New QB1 Taylor Heinicke and the scrappy Commanders are building confidence
2 years, 1 month ago

New QB1 Taylor Heinicke and the scrappy Commanders are building confidence

New York Times  

Ron Rivera could barely sit still during Monday’s video call with local reporters. “My message is there’s a solid young football team that’s kind of finding their way,” Rivera said. “It’s one of those things that he knows where he needs to go with the ball, where it should be, and he just launches it,” Rivera said. “It’s a special moment, something I’ve been working for my whole life, to be a starting quarterback in the NFL,” Heinicke said. “A young man like that impacts who you are.” Heinicke grasps that he isn’t the straw that stirs the drink for Washington’s offense, but rather the conduit to let the playmakers do what they do.

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Commanders QB controversy, playoff destiny, Chase Young’s return and more
1 year, 11 months ago

Commanders QB controversy, playoff destiny, Chase Young’s return and more

New York Times  

The Washington Commanders were not expected to travel across the country on a short week and beat one of the NFC’s top contenders. https://t.co/nGRhaeIBaC — Ben Standig December 25, 2022 We’ve now seen defensive end Chase Young bounce around a football field for the first time since he suffered a significant right knee injury 13 months ago. Those short-yardage misses …

Commanders QB dilemma: Taylor Heinicke? Carson Wentz? Maybe even … both?
2 years ago

Commanders QB dilemma: Taylor Heinicke? Carson Wentz? Maybe even … both?

New York Times  

ASHBURN, Va. — There is no escaping the quarterback question. — Ben Standig December 19, 2022 But to Ron Rivera’s point, I certainly would have Carson Wentz in the back of my mind. … If you’re going to play the politics in the sport a little bit —, you say Carson Wentz is coming back, and he’s your starter? Didn’t …

Taylor Heinicke or Carson Wentz? Commanders still have to choose — Aldridge
2 years ago

Taylor Heinicke or Carson Wentz? Commanders still have to choose — Aldridge

New York Times  

— So, you’d like Ron Rivera’s job, would you? You either stay with Taylor Heinicke, who put the ball on the ground twice at the worst possible time Sunday — or go back to Carson Wentz, who hasn’t played in eight weeks and didn’t look all that good when he was on the field. But if we can get back …

‘Underdog’ Heinicke changes Washington Commanders identity
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Underdog’ Heinicke changes Washington Commanders identity

Associated Press  

Taylor Heinicke is not Carson Wentz. But he does bring what coach Ron Rivera called an “underdog mentality” to the Washington Commanders as their starter with Wentz injured, and Heinicke’s philosophy on playing football has shifted their identity on offense with him in charge. “Two years ago I was out of the league, so every time I go out on …

Commanders hope to do more with Carson Wentz at quarterback
2 years, 3 months ago

Commanders hope to do more with Carson Wentz at quarterback

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS New faces: QB Carson Wentz, OG Andrew Norwell, OG Trai Turner, rookie RB Brian Robinson Jr., rookie WR Jahan Dotson, rookie DL Phidarian Mathis, rookie QB Sam Howell, DE Efe Obada. The Commanders also made sure to build up the talent around Wentz, drafting a sure-handed option in the passing game in the first round in Dotson and …

Franchise QB (Taylor’s Version): Heinicke does it his way
3 years, 1 month ago

Franchise QB (Taylor’s Version): Heinicke does it his way

Associated Press  

ASHBURN, Va. — Taylor Heinicke had a cooler full of Bud Lights waiting for him after a big win against Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl champions. Growing up a Green Bay Packers fan, Heinicke would imagine what it was like for those players to face “Superman Cam,” and draws from his own childhood excitement playing Madden video games …

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