Ron Rivera and Sam Howell answer questions after another blowout loss
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By: Scott Jennings
Rivera, Howell. and other players talk to the media after the loss
The Washington Commanders lost to the Miami Dolphins 45-10 in front of a home crowd full of Dolphins colors. This was Rivera first time calling plays since 2019, and his defense didn’t look much different than Jack Del Rio’s, who was fired after the last blowout loss. The explosive plays were going to happen against the Dolphins with Tyreek Hill and all the other weapons they have. Rivera is disappointed by how far away his team is from teams like the Cowboys and Dolphins.
Ron Rivera
Hear from Coach Rivera, QB Sam Howell and more after the loss https://t.co/ZLzwMJFEs3
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 3, 2023
(Rivera starts at 9:27)
Explosive plays:
Ron Rivera on the defense
“we gave up two explosives. We should have been in better position.”
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Defense:
Ron Rivera on the defense pic.twitter.com/qqounJpnra
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) December 3, 2023
What went wrong:
“You can’t do the things we did and expect to win” pic.twitter.com/sQDHSdS5ZZ
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 3, 2023
Ron Rivera on what went wrong pic.twitter.com/ulw29w6CP6
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) December 3, 2023
Ron Rivera, who has preached growth and development this season, was asked if it’s getting hard to say the team has grown given its play of late: “It is. … you can’t do the things we did and expect to win.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 3, 2023
Blowout losses:
Ron Rivera says he’s disappointed in how wide the gap seems between Washington and good teams like Dallas and Miami
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 3, 2023
Sam Howell
Hear from Coach Rivera, QB Sam Howell and more after the loss https://t.co/ZLzwMJFEs3
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 3, 2023
(Howell starts at 33:15)
Offense:
Sam Howell on the offense pic.twitter.com/FSPLruFnMc
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) December 3, 2023
No catches for Terry McLaurin:
Sam Howell on Terry McLaurin not getting any catches: “I got to get him the football…3 targets is not enough for your best player…It’s never the plan”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 3, 2023
Improvement over the last four games:
Howell said he wants to use the last four games to improve and do whatever he can to put his team in position to win
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) December 3, 2023
Terry McLaurin
No catches:
Terry McLaurin didn’t have a single catch today vs. the Dolphins.
He was asked about that after the game.
Terry said, “I ran a lot of cardio…I’m going to continue to run my routes hard. At the end of the day, I’m not going to quit, but yeah it’s frustrating.” pic.twitter.com/IEW07NkyHw
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Terry McLaurin, when asked if he’s frustrated about getting only three targets and zero catches against Miami: “Nah, I ran a lot of cardio. It happens. It comes with it when it’s tough, but yeah, it’s frustrating.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 3, 2023
Loss to the Dolphins:
Terry McLaurin succinct on why the Commanders lost today:
“They came in here and did what they had to do, and we didn’t really have a response.”
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) December 3, 2023
Mood in the locker room:
Commanders team captain Terry McLaurin sums it up after the game inside the locker room.
Terry said, “it’s not a good mood” pic.twitter.com/7076ALp2wy
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Curtis Samuel
Loss to the Dolphins:
Curtis Samuel on the loss today pic.twitter.com/xWnR2PKIO2
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) December 3, 2023
Logan Thomas
Logan Thomas on, well, yeah. pic.twitter.com/6v7UUAwwXB
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) December 3, 2023
Antonio Gibson
Growth and development:
Antonio Gibson of if there’s ‘growth & development’ or are they ‘just words’: “Honestly it sounds like words now. We’re not going to keep saying that. Back end of the season it’s too late for growth. We can finish off strong, head into [2024]with growth but it’s too late 4 that.”
— John Keim (@john_keim) December 3, 2023
Finishing the season strong:
Here is Antonio Gibson after the game.
I asked him about this final upcoming stretch of the season.
AG told me, “it will be a shame if people were to come in here and start bullshitting because of how the season is going…we’re going to finish out the season strong.” pic.twitter.com/wbA3QKkWUR
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Jonathan Allen
Fire alarms going off while players are in the locker room. Security guard just came in said everyone has to clear the building. pic.twitter.com/S1xj21fdeD
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 3, 2023
Trying to win:
Commanders team captain Jonathan Allen was not happy after the game.
He was calm, short and to the point.
Allen told me, “I’ve been dealing with this for 7 years, I’m tired of trying to build character. My character is built well enough. I’m trying to win.” pic.twitter.com/j7jNtmbLnV
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Jon Allen: “I’ve been dealing with this for seven years. I’m tired of trying to build character. My character has been built up enough. I’m trying to win.”
Also: “There’s only so much growth and development you can do before you go out there to perform.”— John Keim (@john_keim) December 3, 2023
Kendall Fuller
Here’s Kendall Fuller after the loss pic.twitter.com/SEGfTExH99
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) December 3, 2023
I love this quote from Commanders team captain Kendall Fuller about the state of the team.
Kendall told me, “we have a lot of different guys on the team, everybody is going to have a different why. But whatever that why is, you have to go out there and play for it.” pic.twitter.com/DRy5o9rYLs
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Kam Curl
Gotta keep going:
The Washington Commanders defense got torched today by Miami.
Here is safety Kam Curl after the game.
Kam said, “we got to keep going. There’s no magic words or special potion, we got to keep going. Don’t quit” pic.twitter.com/FTC43xD2hN
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) December 3, 2023
Originally posted on Hogs Haven
