Gillette Stadium was loud, the Patriots were sharper, and the Commanders walked out with a 48–18 preseason gut check. Dan Quinn didn’t sugarcoat it. “ I thought it was sloppy tonight ,” he called it. Fifteen penalties, nearly 100 free yards handed to New England, and too many mental lapses for a team preaching precision all offseason. One-third of the roster, including Jayden Daniels , Deebo Samuel , and Von Miller , never suited up, but that wasn’t Quinn’s point. The guys on the field didn’t meet the standard. And he got into action mode just after the game.

Dan Quinn didn’t waste time making his point. By Monday night, the Commanders’ locker room got its first real reminder that the NFL isn’t a waiting game, not under Quinn. The head coach cut rookie safety Dominique

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