In the aftermath of Sunday’s 20-12 loss to the New York Giants, Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera met with Taylor Heinicke to tell the quarterback that he had to do a better job of finishing. Heinicke did “some really good things,” though the coach emphasized that the signal-caller has to improve in the red zone — where the Commanders scored just one touchdown in three tries.
But Rivera also reiterated to Heinicke that he’ll still be the starter over Carson Wentz. He wanted his signal-caller to ignore the outside noise of a possible change.
“As long as I’m open with him and he understands where I’m coming from, we both get the messaging,” Rivera said.