How often do you hear that the owner deserves a lot of credit for an NFL win?
Usually its the quarterback that gets the most credit or the most blame. Then comes a skilled position player such as a wide receiver or running back. But in the case of this Commanders win, how much have you considered new owner Josh Harris?
Josh Harris and Co. can begin cleanup job in Washington as Dan Snyder’s failed ownership ends, @judybattista writeshttps://t.co/Fenq85Un8r pic.twitter.com/IxWWcWrrix
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) July 21, 2023
Yes, you read me correctly, I typed ‘Josh Harris.’
Think about it: The Commanders were 1-1 preparing for the Bengals game in Cincinnati. Imagine the conversation as Dan Quinn suggested to Harris that he thought the team should not return to Ashburn but travel to Arizona and spend Tuesday through Saturday nights to best prepare for this game.
Have you considered how much this must have cost Harris? The 53-man roster, plus the 17-man practice squad. But that is not all that Harris spent money on. Think of all the coaching staff, the trainers, the equipment personnel, and the hotel bill for all of those people.
Then consider each person who would have been paying for their own meals back home in Ashburn, eating from their own refrigerators. But Harris chose to feed them all this week, and he did it in preparation for only the fourth game of the season? And how much do NFL linemen eat in a week to maintain their mass, which is needed for their best performance?
Dan Quinn is to be thanked for having the foresight to see why this could be a good thing. The team spending all week together was an opportunity to bond further and unite at the possibility of not falling back to 2-2 but rising to 3-1.
How much better is 3-1 over 2-2?
It is tremendously better. It’s two games better, which means instead of a three-way tie with the Eagles and Cowboys at 2-2, your Washington Commanders are sitting alone atop the NFC East at 3-1.
Josh Harris is to be thanked by the fan base and, more importantly, by all those he fed and housed all week in Arizona.
Thank you, Josh Harris.