Dan Quinn explains reason behind Commanders loss vs. Chiefs
The Washington Commanders are losers of three straight after falling 28-7 to the Kansas City Chiefs to close out Week 8 in the NFL on Monday Night Football.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn spoke after the game about why the team couldn't come away with the win at Arrowhead.
“I thought heading into the game and early in, the energy, the juice and the speed, I saw and I felt it the minute we stepped onto the field," Quinn said.
"That is honestly what we are looking for. Man did we leave a lot of opportunities out there tonight. You cannot leave that many chances out there and expect to win, especially against this team. Not capitalizing on the turnovers, not winning our fourth downs and they did. It was great to see some of the takeaways.
"That has been an emphasis on what we have been hitting on, but leaving here, you cannot leave that many opportunities there and walk away from this place with a win. I liked the intensity of the first half, but I just thought we had opportunities for us to make our mark, and we didn’t nail those. We are not going to walk away with a win with those missed opportunities.”
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Commanders fail to capitalize on opportunities
The Commanders were tied 7-7 at halftime and had chances to keep the Chiefs out of the end zone in the second half. Unfortuantely for the Commanders, they failed to execute.
"I just thought there were missed opportunities in the game. You can’t come here and expect to win and miss on those, you have to nail them. I thought we were going to play bold and live on the edge. That’s how we needed to play here. When we missed those, I thought those were the ones that we needed to nail," Quinn said.
Perhaps the Commanders would have executed better if Jayden Daniels was in the game instead of Marcus Mariota, but Washington has to play with its healthy players on the field. It's a shame that injuries have affected the first half of the season so much, but that's part of what the Commanders have signed up for.
Ultimately, Quinn has confidence in every player that puts on a uniform and goes out to play, so they need to be able to compete at a high level and execute the game plan built for them.
Cowboys Trade for Myles Garrett Just Got a Lot More Likely After New Report
A notable NFL insider has offered up a detailed explanation for why the Dallas Cowboys making a blockbuster trade for Myles Garrett in the next week is very realistic.
After the Cleveland Browns gave superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett a four-year extension worth $160 million earlier this year, it seemed even more likely that the six-time Pro Bowler would actually finish his career in Cleveland. Then Week 8 happened.
On Sunday, Garrett had a game of a lifetime as he posted five sacks against the New England Patriots. However, it meant nothing as the Browns were still blown out by a score of 32-13. Garrett was seen enraged on the sidelines late in the game, and speculation grew louder that he could push for an exit like he reportedly did earlier this year.
However, many around the game believe his massive contract would make a trade very difficult. But, according to ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano, that may not necessarily be the case. He admits that trading Garrett now would mean a big dead cap hit to Cleveland in the years ahead. But various teams have taken on bigger cap hits while getting nothing in return.
“That’s a lot of dead money, but it’s not even close to the record,” Graziano writes. “The Broncos took on about $80 million when they cut Russell Wilson last year, and they made the playoffs last season and look poised to do so again. The Buccaneers are still carrying Tom Brady’s dead money and they won their division every season. We see teams do this more and more as the salary cap continues to rise significantly each year.”
Cowboys could create perfect draft scenario for Browns in Myles Garrett trade
Along with that, Graziano added that there are two other key factors in a potential trade before the Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline. First, Garrett has to want it. Considering the Browns’ long-term outlook and where he would go in the deal, waiving his no-trade clause shouldn’t be a big problem. But Cleveland also must get an offer that makes it worth taking on all that dead money.
Well, the Cowboys are one of the few teams that can make the sort of offer the Browns would want, and that is two first-round picks in April, according to Graziano. After the Micah Parsons trade, they will have two first-rounders in 2026, and following his exit, they still have a desperate need for pass-rushing help this season and beyond.
- Myles Garrett stats: 8 games, 10 sacks, 31 tackles, 15 tackles for loss
“Cleveland would be looking at the possibility of having four first-round selections in the 2026 draft,” Graziano wrote. “The Browns would be able to completely control Round 1 and come out of it with whichever quarterback they wanted. The acquiring team would have to pay Garrett a fairly reasonable $31.5 million in fully guaranteed money in 2026 and about $30.5 million in 2027.”
Based on those details, it sure seems like a blockbuster Myles Garrett trade for the Dallas Cowboys is there for the taking if the star pass rusher really wants out. Especially since the Browns could have a franchise-changing draft next year from what they could get in the deal.
