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5 Commanders reality checks for Week 9 against the Vikings

By Tim Payne

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 23: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Commanders celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass during the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at FedExField on October 23, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 23: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Commanders celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass during the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at FedExField on October 23, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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2. The Reality Is, McLaurin is available in the first quarter, too.

Terry McLaurin is finally starting to get some of the national shine he deserves off back-to-back clutch performances to help finish off late-game comeback wins. But this team all-to-often completely forgets about him for long stretches early in games.

Whether that’s due to poor execution, poor play-calling, defensive adjustments or some combination, that can’t continue to happen. Terry McLaurin should be getting 6-8 touches in every half of every game. His reliability, toughness and leadership demand more usage.

It’s incumbent on Taylor Heinicke and especially Scott Turner to find a way to avoid droughts for Scary Terry to build on the momentum from the last two games.

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