Ron Rivera Presser: It’s time to take another step, you see enough to tell you to play better, we should play better

LIVE: HC Ron Rivera meets with the media https://t.co/4TQ9b7pgZG

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 2, 2022

Ron Rivera at the podium. Said there were some things that were positive, but they need to sustain it. The second half, he said, wasn’t good enough

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

Rivera disappointed with the penalties. We hurt ourselves and took ourselves out of opportunities

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

Ron on the switch at RG for Washington: "Trai isn't quite where he needs to be yet. So the decision was to go with Saahdiq"

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) October 2, 2022

"I thought he had his moments, but we gotta sustain the success we have. The offensive line battled and gave us time, and we had opportunities we missed"

Rivera on Wentz and the offense today.

Not sure what game Rivera was watching where he thought the OL was giving the QB time

— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 2, 2022

Rivera liked what he saw from the running game, but negative plays hampered them throughout the game, particularly in the second half

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

"Dotson is a hamstring. He got held when he was trying to break across, and he tugged on it a little bit. Would be nice to see a penalty flag thrown our way once in a while".

Ron Rivera, post-game press conference.

— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 2, 2022

Washington finished with 11 penalties compared to Dallas' four.

"We hurt ourselves and took ourselves out of certain opportunities." -Ron Rivera pic.twitter.com/P8X7UE7Ioz

— NBC Sports Commanders (@NBCSCommanders) October 2, 2022

Commanders had 11 penalties for 136 yards

"I am disappointed. We have to be disciple. We as coaches got to make sure gets corrected." - Ron Rivera@wusa9 #HTTC pic.twitter.com/WQYlwrdTXC

— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) October 2, 2022

Ron also not happy with the 'illegal contact or whatever they called it' on the first INT that was wiped out

Call was on BSJ and interception made by same, if I remember from the wreckage. #Commanders

— Chris Russell AKA the ! (@Russellmania621) October 2, 2022

Rivera had an issue with one of the two DPI calls on William Jackson III.

WJ III also had a penalty that wiped out an INT by Kam Curl.

Rivera said of the CeeDee Lamb TD vs. WJIII - wants to see it again but 'he didn't squeeze it.' #Commanders

— Chris Russell AKA the ! (@Russellmania621) October 2, 2022

"Honestly that's one I'm going to have to look at again and see what that route was."

Ron Rivera on the CeeDee Lamb wide open TD.

— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 2, 2022

Ron Rivera - “it’s time to take another step…you see enough to tell you to play better, we should play better”

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) October 2, 2022

LIVE: QB Carson Wentz meets with the media https://t.co/1raeO4gmrN

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 2, 2022

Carson Wentz at the podium. Thought they executed some things well early, but the offense kept shooting itself in the foot

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

Wentz: we have to clean up the little mistakes. In games like this, it’ll come back to bite you

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

Carson Wentz: "I gotta be better. I gotta be more consistent."

Asked Logan Thomas a few minutes ago how Carson is handling these recent losses and the literal/metaphorical pressure that's on him. Logan credited Carson for staying level pic.twitter.com/e3sWGydu0o

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) October 2, 2022

Carson Wentz holds himself accountable. pic.twitter.com/1vaGN5PNDD

— NBC Sports Commanders (@NBCSCommanders) October 2, 2022

Wentz: I have to be more accurate and make better decisions

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 2, 2022

Carson Wentz with an on-point assessment of what's plaguing the offense: "It's hard to live in second-and-15, third-and-long and convert from there"

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) October 2, 2022

Commanders QB Carson Wentz on the mood in the locker room after losing to the Dallas Cowboys

"Guys are frustrated but I can see it in their eyes. Guys are hungry." @wusa #HTTC pic.twitter.com/PdeOjdCKpk

— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) October 2, 2022

Carson Wentz on Terry McLaurin having only two catches today - "I want him to be more involved too. It's hard to put your finger on it. I know we will find a way to keep him positive and get him going."

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) October 2, 2022

Jahan Dotson, who left the game early because of a hamstring injury: “I’m feeling pretty good. Just gonna go in the training room and get some work. I think I was just cramping a little bit. Gonna get some work on my hamstring and I’ll be all right.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 2, 2022

Sam Cosmi on the state of the team right now

"Everything is fixable. The ship hasn’t sunk. We’ve got a couple hits here and there. This ship has NOT sunk. So, I definitely think it’s fixable. I definitely think once we find our groove, we’re going to be a really good offense"

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) October 2, 2022

Jon Allen on if the defense did enough to win today: “I don’t deal with what-ifs. I deal with reality. And the reality is that we lost”

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) October 2, 2022

Jonathan Allen on the loss

"We are the only ones who believe in us and what we can do. You are what you put on film. At this point, we are 1-3. It’s a long season ahead. The one thing we are not going to do is turn on each other and start making excuses."

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) October 2, 2022

Jon Allen: "I think the officiating was horrible, but that's not the reason why we lost." pic.twitter.com/m13TGV7uhS

— NBC Sports Commanders (@NBCSCommanders) October 2, 2022

Jonathan Allen on the penalties: “If I’m being honest, they felt very one-sided. But that’s not the reason we lost.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 2, 2022

Jon Allen said the “officiating was horrible”. Called it one sided. But also said “that’s not the reason we lost.”

— John Keim (@john_keim) October 2, 2022

William Jackson III said he was expecting safety help over the top on Lamb’s touchdown, but that Dallas did a good job of taking the safety away in a 2x2 look. The Cowboys drew the safety away from the play.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) October 2, 2022

William Jackson said he thought he had help over the top on the CeeDee Lamb TD: "Yeah, I was thinking I had a guy in the middle of the field and I was just going to play it outside in, but they did a good job of creating a 2x2 and taking the safety out."

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 2, 2022

Commanders CB William Jackson III, who was called twice for PI while covering Michael Gallup deep: "I feel like if they jump into you— it’s an offensive game and obviously we can’t touch them at all. I feel like if they jump into you and throw their hands up, what can you do?"

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 2, 2022

Antonio Gibson on what gives him hope that they can turn things around

“I trust my teammates. I see what we do at practice. I see how hard we work. I see the time we put in. But at the end of the day, it’s a tough league and we’ve got to be sharp when we come out here."

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) October 2, 2022