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Quinn admitted he’ll have a better idea of where players are at in their recovery later in the week.
“You do have to be selective in the way of how to touch the speed this week,” Quinn said. “And that’ll be closer to Wednesday for us as we get to do that Monday today.”
No changes at punt returner
Olamide Zaccheaus had two muffed punts on Sunday, one of which was recovered by the Steelers and directly led to a touchdown. Quinn said after the game that Zaccheaus “works really hard at this” and the team still has confidence in him even after the mistakes.
On Monday, Quinn reaffirmed that the Commanders would not be making a change at punt returner.
“I am confident in him,” Quinn said. “And knowing that, to have one come out and on the possession and lose that one, that’s a big deal. But the guy’s working incredibly hard at it and yeah, don’t have any change into that space as we’re heading into this game.”
The ‘brotherhood’ is real, Marshon Lattimore needs to heal up, offensive line depth is a problem and more takeaways from the Commanders’ game Sunday.
3. There’s no home-field advantage yet vs. elite fan bases. While Commanders fans are making progress, Northwest Stadium was overrun by Steelers fans. The burgundy towel giveaway, while a thoughtful gesture, didn’t do much to stop those with “Terrible Towels.”
4. Marshon Lattimore needs to heal up ASAP. The newly acquired star cornerback, out with a hamstring injury, would have been helpful, especially against Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (five catches, 91 yards, one touchdown). And in the fourth quarter, on third and nine, Steelers wideout Mike Williams beat cornerback Benjamin St-Juste for the winning touchdown, increasing speculation that …
6. Daniels is still not 100 percent. “It’s nothing that’s holding me back,” the quarterback said of the rib injury he suffered against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 20. “I go day-to-day with it.” But in possibly related news …
7. Defenses are turning up the heat. In the past two weeks, opponents have sent heavy pressure on Daniels. Pittsburgh blitzed him 20 times, according to the website TruMedia, a season high.
Daniels was still pretty good — completing 10 of 17 passes for 143 yards against the blitz — but he took three sacks.
The point is they never cheat the game, or themselves. They show up, every season, ready to compete.
“I think I, and we, just have a small picture mentality,” Tomlin said. “We don’t...
