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What everyone said after the Commanders’ Week 4 win vs. Cardinals

A collection of postgame quotes after the Commanders’ 42-14 win.

On Sunday, the Washington Commanders defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 42-14 to improve to 3-1. Here is a collection of postgame quotes from players, former players/analysts, and coaches.

“This team is still going to get better, and they are led by the right man as a coach and the right guy as a quarterback.”  Brian Mitchell

“It’s great to see the team go out there and not only win but win in the fashion they are winning in. They are playing a complete game; it’s great to see that.”  Santana Moss

“You watch Brian (Robinson) out there, he runs violently. Guys were hitting him, and he was driving them back four yards, and they got up talking trash. I’m like, ‘Fool, you just got run over.'”  Brian Mitchell

“We talked about it coming into the season; I said this is B-Rob’s year. I love seeing what I am seeing.”  Santana Moss

“Tonight, I really thought it was cool to see Burgundy and Gold in the crowd…I felt their presence, and it was really cool.”  Dan Quinn

“A quick shout out to the big guys. To have a big rushing performance with over 200 yards and no sacks. That is a big guy’s kind of day.” Dan Quinn

“We’ve established that different guys in different roles and they have come through. O.Z (Zaccheaus) really had some big pickups today.”  Dan Quinn

“You got to nail the moments when they are there…got to tip my hat to Joe (Whitton) and the staff where it’s been a hard few weeks for them. I told them they were closer than they thought. (The defense getting some very good 3rd down stops.)  Dan Quinn

“Keep him in there, don’t let him roll to the right, and that is what we did. Take his throwing ability away when he is trying to scramble.”  Dorance Armstrong on defending/rushing Kyler Murray

“We still have room to grow. We are not a finished product at all.” Jayden Daniels on the offensive success

“Those guys do a good job of getting open, knowing the timing and depth of the routes, so it’s awesome working with them.”  Jayden Daniels on Commanders’ receivers group

“You don’t want to throw a pic at all. But, that’s football, things happen. You are going to have a pic, have a turnover, but how can you bounce back, limit those, and keep moving forward?’  Jayden Davis on throwing his first interception.

“Obviously, it’s early in the season, so we’ll have to finish the year. I can’t put anything on it. But I know teams look at us and say, “Hey, those guys play hard. It’s always good to go back home with a win. Now, we are on to the Browns.”  Jayden Daniels

Exiting the field, entering the tunnel, “You like that!”  Cornelius Lucas

“For a rookie quarterback, does the guy ever make a bad decision? It’s unbelievable. Every ball is on the money.”  Chris Simms, NBC SNF

The Commanders return home to face the Cleveland Browns in Week 5.

Former NFL QB: Rookie Michael Penix Jr. more ready than Commanders’ Daniels

Is Michael Penix Jr. more pro-ready than Jayden Daniels? It doesn’t matter: One will play, one will not.

“These guys can play quarterback, I think it is a ____ good group.”

That was Chris Simms’ quick summary of what he thinks about this years NFL rookie quarterback class. He and co-host Mike Florio on Pro Football Talk last week, were discussing the 2024 rookie quarterbacks.

Simms even called this group “The Ready Rookies.” Interestingly enough, he was discussing his ranking of current NFL quarterbacks from 26 through 30.

Where was the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels in the Simms’ rankings? Daniels the rookie from LSU, drafted second overall by the Commanders, was ranked No. 28 by Simms.

  • 26. Will Levis
  • 27. Michael Penix, Jr.
  • 28. Jayden Daniels
  • 29. Bo Nix
  • 30. J.J. McCarthy

Florio asked the obvious question, seeing Daniels was drafted second, why did Simms rank Penix Jr. ahead of Daniels?

“Because my quarterback rankings are where I think they are going to be two or three years down the road. I don’t want to judge it all right now about the rookie year.”

“I think Penix has played a little more of the pro way,” continued Simms. “Jayden Daniels, I think there is going to be a little bit more of an adjustment at first. The offense he played in college?  I think there is going to be more of a versatility to the offense that he is going to get used to.”

“We know he is a special runner and all that, but he’s got to grow as far as being in the pocket. Guys like Bo Nix and Caleb Williams are better scramblers to throw the ball than Jayden Daniels.”

“He (Daniels) could learn to slide in the right places and maybe be a little more patient in the pocket, too.”

“My belief is that Jayden Daniels will be better at some point, but at this moment, with this exercise, I take it like we are in Week 1 or 2 in the regular season. I think Michael Penix is a little further along as far as being NFL-ready right now.”

Well, Daniels is going to be playing, so he will, thus, have every opportunity to prove Simms wrong in his evaluation that Penix is more ready to play.

 

Chris Simms: ‘Commanders not in command yet’

“Sam Howell looks like he belongs.”

The Commanders were not yet in command.

That is how Chris Simms host of Chris Simms’ “Unbuttoned” podcast on NFL on NBC summed up the Commanders performance in Week 1.

“Sam Howell did some good things. He made a few young quarterback mistakes. Some sacks, misses a throw. A lot of people are saying it was Heinicke-esque. It’s a little of that. But this guy has more talent than Heinicke. ”

“He had the fumble, had the interception.” Simms felt Howell tried to put extra juice on the pass and it got away from Sam and was intercepted by Zaven Collins. (I thought it was tipped at the line of scrimmage. Will need to go back and watch the replay).

Simms also pointed to the Antonio Gibson fumble ending a nice drive. Yes, Washington had gained 59 yards, and that was a killer fumble.

“Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals coach) should be proud. His defense did some good things. Washington didn’t run the ball well, the Cardinals got pressure on Howell, and there were not a lot of big pass plays.”

Simms pointed to safety Kam Curl and defensive end Montez Sweat, who both made several plays on the day.

“Sam Howell looks like he belongs; he really does. Their offensive line, I think, is going to be better this year. Even though it was not their best showing here.”

The comparison was also made that Howell is a bit like Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield.

“I don’t think we can expect the Cardinals to win a ton of football games, I don’t,” said Simms. “I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but I think it was encouraging that they hung around today created some chaos on the defensive side of the ball.”

Washington’s offense will need to prevent defensive chaos next Sunday when they are the road team at Denver. They will also probably need to win the turnover battle, which they lost 3-2 to the Cardinals Sunday.