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Final thoughts | More updates on Jayden, Washington's defense and the O-Line

DAN QUINN THUMBNAIL

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn addressed the media on Monday following the team's overtime loss to the Denver Broncos. Here are some of his final thoughts before the team moves on to the Minnesota Vikings.

-- On what the Commanders showed against the Broncos:

"Our team showed a lot of resilience and a lot of fight. And I would say we recaptured some of that, and that was needed. I felt the energy they displayed for one another, I felt it on the field, on the sideline. It was there all night and that was a good deal. These moments matter; these close fights matter. Afterwards in the locker room, man, this was like two teams throwing blows back and forth to one another and those are the fights that matter. You love being in them. And I thought although the two-point conversion didn't go our way, a lot of the other winning time moments did. And I thought that was a big part. In this game, we played some complimentary football, had some punts and had some field positions. So, there were some things about it that I like not to be confused. I hate the result."

-- On who will take over as the team's quarterbacks coach with the departure of Tavita Pritchard:

"David Blough will take the responsibilities of Tavita for the rest of the regular season. We definitely have been prepared for this at this position or at others. Knowing that when opportunities are there for a guy to elevate, like Tavita, we've got a good succession plan in place and David would be a big part of that."

-- On if Jayden Daniels has been cleared for contact:

"Not yet. He's still going through that process of the functional testing and so I'll have a better sense as we go through the week probably in terms of like the game it'll be all the way until Friday, quite honestly because the practice portions that'll be ongoing in terms of like the evaluation and the movements and the contact. So, he has not been for all the way through all the testing yet."

-- On utilizing more pressure from the defensive front:

"I think it's by the game. What do you need to see for the quarterback? Sometimes, the disguise can be the most effective way to disrupt the QB. And what I mean by that is, let's say it was a young QB and you played all man-to-man. Well, he knew where the ball was, where the coverage was. If you're playing, I'm not talking about [Denver Broncos QB Bo] Nix, I'm talking about just in football life, other times being disruptive, showing one thing before the snap, showing something else after the snap that can be disruptive. And he hadn't got sacked a lot this season. And so, sometimes winning would be disrupting, moving outside the pocket, getting the person to move. Other times it's literally about getting the hit, getting the sack. And so, I think it depends a little bit by game, but yeah, when we can take our shot, we will. I want to be bold, but making sure we're not the explosive, that's a big deal and I want to make sure we're leveling that and finding our space to do that better so we can play smart competitively tough. But yeah, I'll dig into anything to find the right balance."

-- On the offensive line's performance:

"It might have been Sam's [Cosmi] best game, so that was good. That I would feel like, bigger comp, I'm talking about across the board for them to go. I think they hadn't played talented guys. He knows that all the time, but I just thought their stunts, their blitz package, that part was good. I felt like him and [T] Josh [Conerly Jr.] have felt more cohesive and like that continuity is helping because now they've been in that rhythm good bit together."

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