It was an ugly performance and an embarrassing performance.
Washington fell 45-10 to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
Here are quotes gathered and penned from the Commanders postgame show.
“As a former member of the team, I am not happy with the way things have gone.” Brian Mitchell
“I hear things are going well, having a good practice, but I don’t believe it…if you had a week of good practice, you would have a better performance on the field.” Brian Mitchell
“I travel a lot, I love to brag on this team when I can. What the hell am I gonna brag about now?” Brian Mitchell
“Enough is enough at times. You have to say to yourself as a man, ‘What am I playing for?’ It’s a pride thing now…they are out of it…Like Coach Gibbs used to say, if you are not going to win the game, make sure they come out of the game feeling it.’ ” Santana Moss
“I love this team. It gave me my lifestyle, my life. But I am not happy with the crap I am seeing on the field week to week right now.” Brian Mitchell
“Coaches get the blame for a lot of stuff, but hell, when do the players, in this situation? This is not Little League, high school, or college. This is professional football. Take ownership! Ownership of this! You are a professional. You get paid to play a kids’ game!”
“No, I’ve told you before, I’m not worried about anything. All I’m going to do is do my job and see how things go. That’s the only thing I can do.” Ron Rivera when asked if he is concerned about his job security.
“If changes aren’t made, can the players expect the results to change?” Ron Rivera responded, “I’m not going to answer that question.”
“We came out in the second half giving ourselves a chance, and then it got away from us,” Ron Rivera said this or something very closely to this three times.
When asked about things getting heated on the sidelines with Eric Bieniemy, Jack Del Rio, and Jonathan Allen, Rivera was asked to comment on the spirit of it. He responded only, “No.”
“We kinda struggled sustaining drives and finishing drives. We just got to find a way to get better.” Sam Howell
“I thought it was a good decision, I could have thrown it a little sooner. I like the route concept we had and the look they gave, but I gotta throw it a little sooner.” Sam Howell on the pick-six.
“We had good plays, good calls. I thought we were moving the ball well. We just didn’t finish the drives, it was a different thing each drive. We have to find a way to avoid those issues, especially when we are playing a good team.” Sam Howell on the Commanders drives that bogged down
“I hate losing. I don’t believe in moral victories, or anything like that. I just truly hate losing, so it sucks.” Sam Howell
“We have a job to do, and we have a lot of people in that locker room with a lot of pride. We are going to continue to come in and work hard every day, try to put one foot in front of the other. We are going to try to win some games.” Sam Howell