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Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr speak to the media before practice
Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury met with the media on Thursday to discuss Washington’s offense and the upcoming game against the Dallas Cowboys.
On what has prevented the offense from executing and on how to improve:
“In what regard?
Obviously, the Thursday night game was not our best, but when you just overall execution, you say? Yeah, I think there’s a lot of things played [into that]. Two really good defenses first off, and then, just having the ability to be on the practice field to continue to get reps together and build.
I think this is the first week we’ve been able to do that consistently as a unit, put in a full week. And so hopefully that pays off, but [we] still had a chance in the fourth quarter — our guys battled even when weren’t playing our best, which I appreciated. But, just nailing the details, calling better plays. I mean, overall, collectively as an offense we can be better and I think a week of real practice will help that.”
On anything specific or different that he is focusing on with QB Jayden Daniels this week:
“Yeah, I think you just give back to the basics, the fundamentals, and really hone in on those. I think anytime you have a couple games that aren’t to maybe the level we all want to be at, you narrow the focus and it’s like, ‘Hey, let’s nail the footwork, let’s nail the reads, progressions, the base stuff and start there’. And, he’s the guy who, when he is working at it, he works really hard, he’s very focused and so this week has been good to see him back out there going full speed and getting the reps that I think will help us play at a higher level.”
On his reaction to an opposing defense exposing offensive tendencies, specifically with WR Terry McLaurin, and on if he changes the offense as a result:
“Oh, okay. Yeah, I can’t tell you that...because then teams may use it against me, especially this week, but yeah, definitely gotta get him the ball more.
On what he would take from his coaching experience here to any next opportunity in the league:
’Yeah, I think I definitely have a new perspective and being around [Head Coach] DQ [Dan Quinn] and just the way he carries himself, the consistency in his approach, his attitude, the way he treats players. He puts the players first in everything he does. You come in on Monday, win, lose or draw and it’s the same guy.
And I think that being from my seat, being able to step back and see it from the 10,000 foot overview after being in that seat for 10 straight years has really helped me kinda see what I would want to be and who I’d want to be if I...
