LIVE: Coach Rivera speaks with the media after the game https://t.co/HgHk1XnpQH
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
Improvements upfront:
Rivera said Washington's turnaround can be traced back to the improvements up front on both sides of the ball.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin:
Ron Rivera - Terry McLaurin continues to make plays for us, doing the big things and the dirty work
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 21, 2021
Ron Rivera: "When you have a guy like Terry, who can turn something into trouble, that helps."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Offensive identity:
Rivera agrees that Washington is establishing an offensive identity. They've controlled the clock the last two games: "I think we're getting a little feel for our guys."
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke:
Ron Rivera said he really likes how Taylor Heinicke is seeing things on the field and lauded his play vs. Carolina.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Rivera on Heinicke’s development- It’s very important to win games like these. To manage the game and then make big plays when he needs to
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 21, 2021
Rivera on Heinicke’s fourth down scramble pass late in the game : “that scared the hell out of me…”. Said Heinicke has an innate ability to make plays like that.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021
Winning in Carolina:
Ron Rivera, on leaving Carolina with a win: "It felt good. It did. It was fun, and I know it would be disappointing if it had gone the other way, but it was fun."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Familiar faces in the crowd:
Ron Rivera said he spotted his former neighbors from Charlotte in the stands today.
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 21, 2021
“They were wearing blue,” he joked, “so I was bummed about that.”
Penalties:
Ron Rivera said a horse collar penalty should have been called on Gibson's last run in which he went out of bounds...
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin
LIVE: WR Terry McLaurin speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/3Qi1riF92C
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke:
Terry McLaurin on Taylor Heinicke: "You can tell he has a rhythm out there. he's very comfortable with the guys that are out there and he's comfortable with the play calls from Scott Turner."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Contested catches:
Terry McLaurin on his contested catches: "Not a lot of people know, but that was probably one of my glaring weaknesses in college. ...So it's something I'm always constantly working on."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
McLaurin has been chipping away at this for a while:https://t.co/mJiOeZIInF
Good practices:
Jon Allen, Terry McLaurin and Kam Curl have all cited a couple weeks of good practices as some of the reasons they feel they've had success lately.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
They said the same thing at this time last year when they began their win streak.
Taylor Heinicke
LIVE: QB Taylor Heinicke speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/UhDoxhilMn
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
DeAndre Carter
Three touchdowns in three weeks means you can leave the shades on for the presser pic.twitter.com/6z5jcoOyJB
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 21, 2021
Washington offense:
DeAndre Carter: "We definitely know who we are as an offense now. We're tough and physical, we're going to run the ball ... and we trust Taylor."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin:
DeAndre Carter on Terry McLaurin: "He's a killer. You see the game he has today... he takes big hits and still makes plays. He embodies who we are as a tough; tough hard-nosed kid."
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 22, 2021
James Smith-Williams
Cam Newton:
James Smith-Williams grew up a big Cam Newton fan. Helped bring him down at the end. “Full circle moment for me,” he said.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021
Kam Curl
Tackling Christian McCaffrey:
Kam Curl said of his fourth-down tackle of McCaffrey: "On that play I waited inside and he ran out and I did my best to drive to him and make a play."
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 22, 2021
Curl's ability to cover TE's and backs like this is pretty impressive.
Kam Curl channels his inner Dan Patrick when explaining the key to defending Christian McCaffrey: "A guy like that, you probably can't stop him but you contain him." @dpshow @Dschrempf
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) November 22, 2021
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