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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Oct. 31 NFL trade deadline is within sight, and the consistently inconsistent Washington Commanders better be eyeing their options.
Not solely because their latest underwhelming performance against a non-contender resulted in a loss. The 14-7 setback to the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium dropped coach Ron Rivera’s team to 3-4 through seven weeks. The rub is that Washington once again took one on the chin against a team that — at least on paper, division rivalries aside — it should have knocked out. New York played with random parts on the beat-up offensive line and without starting quarterback Daniel Jones — or hope of making the playoffs.
Here’s the thing with the 2023 Commanders: When a positive moment occurs, embrace it, because the vibe won’t last long. Whatever momentum they arrived with after last week’s win at Atlanta evaporated with a mistake-filled first half Sunday. It’s true that despite facing a 14-0 deficit, Washington was perhaps a Jahan Dotson fourth-down catch away from tying or winning the game.
But in many ways, the Commanders were very far away from performing like a team with dreams that go beyond eking out a victory over a 1-5 opponent.
