Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn addressed the media before practice on Nov. 12. Here is a full transcript of the press conference.

Opening Statement:
"For as we get started today, what we call our practice is a mock game. And what we do on that, we go through situations and scenarios to get us lined up for Thursday night, tomorrow we'll touch the gas and begin that ramp up getting ready for the game. So, it's slow on Monday, a little faster on Tuesday. And then we begin the ramp up tomorrow getting ready for the games. We have three guys that will be out today. That'll be [LB Nick] Bellore, [CB Marshon] Lattimore, and [K Austin] Siebert. And we're ready to get rolling. The guys are pumped and so back in the division and on the road, so lot to look forward to for Thursday night."
* On an update for RB Brian Robinson Jr. and on if it is harder in a short week to assess injuries:*
"I wouldn't say it's harder, but we'll go through more full speed work tomorrow. And lucky for me, tomorrow we get to meet after practice again. That's three days in a row together. That's awesome for us, you guys, you know what I mean? So, we'll get the chance to visit on that tomorrow. That's a big deal. I know. I was like, 'Why is everybody missing this right now?' So, but I will have a better sense because we would do more of the speed, but on the side, we work through stuff and get guys to their spot. So, we won't really have the best sense until I visit with you tomorrow because that's where the speed will be. But the ones that'll be out today would just be those three."
* On the difference Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley has made on their offense:*
"Yeah, he's an incredible player. I think the combination where he can take somebody's leverage and try to work outside because he has the speed to go and then the ability to spin or to change leverage. And so that to me is a factor itself. The ability to start and stop with that explosive nature that he has and try to break somebody's leverage. So, the tackling, the angles, you want to make sure that point is really hammered home over and over. So that, yeah, he's an incredible player, great hands, the run game, the pass game. So, when you see him in the [New York] Giants doing similar things and now doing similar things here, that transfers [laugh]."

On what he needs to see from Lattimore in practice for him to play in a game:
"Yep. He has a hamstring injury. I was just, yeah, just following up. And so that's one position that can be easier from a learning standpoint. It's not, it's some of the spots where the call, so part of his learning process, what was it called in New Orleans to what's it called here? What was there? What was here? So, to seeing that balance go. But again, with him, really, it's the speed part that we have to see to make sure he can really do his thing. But this is a bright guy. He's played a lot of football and so the ability to transfer over that technique is now called this, that call is now this. He was able to pick up on that quickly."

On how he addresses scenarios like dropping the ball in practice and on if he views that as just a blip:

"You want to make sure first thing that we're always kind of chasing the constant improvement, and so can we establish that progress? Sometimes it goes like this, the progress. You'd love for it, always the progress just to be in one straight line, but that's not how progress usually goes. There's ups, there's downs, and then you keep wanting it to get up to that space. So, along the way there's going to be those ways I wish like hell it was just constant improvement all the time, but that is what progress looks like some days, and you have to take the big picture, are we doing the things right? Are we getting the right drills? Are we getting the right focus on the things? And when those are right, you stay through to that process and it kind of jumps back up again and I'm looking forward to seeing us improve that spot."

On an injury update for T Cornelius Lucas and WR Jamison Crowder:

"We have not opened the window on Jamison yet. And then Cornelius did participate yesterday, and he'll participate again today."

* On what he has seen from young corners and on Philadelphia Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell:*
"Well, I thought number one, going through that process, we got a chance to study a lot of those guys as we were in that same space of looking at players. And so, no surprise to see the speed matchups and the ability to stay attached in the coverage. They've got a good system, so disguise in mans and zones to go, but they've been impressive so far to me of staying connected, which is hard to do. And this division has some good receivers, and you can see those matchups, how do I go about it, where do I go? He's off to, both of them are off to an excellent start."
* On if QB Jayden Daniels running less is circumstantial or an evolution in his play:*
"Can I choose option C? Okay, where some of it is circumstantial where it was by design early on where maybe less hits would be good. But past that, we're kind of back into regular mode of how to operate and going through that. So, I would say not circumstantial anymore, but there was less last week. And also tip our hat to Pittsburgh. I thought they did a really good job too. They've got a good defense all three levels and so I think that was a factor as well."

On other areas of the offense he wants to see evolve when Daniels runs less:
"Well, certainly the run and the play pass, that part goes hand in hand last week. Just not enough shots at the plate both in the run game and the pass game. The time of possession was a big difference where we're usually on the other end of that where we can stay on the completions in the run. So not to have those and not to be in some favorable third downs, I thought that was a real factor."

On what he sees from Philadelphia Eagles DE Josh Sweat and DT Jalen Carter and how Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio is leveraging them to be effective:
"I thought Vic from a system standpoint is really strong and a lot of it from the disguised look, is it quarters? Is it cover three? And they have a very solid way of disguising that. And using that, all of that is driven by the ability of the guys up front to sometimes play two gap to sometimes penetrate. And Jalen inside has the ability to do both and there's lots of players that have enough initial quickness to jump the ball and as a rusher, but when you have the ability to do both, that makes you a rare player where I can play square on a block and play it in the run game or I can get up the field to pass rush. So, he has the ability to do both, and I think that's what makes him a really unique player. Sweat on the outside, obviously the speed, the length. All those are there, but when you have those big fellas that have that twitch like a smaller guy, that's hard to find."

On how the staff facilitates an environment where the players feel they can genuinely learn and move on from their mistakes:

"Yeah, over trying is a real thing and we've all seen that in lots of ways. And so, the culture here has been creative, one of just relentlessly trying to go get better. And that means when you're in the mark, can I take it a step further? When I know I have to get better at this thing, it may take a little longer. And I realize that has dips and peaks along the way, but they know that is what we do here, and we talk about it. We work on the things to improve upon. And so, I think if you stay in that pocket of just constant improvement, how do you get better? It just levels out over time, but it is, it's a real thing when you really want to perform so badly, you can press it. We've all been to that spot when you want it so badly that you can play tighter. And we want to make sure that we're on that razor's edge of playing fast where you really put the work in, you can trust it and wanting it so badly. And that's kind of that fine line that you have to balance as a coach. And the mindset for the ball player too."

On the impact a late bye week has on injuries and on how it affects the offensive line:
"When you get to it, then it'll be good [laugh]. So, I would say I look at it that way to say, who wouldn't want to late bye as the theme goes. But as you're getting to that spot, there's challenges that go with that. I don't necessarily think of the team before they had one, but I do think about how it does affect some practices. If a position group, may have more vulnerability to injuries than other than you do have to adjust your practices having a Thursday game, it happens quickly. But I do think it favors a group like ours. This is a really tough-minded group. And so, if you told them it was going to be on a Wednesday, they'd be down for it. And so, I do think short weeks it's hard, but it also favors guys are like, 'Hey man, I'm down for the fight and I'll be ready and whatever it takes' kind of attitude.' And we got a lot of those kind of guys with a big giant size chip on their shoulder. And so, Thursdays short, they would've done on Wednesday if they had to."

On if it is time for some of the rookies to start hitting full speed on the pass game:
"It's all part of that development. You're on it and when the opportunities come, can you absolutely go nail it? And whether that's this week or two weeks from now or four weeks or six weeks from now, all of those opportunities when they come, they're ready to deliver. And we do have a big deep group, and I know those moments are coming, they'll be ready because they put the work in. But, I can't tell you that'll be this week or next week, but I do know that the work they've put in matters and having that later bye that you talked about can be especially good for the younger player who by that time will have played probably in some instances, I don't know, 15 or 16 games if you count the preseason. Which we were there, so we count them [laugh]."
* On any conversations with the players about the team's standing and the postseason picture:*
"Zero, zero. And that's not a coaching cop out either. I just honestly want to stay in the pocket of where we're at. I don't want us to miss a step on this journey and by, I don't want to miss the next step that we have to take. And that's this weekend and then the next one and the next one. So, I'm having a blast with these guys. Not to say I don't want all those things that you're saying to happen, but I also don't want to miss one step with this group. I'm just kind of thinking about today, today's practice and Thursday's game, man. And like I haven't talked to them much past that. It's just let's go battle for it this weekend. And I did the same thing last weekend when a lot of talk was, there's two games in 11 days and that I said, maybe we just got one game this week and we got one game next week. And so, we'll worry about next week then. And so, I kind of stay in that pocket. I don't want to miss anything with them."

On what he appreciates about Offensive Coordinator Kliff Kingsbury:
"A lot that I've grown to appreciate. I've found out the competitor that he is and the detail that he wants to get to with the group. And we've got, we think a lot more under the hood, about where we can develop and how far we can take it. And Kliff's a really big part of that. He's got incredibly high standards for the group. He's got a very creative mind. So, to think that all of our playbook has been seen, you would be mistaken. So, that part of play, 'Sometimes that one's not game ready yet, that's not game ready.' And so how do those balance with one another. But I know I certainly appreciate him a lot and he's also got some big picture perspective that he's able to share with me, that he and [Running Backs Coach/Run Game Coordinator] Anthony [Lynn], [Linebackers Coach] Ken [Norton Jr.] from a different chair and a different lens. And so, I really appreciate that."

On what he appreciates about NFC East matchups:
"It's closer to home for me, because I grew up watching the NFC East and the battles that took place. So, for me, loving football and growing up and to see these matchups, it's really cool for me because it does hit closer to home where I grew up. Like I said, falling in love with the game and seeing it all. So, now it's their turn, but to be part of this division it's really cool. So, it's probably more nostalgic for me than for them but I do know that it's a really cool division and fan bases are awesome. So, taking our show on the road to go up and have another division battle, Thursday night in November, like come on, what are we talking about?"

On how he prepares the defense to go against Barkley:
"The front wise, it's challenging because of his ability to jump cut and you may be in the right gap where you think you're supposed to be. And he's got such quickness to accelerate out of that cut. So, you don't want a lot of one-man tackles on a ball player of his ability where he can change and spin and use things. He's also an effective player out of the backfield, on screens, on swings, he can catch routes that are down the field that sometimes don't go to the running backs, but in his case they can. So yeah, he's an exceptional player. One that we love competing against, but he really has unique skills, like a lot of guys do. Might be a receiver some weeks, a tight end this week, a quarterback. And so it is kind of a cool part of the NFL. They've got a number of guys that will test you and push you to the limit and that's what makes playing in this, like I said, in this division against this team a lot of fun."