes on consecutive performs late in the fourth quarter.
“Those are tough plays that I have to make,” McLaurin stated. “When you’ve got a young quarterback, you’ve got to find a way to make those plays. So I definitely own that and take accountability.”
Rivera failed to problem a fourth-down catch by DeVonta Smith in the third quarter that was quickly adopted by one in every of Jalen Hurts’ 4 landing passes; the coach stated afterward nobody on his employees received a probability to see a replay earlier than the Eagles rapidly snapped the ball for the subsequent play. Somehow, rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes was put in place to get burned by A.J. Brown but once more. An obvious catch by Washington’s Jahan Dotson was modified to incomplete by New York, in accordance to Rivera.
“What is considered a catch in the NFL, asking for a friend ..?” Dotson wrote on social media.
Yes, all of these elements contributed to one more defeat for Rivera & Co., regardless of a profession day from Sam Howell.
The second-yr participant was 39 of 52 for 397 yards with 4 touchdowns and one interception, only one sack after getting into the day with 40 for the season, and a franchise-document 24 completions in the first half whereas taking a 17-10 lead into the break. (That lead additionally included a franchise-document 61-yard discipline objective by Joey Slye.)
“There’s enough potential in that locker room,” Rivera stated, “to be a better football team.”
He and his present roster of gamers may not get the probability to discover out if that truly is true.
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