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In case you’ve lived under a rock over the last 20 months, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Washington Commanders. There was the name change, sexual harassment accusations, another name change, ownership issues, alleged financial improprieties, and much more.
So what does one of Washington’s top players think of the current state of the Washington Commanders?
This week, running back Antonio Gibson spoke to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network and believes winning would solve some of Washington’s woes.
“We get a lot of backlash on the team,” Gibson said. “We’re tired of it. We just got to show ’em. We don’t get that talk if we’re winning games, we got to start winning games, and people forget about all that. That’s what we plan on doing.”
Commanders running back Antonio Gibson 'We get a lot of backlash on the team. We're tired of it. We just got to show 'em. We don't get that talk if we're winning games. We got to start winning games and people forget about all that. That's what we plan on doing' @AntonioGibson14 pic.twitter.com/mRdmVZxmvG
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 14, 2022
You can’t blame Gibson or any of Washington’s players or coaches for the team’s continuous scandals. None of the current coaches, players, or front office had anything to do with the past issues. The one constant is owner Daniel Snyder.
Last month, head coach Ron Rivera spoke of the ongoing criticisms of the franchise and admitted he was tired of it. Rivera, like Gibson, did acknowledge winning solves a lot of things while the NFL and government figure out the other stuff.
Gibson is excited about some of the recent changes, including the new name and uniforms.
“It’s a change with the team,” Gibson said. “I feel like we’re making a lot of changes. We’re building. We’re working to change our whole organization around. It’s a new start. We’re going to rock with it. I love the new uniforms and ready to get out here and show people what we got.”
Gibson has the right attitude. All you can do is embrace the changes. At some point, things with the franchise will get better. Right? It sure feels like it can’t get any worse.
Gibson is entering his third NFL season in 2022 and finished with over 1,000 yards rushing for the first time last season.