Earlier this preseason it was reported that Washington Commanders undrafted free agent rookie Tyler Owens was impressing day in and day out at training camp. On Tuesday, Owens, along with fellow undrafted free agent Colson Yankoff both made the 53-man roster. After the final cuts were made and announced on Tuesday, coach Dan Quinn spoke to the media and explained why he kept both players.
“I’d say both of them really have the propensity to absolutely go for it,” Quinn said. “You feel their intensity, you feel their speed when they play, both on special teams and on offense and defense, respectively.
At the end of it, when you’re really trying to establish an identity that you’ve heard me use that word before, I think those examples come back up. “The speed, the physicality, the effort, the straining, those are things that are Commander-style plays and I thought those two really represented that.” Quinn was brought in to change the course of direction this team as been on for nearly 30 years. He was brought in to rid this franchise of the previous regime’s “toxic” losing culture.
Quinn will do that by playing the guys who fit his scheme and play what he calls “Commanders football.” DQ is building a tough, smart unit in Washington, and with a patient new owner in Josh Harris and a dedicated and committed general manager in Adam Peters, Quinn will get all the help he needs to do just that.
Washington will travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers to open their season on the road on Sunday, Sept. 8.
Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. EDT.
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