ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders schoolmaster Ron Rivera mentioned he would no longer build any group of workers adjustments, regardless of 3 consecutive losses and subpar play games by way of the protection.
The Commanders (2-3) misplaced to the prior to now winless Chicago Bears, 40-20, Thursday — the fourth consecutive recreation Washington has allowed 30 or extra issues. It’s the primary life that’s took place in franchise historical past.
“No, no,” Rivera mentioned when requested about imaginable group of workers adjustments. “We’re, what, at Game 5; we’ve got 12 left to play. There’s plenty of football left.”
The Commanders rank thirty first in issues allowed consistent with recreation and twenty fifth in yards. Latter season, they completed 3rd in yards and 7th in issues. However additionally they began sluggish in 2022 as smartly, rating 18th in issues and nineteenth in yards later six video games earlier than completing robust.
They misplaced one starter, linebacker Cole Holcomb, to distant company and secondary schoolmaster Chris Harris left to grow to be Tennessee’s defensive cross recreation coordinator and cornerbacks schoolmaster.
Washington’s protection contains six Disagree. 1 draft choices, together with all 4 starters at the layout and suffering rookie nook Emmanuel Forbes, who used to be benched in the second one part Thursday.
Later the sport, Rivera mentioned having difference life earlier than their Oct. 15 recreation at Atlanta will give them a prospect to reevaluate what they’re doing. And, he mentioned later the sport, he would believe adjustments whether or not schematically or workforce.
“But we’ve got to go through this and we’ll take our time and really look at it,” he mentioned.
It’s additionally a key pace for Rivera, in his fourth pace however with a pristine proprietor in Josh Harris. However Harris has mentioned he needs to present everybody the season so he can totally review their futures.
Thursday additionally represented Washington’s 3rd consecutive sellout, having constructed momentum with the sale of the crew to Harris and with two wins to perceivable the season.
However Thursday’s loss has dulled a batch of the sure vibes circumstance the crew. Even restricted spouse Enchanment Johnson tweeted later the sport that the crew lacked depth and hearth within the first part. Enthusiasts booed because the gamers headed to the cupboard room at halftime, trailing 27-3.
“I’m disappointed that we let them down and a lot of it begins with me,” Rivera mentioned. “I got to make sure that we’re doing the things the way we need to get them done. And obviously we didn’t. That’s on me. We’ll get those things corrected. We have some young players that we’re trying to develop. Every time we play though, we’re going to play to win. Sometimes our best isn’t as good as it needs to be. We got to get those things corrected and that’s the truth of the matter.”