The Washington Commanders finished their preseason schedule with a 30-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Here are five takeaways from Saturday's game.

1. No clear answers on third quarterback.

The Commanders are undecided on whether they will keep three quarterbacks on the active roster for the season, and part of that is because neither Sam Hartman nor Josh Johnson have claimed it for themselves.

Hartman, who started the game and played in the first half, struggled to hold onto the football with three turnovers, one of which resulted in a Ravens defensive touchdown. He did have a part in the longest play of the day (more on that later), but the 52-yard reception accounted for nearly half of his passing yards for the day. Two of his turnovers came in the closing minutes of the first half, which led to 10 points for the Ravens and a 27-3 halftime lead.

The offense seems to be slightly more efficient with Johnson in the backfield, although the veteran still ran into problems. His best drive -- an 11-play series in the fourth quarter -- ended in frustration, as a pass to the end zone intended for Tay Martin was intercepted by Thomas Graham.

The Commanders kept three quarterbacks on the roster last season, and it seemed like they at least started camp wanting to take that approach again. However, they may elect to stick with Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota to keep a player at another position.

2. Brandon Coleman got some much-needed work.

Like last season, Coleman spent most of training camp sidelined with an injury, preventing him from getting valuable reps with his fellow offensive linemen. Although he did return to practice earlier in the week, the plan was for him to sit out the preseason finale as well. Coleman advocated that he needed the snaps.

"It was huge for me," Coleman said.

Coleman was in line to be the Commanders' starting left tackle as a rookie, but last year's injury left him playing catch-up for the first part of the season. He had to split reps with Cornelius Lucas, and while that proved to be effective, Coleman still felt like the first few weeks were "rough." He is in a similar position this year, although he has now been bumped down to left guard. He wanted to get all the game reps he could before Week 1.

I just had to pull the trigger on [it], and DQ [Dan Quinn] and OBJ [Offensive Line Coach Bobby Johnson] are really cool about it and just left it all up to my hands," he said.

Quinn said Coleman's decision speaks to his mindset.

"We'll always make the right decisions for the players, but I trust them, too," Quinn said.

3. Colson Yankoff provided one of the offense's few bright spots.

It was a tough first half for the Washington Commanders' offense with Sam Hartman's three turnovers, but there was a spark of positivity from the unit in the second quarter.

With the ball at the Commanders' 23-yard line, Yankoff managed to find a soft spot in the Ravens' secondary down the seam. He brushed off one tackle and kept running past the 50-yard line with six defenders trailing. He got taken down deep in Ravens' territory, which led to the Commanders getting on the board with a field goal.

Yankoff is one of the players fighting for a roster spot, and while the 52-yard catch-and-run doesn't guarantee his place on the initial 53, it does help strengthen his resume.

"That's not my call ultimately," Yankoff said. "It's totally up to them [the coaches]. I just try to go out there and give it all I got every day and leave the rest up to them."

4. Noah Brown seems to be closing in on a return.

The most encouraging moment for the Commanders had nothing to do with the game itself.

Noah Brown, who missed most of training camp with an injury, was back on the field before kickoff running routes and catching passes. He did not look hampered as he moved in and out of his cuts and ran at full speed, which could mean that he is primed for a return in the next two weeks.

"I was really encouraged by what I saw today, too," Quinn said. "He is such a competitor, so like to see him full speed, making all the stops, you've heard me use the word like "decel" -- how aggressively he can stop -- and that's what makes playing the position so unique. Not just the speed to get over the top, but all of it."

Quinn said last week that the "arrow is pointing up" on Brown's health, and that trend continued on Saturday.

"He really looked like himself today, and so I asked him afterwards where he was at and how he was feeling," Quinn said. "He really felt strong, and the workout looked really strong, too."

5. Some difficult decisions to make.

The next two days will be a challenging time for the Commanders and the rest of the teams around the league. The start of the 2025 season is now two weeks away, but Washington must also cut their roster down to 53 players before then.

"It's our time to spend together, talk about the team, what we would do, contingency planning, 53-man roster, 70-man roster," Quinn said, referring to himself and general manager Adam Peters. "And then of course from his [Peters'] side, then there's acquisitions or trades that go into all those."

The Commanders have several questions surrounding their roster, not including their search for a third quarterback. They must decide whether to keep six receivers on the roster and how many linemen they will need on either side of the ball. Also, like how they signed Brown after roster cuts, they must search the crop of players who will be released for options to improve their talent pool.

It is an important time for the team, and Quinn said they intend to take it seriously.

"It is a busy time for sure, but [like] most things, big decisions, [we] take our time and work our way through them," Quinn said.