Dan Quinn speaks to the media before practice
The Washington Commanders are practicing inside the bubble today due to the snow, and Dan Quinn gave some updates before practice started. Today will be a walk through before they hold a full-speed practice tomorrow. Several players will be given vet rest days today, but Quinn said it’s all hands on deck with everyone else. Marshon Lattimore sounds like he’ll be ready to play on Sunday night, and Quinn said he’s hit all the markers needed to return so far. He along with offensive linemen Tyler Biadasz and Cornelius Lucas were at practice stretching with the team.
Quinn was asked about Washington being considered the underdogs in the wild card playoff game against the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay. He said the team has earned the right to fight, and they’re going to fight like hell. The Commanders are 3-point underdogs in a primetime game, but this game also has the highest over/under of any wild card matchup this weekend. Quinn said there were low expectations from outside the building before the season, but they plan on taking advantage of this playoff appearance. These opportunities aren’t guaranteed, and they’re ready for this moment.
Dan Quinn
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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) January 8, 2025
Doug Williams t-shirt:
Not sure if it’s intended or purely coincidental, but Dan Quinn is rocking a Doug Williams shirt today ahead of the Commanders’ wild-card game in Tampa. Seems fitting. pic.twitter.com/O5HI22hrAF
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 8, 2025
Second season:
Dan Quinn addressing the media: The second season begins today
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) January 8, 2025
Vet rest days:
Dan Quinn said Zach Ertz, Clelin Ferrell, Dante Fowler and Terry McLaurin will have veteran rest days today. Everyone else will practice in some capacity today (they’re in the bubble because of the snow).
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 8, 2025
Quinn said a couple guys will be on vet rest days (Ertz, Ferrell, Fowler and McLaurin) but everyone else will be participating at some level. “All hands on deck.”
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) January 8, 2025
BSing the team:
Dan Quinn said he told the players Monday that maybe they’re going to change things up in practice this week, maybe work at night. They looked at him like, ‘what?’ and he said ‘no man I’m just Bs-ing you’ Going to do things the same.
— John Keim (@john_keim) January 8, 2025
Jayden Daniels:
Dan Quinn on Jayden Daniels – “there’s an X factor about him.” pic.twitter.com/pFGTuutDYQ
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) January 8, 2025
Playoffs:
Dan Quinn on taking advantage of a playoff appearance knowing such things are never guaranteed. pic.twitter.com/ZnqWQ4xyYN
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 8, 2025
Marshon Lattimore:
Dan Quinn on Marshon Lattimore for this week: pic.twitter.com/wcDvBM19lN
— John Keim (@john_keim) January 8, 2025
Mike Evans Career #’s vs Marshon Lattimore
Regular season – 33 rec, 564 yards, 3 rec TDs
2.75 rec/game, 47 yards/game, .25 rec TDs game (well below career averages)
Playoffs – 1 rec, 3 yards*Evans has been fined $100,000+ and suspended 1 game twice, Lattimore $10,500 https://t.co/JHpbWMoD8g
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) January 8, 2025
Dan Quinn on Marshon Lattimore (hamstring): “He hit all the markers up to this point and I anticipate that trending through the week.”
The Commanders have a jog-through today and a full-speed workout tomorrow, so that’ll be a significant gauge of where he’s at.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 8, 2025
“Fight like hell” as underdogs against the Buccaneers:
Outside the walls of Commanders team headquarters, many people believe they are the underdog in this playoff clash with Tampa Bay.
I asked Dan Quinn about that, he said, “the team has earned this right to go fight and we’re going to fight like hell…I’ll leave it at that.” pic.twitter.com/3fEsEduoiU
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) January 8, 2025
Quinn: “we’re going to fight like hell” against the Bucs. Added the players have earned the right to battle this weekend
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) January 8, 2025
Dan Quinn on the Commanders being perceived as the underdog against the Buccaneers.
“The team has earned the right to fight, and we’re going to fight like hell. … I’ll leave it at that.”
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 8, 2025
Adam Peters’ “superpower”:
Quinn called Adam Peters’ “superpower” the ability to find the right guys for what the coaches need/want. “That’s harder than it sounds,” Quinn said.
Takes a lot of time together, communication etc.— John Keim (@john_keim) January 8, 2025
Practice notes
Injured players:
Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) and Tyler Biadasz (ankle) out here for stretch. pic.twitter.com/gV5KAuQYWy
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 8, 2025
So is Tyler Biadasz (ankle) and Cornelius Lucas (groin). https://t.co/mjPdZdSEsi
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 8, 2025