Sam Howell keeps getting all of Washington's first-team reps. The Commanders miss Logan Thomas. Position battles are coming into focus.
Coach Ron Rivera declined to name Sam Howell the starting quarterback for Week 1 — but he doesn’t need to. Howell took all the first-team reps again Wednesday and has for almost all of training camp. The team’s plan is obvious, no matter Rivera’s comments.Also obvious: Washington’s starting offense is improving but still has areas of concern, some of which were magnified Wednesday against the Ravens.
“There’s a couple of pressures that [the Ravens] got us on, which they were just kind of things that we didn’t really game plan for,” Howell said.Both teams were cognizant of what they put on display, and after the fights during one-on-ones, they shifted to a team period that did not include full-speed rushing from Baltimore’s defensive line. The emphasis, instead, was on the coverage and route concepts — and decision-making.
“I’m confident in my abilities, and I know I can go out there and play well and be successful and give my team a chance to win,” he said.Logan Thomas has been sidelined since Aug. 4 with a calf strain, and though his absence has afforded the younger tight ends additional reps, it’s also shown his value to the offense. At 6-foot-6, 250 pounds, Thomas is built like a power forward but plays with the physicality of a linebacker.
Cole Turner has shown growth year over year in training camp, but in Washington’s two practices against the Ravens, he had at least a couple balls stripped away and he dropped others. Two practices alone are hardly a gauge of a player’s future, but Thomas’s value was obvious in his absence; his strength at the catch point is unmatched amongJohn Bates, however, impressed Wednesday with a couple of leaping grabs.
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