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Ron Rivera Presser: Antonio Gandy-Golden and Isaiah Wright won’t practice this week

Ron Rivera speaks to the media after today’s practice

By Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsHH Oct 21, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

Ron Rivera gave some injury updates after today’s practice. The Washington Football Team is very thin at wide receiver this week. Rivera confirmed that Antonio Gandy-Golden(hamstring) and Isaiah Wright(shoulder) are out on Sunday. He also said that the two practice squad WRs(Troy Brown and Jeff Badet) who were protected this week will be activated for the Cowboys game.

The atmosphere around the Washington/Dallas rivalry will be different without fans around. The tension will be there between the two teams as soon as they enter the building. He wants his young players to know how intense the rivalry is, and compared it to a college rivalry.

Aside from the turnovers, Kyle Allen did what he was expected to do. Rivera said Kyle Allen has been able to sustain success and keep drives going. He believes Allen has improved in consistency. Rivera said there isn’t a cutoff point for Kyle Allen, and that there wasn’t one for Dwayne Haskins Jr. This is in contrast to him definitely saying there was a cutoff point for Dwayne Haskins Jr. before benching him...

Press Conference: Ron Rivera
Head Coach Ron Rivera spoke to the media about the rivalry game, what he saw from Kyle Allen and more.
Posted by Washington Football Team on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Injury update:

Washington's injury report

DNP
TE Logan Thomas (neck)
CB Ronald Darby (illness)
OL Saahdiq Charles (knee)
WR Antonio Gandy-Golden (hamstring)
WR Isaiah Wright (shoulder)
DE James Smith-Williams (concussion)

LIMITED
DE Chase Young (groin)
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (shoulder)
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 21, 2020

Antonio Gandy-Golden and Isaiah Wright out:

Rivera said no practice time this week for Antonio Gandy-Golden and Isaiah Wright. Sounds like practice-squad receivers Tony Brown and Jeff Badet likely elevated for Sunday.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) October 21, 2020

Practice squad WRs:

Ron Rivera, when asked about the plan at WR after the injuries to Antonio Gandy-Golden (hamstring) and Isaiah Wright (shoulder): pic.twitter.com/zWql927kNE
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 21, 2020

Ron Rivera said PS receivers Tony Brown and Jeff Badet will be elevated for Sunday's game against the Cowboys. They have only 3 available receivers on the active roster currently: McLaurin, Inman and Cam Sims.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 21, 2020

Dallas vs Washington rivalry:

Ron Rivera is addressing the media now. He said the atmosphere surrounding the Cowboys and Washington will feel different without fans, but he knows he will still feel the tension between the two teams once he gets to the stadium.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 21, 2020

Ron Rivera joked that he hoped the Cowboys went deep into overtime and then lost so they would be tired and disappointed going into this week's game. He said there could be an advantage with the Cowboys playing Monday night.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 21, 2020

Rivera said he wants the young players to know the rivalry between Dallas and Washington is as big as any college rivalry. But more importantly, it's a division game.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 21, 2020

Cowboys defense:

Ron Rivera says "you gotta be careful with that crap" when it comes to just assuming this is going to be an easy day for the #WashingtonFootball offense against a bad #Cowboys defense.
— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) October 21, 2020

Kyle Allen:

Ron Rivera said that aside from the turnovers, Kyle Allen "did the things that we expected of him."
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 21, 2020

Rivera said Kyle Allen has been able to sustain success and keep drives going. That's what you want, he said, and that is something he has done consistently so far. With the exception of Sunday's INT, he believes Allen has improved in consistency.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 21, 2020

Ron Rivera said that on the interception, Kyle Allen was fooled on the coverage. However, he said Allen was more consistent than he was at times in Carolina.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 21, 2020

Dwayne Haskins:

Rivera is asked if there’s a cut-off point for Kyle Allen similar to the one he mentioned for Dwayne Haskins. Says that he didn't actually have a cut-off point for Haskins. That he made that call based on what he saw...
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) October 21, 2020

Rivera says there's no cutoff point for Kyle Allen; says he didn't have a drop dead point with Haskins, either. (did say there was a point where needed to see more; left it ambiguous). Just wasn't seeing what he wanted.
— John Keim (@john_keim) October 21, 2020

Winning mentality:

A winning mentality takes time to build.
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) October 21, 2020

Ron Rivera said there is not a specific timetable for developing a winning mentality. In Carolina, he said it happened in his third year after the team lost a bunch of close games the first two seasons.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 21, 2020

NFC East:

Rivera said he tries to pay attention to what's going on with other teams in the division. It's important, he said. While the Cowboys are currently in first place, every team in the NFC East is one game behind.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 21, 2020

3rd/4th down efficiency:

Ron Rivera was pleased with the offense's third- and fourth-down efficiency against the Giants. @WashingtonNFL was better than 50% on third down, which was much better than its season average.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 21, 2020