After a dreadful showing last week in Foxboro, where Washington sat 30 players, Dan Quinn came out with a pseudo “starting lineup” at home against the Bengals, and the Commanders, for two series, looked the part.
Then the backups came in…
Regardless of the score, it was important for some key guys to get in some live action in this contest and for the most part, they didn’t disappoint. However, with Sam Hartman and Josh Johnson under center, with third and fourth stringers along the offensive line, things got a bit sloppy on offense.
Defense was pretty much the same. The first two groups showed pretty well against Joe Burrow, however our backup got carved up by Jake Browning.
Overall, I think Washington put enough on film to glean some good evaluation by the coaches. One position where it was hard to see anything positive was from our bottom-of-the-roster wide receivers who suffered from poor quarterback play most of the evening.
Below are my Studs and Duds of the game, followed by some notes.