Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is always the same after every game. Sure, he’s happier when the Commanders win, but McLaurin always meets with the media — win or lose — and answers every question.
Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, McLaurin understands adversity, having spent five losing seasons in Washington before the current season. He’s been around many losses, so this Commanders’ season is special. After last week’s loss to Dallas, McLaurin kept it real.
“We have to find a way to start faster and stay in the drives,” McLaurin said last week. “That’s everybody, our whole coaching staff and offensive players, going out there and figuring out ways that we can stay on the field and help the defense and vice versa, all of us.”
So, what did McLaurin say after Sunday’s 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans to snap a three-game losing streak?
McLaurin said all the right things as usual and believed the recent adversity was good for a team that faced very little through nine weeks.
“That adversity, I feel like it’s tough, you know, but we needed that,” McLaurin said of the Commanders’ recent losing streak. “We needed to come out on the other side and show what we’re about. That’s what character, that’s what brotherhood is about, you know what I mean. It’s easy when things are going great, but when you lose a few, you know what I mean, and you have to get a win. I think we showed that today.”
He’s correct — as usual. Every team, regardless of where they are, needs adversity during a season. That’s why people always say undefeated teams need to lose during the season to experience adversity.
Washington faced adversity and emerged victorious. Now, the test is how the Commanders respond to coming off a bye in two weeks when they will be on the road against the Saints.