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Over the past few months, the Washington Commanders’ 2023 campaign has become worse before becoming better. Sam Howell’s early potential has diminished as Washington has now dropped seven straight games while giving up at least 27 points per game.

The Commanders’ record dropped to 4-12 on Sunday when they gave up a 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, who were led by former No. 2 overall choice Chase Young, to secure the conference’s top seed. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin of the Commanders bemoaned this after the game, saying that these two teams are obviously on different ends of the NFL spectrum.

McLaurin gave a somewhat depressing response when asked how hard it was to watch players he knew fighting for a Super Bowl while his Commanders are out of the playoff picture (via The Washington Post).

“It’s definitely tough. I mean, you want to be a part of something that sustainable and you’re winning and competing at a high level. You know, they’ve got a great staff over there. They’ve got great players. You can tell that they love playing together. They do a great job of getting everybody involved. Defense is flying around. They have fun. You know, I got to spend some time with a lot of those guys, like six or seven of them made the Pro Bowl last year. I really got to be around them and it kind of reminds me a little bit at Ohio State. You know what I mean, the kind of culture that they have and everything. You see why they have the success that they do.

When facing such teams, you have to play—not flawlessly, but you have to take advantage of every chance you get. The ball cannot be turned over. You must score in the red zone and prolong drives. They have All-Pro players, in my opinion, at every level. You have to give them credit for assembling that squad and for the players’ on-field performance. I’m just focusing on me, my world, and my journey, and I’m going to keep pushing to be the best player I can be. Hopefully, I can be a part of something like that.”

Since being selected in the third round of the 2019 draft, McLaurin has been one of the Commanders’ few shining lights. Despite having three consecutive seasons with 1,000 yards, his 2023 average of 59.1 receiving yards per game is a career low. When McLaurin entered the NFL, he went from being a college football champion who had only lost six games in four years to a team that had not finished with a winning record in seven seasons.

This offseason, Washington finally received the ownership shift that the supporters have long been waiting for, but the result has not been increased on the field. Josh Harris will have to make some choices this offseason about his quarterback, Howell, general manager Martin Mayhew, and head coach Ron Rivera.