Ron Rivera speaks to the media after his victorious return to Carolina
LIVE: Coach Rivera speaks with the media after the game https://t.co/HgHk1XnpQH
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
Improvements upfront:
Rivera said Washington’s turnaround can be traced back to the improvements up front on both sides of the ball.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin:
Ron Rivera – Terry McLaurin continues to make plays for us, doing the big things and the dirty work
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 21, 2021
Ron Rivera: “When you have a guy like Terry, who can turn something into trouble, that helps.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Offensive identity:
Rivera agrees that Washington is establishing an offensive identity. They’ve controlled the clock the last two games: “I think we’re getting a little feel for our guys.”
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke:
Ron Rivera said he really likes how Taylor Heinicke is seeing things on the field and lauded his play vs. Carolina.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Rivera on Heinicke’s development- It’s very important to win games like these. To manage the game and then make big plays when he needs to
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 21, 2021
Rivera on Heinicke’s fourth down scramble pass late in the game : “that scared the hell out of me…”. Said Heinicke has an innate ability to make plays like that.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021
Winning in Carolina:
Ron Rivera, on leaving Carolina with a win: “It felt good. It did. It was fun, and I know it would be disappointing if it had gone the other way, but it was fun.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Familiar faces in the crowd:
Ron Rivera said he spotted his former neighbors from Charlotte in the stands today.
“They were wearing blue,” he joked, “so I was bummed about that.”
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 21, 2021
Penalties:
Ron Rivera said a horse collar penalty should have been called on Gibson’s last run in which he went out of bounds…
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin
LIVE: WR Terry McLaurin speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/3Qi1riF92C
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke:
Terry McLaurin on Taylor Heinicke: “You can tell he has a rhythm out there. he’s very comfortable with the guys that are out there and he’s comfortable with the play calls from Scott Turner.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Contested catches:
Terry McLaurin on his contested catches: “Not a lot of people know, but that was probably one of my glaring weaknesses in college. …So it’s something I’m always constantly working on.”
McLaurin has been chipping away at this for a while:https://t.co/mJiOeZIInF
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Good practices:
Jon Allen, Terry McLaurin and Kam Curl have all cited a couple weeks of good practices as some of the reasons they feel they’ve had success lately.
They said the same thing at this time last year when they began their win streak.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Taylor Heinicke
LIVE: QB Taylor Heinicke speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/UhDoxhilMn
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 21, 2021
DeAndre Carter
Three touchdowns in three weeks means you can leave the shades on for the presser pic.twitter.com/6z5jcoOyJB
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 21, 2021
Washington offense:
DeAndre Carter: “We definitely know who we are as an offense now. We’re tough and physical, we’re going to run the ball … and we trust Taylor.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
Terry McLaurin:
DeAndre Carter on Terry McLaurin: “He’s a killer. … He embodies who we are as a football team.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 21, 2021
James Smith-Williams
Cam Newton:
James Smith-Williams grew up a big Cam Newton fan. Helped bring him down at the end. “Full circle moment for me,” he said.
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2021