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“Yeah, today was the day to get speed and so that was a good sign to see him and the rest of his teammates really get running,” coach Dan Quinn said. “It was a kinda ramp up, as you go, think of a slower Monday, a little fast yesterday, but today’s the day you hit the marks to go up, and so he did a good job with that.”
Robinson has been a key piece of the Commanders’ offense this season, totaling 461 rushing yards and six touchdowns in seven games.
While the Commanders will get their top running back in Week 11, they’ll still be without cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who the team acquired last week via a trade with the New Orleans Saints.
Lattimore was ruled out with a hamstring injury, but Quinn said on Tuesday that the cornerback has picked up Washington’s scheme pretty quickly.
Jayden Daniels is the engine for Washington’s high-scoring offense and wide receiver Terry McLaurin provides efficiency and flair. But it’s Robinson supplying the power as the Commanders’ leading rusher. That their two lowest rushing outputs came in games without Robinson is no surprise.
Robinson seeks contact and often wins the battle, as shown by his career-best 4.6 yards per carry. His presence also makes focusing on stopping Daniels far more challenging. The Eagles’ defense is second in yards allowed, but opponents run for a healthy 4.3 yards per carry.
Lattimore, acquired Nov. 5 in a trade with the New Orleans Saints, has not practiced yet with the Commanders but has worked with athletic trainers on a separate field. He has now missed three consecutive games, having sat out his final game with New Orleans on Nov. 3. The Commanders have not said when they anticipate him being able to practice or play.
Jayden Daniels ran just three times for five yards in the Commanders’ loss to the Steelers. The rookie QB’s legs hadn’t been neutralized like that in years.
Over the past three weeks, Daniels hasn’t run as often or as efficiently as he did to start his pro career, when his scrambles fueled the offense’s success. Some of the drop-off is intentional — the team has called fewer designed runs since he hurt his ribs Oct. 20 — and some of it is how defenses have schemed to pen Daniels in the pocket.
Undoubtedly, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will try to keep Daniels in the pocket as well. But he likes to play “shell” coverage with lighter boxes, and his front is better inside than outside — the...
