Joe Whitt Jr, Kliff Kingsbury, and Dan Quinn talk about facing the Eagles for a third time

Joe Whitt Jr and Kliff Kingsbury

It’s been a busy week for the Washington Commanders as they prepare to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game on Sunday. This will be the third meeting between the two teams this season, and the victor goes to the Super Bowl, and wins the series 2-1. Dan Quinn spoke to the media yesterday, and got another turn behind the mic before today’s practice.

First up were his two coordinators, with DC Joe Whitt Jr up first. He talked about playing more zone coverage against the Detroit Lions to muddy up the middle for Lions QB Jared Goff. That strategy worked, and Washington forced five turnovers, four of them courtesy of the veteran QB. Stopping Saquon Barkley has been the goal of every team that has played the Eagles this season, and that won’t be any different on Sunday. Whitt Jr said you can bottle him up, but then he’ll break free for an explosive run, and those plays can’t happen.

Joe Whitt Jr

More zone coverage vs the Lions:

Mental approach to this team:

Saquon Barkley’s explosive runs:

Jonathan Allen:

Staying focused:

Road games:

Bobby Wagner

Jayden Daniels:

Stopping Saquon Barkley:

Underdogs in the playoffs:

Jer’Zhan Newton

Playing the Eagles again:

Kliff Kingsbury

(Starts @ 13:20)

Vic Fangio:

Terry McLaurin:

“It’s about the players not the plays”:

Trent Scott

Next man up mentality:

Dan Quinn

(Starts @ 27:55)

Finding identity/ceiling:

Jonathan Allen:

Saquon Barkley:

Mental improvement:

Jayden Daniels:

Practice notes

Heating up the field: