Dan Quinn Reveals Silver Lining of Terry McLaurin’s Absence After Dividing Commanders Locker Room Dan Quinn’s Burgundy vs. Gold game turns Terry McLaurin’s absence into a silver lining, boosting Danie

This week, Washington isn’t waiting for opponents to bring the challenge. Dan Quinn is splitting the roster and coaching staff into two squads, Burgundy vs. Gold, for an intrasquad test run designed to crank up intensity and expose leaders under pressure.

Quinn wants second- and fourth-quarter simulations, end-of-half and end-of-game scenarios, different play-callers, and matchups that force answers across the depth chart, a camp wrinkle he ideated over the summer to break the monotony and build a real succession plan on the headset as much as the huddle. “We have a burgundy team, a gold team, football players, coaches, staff… And tomorrow we’ll have a Burgundy and Gold Game,” Quinn said, framing it as both competition and leadership development after a sloppy preseason opener that