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I still don't know how good of a coach Ron Rivera is. But as a leader -- really, the part that counts the most for a head coach -- he ranks among the best we've seen here in Washington, maybe since the glory days of Joe Gibbs.

Doesn't the Commanders' settlement with the Maryland attorney general validate Jason Friedman's committee testimony, first reported in the Washington Post and outlined in a letter from the committee to the Federal Trade Commission? After all, there is no Maryland investigation without his testimony.

Doesn't the Commanders' settlement with the Maryland attorney general validate Jason Friedman's committee testimony, first reported in the Washington Post and outlined in a letter from the committee to the Federal Trade Commission? After all, there is no Maryland investigation without his testimony.

Doesn't the Commanders' settlement with the Maryland attorney general validate Jason Friedman's committee testimony, first reported in the Washington Post and outlined in a letter from the committee to the Federal Trade Commission? After all, there is no Maryland investigation without his testimony.

Everyone expects Attorney General Karl Racine to strike out in his lawsuit against the Commanders, Dan Snyder and the league. But a lot can happen now that someone has picked up a bat.

Taylor Heinicke, last year's starter who began this season as the backup, threw a six-yard touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter -- and suddenly the crowd was mesmerized by Heinicke magic. Then Kirk Cousins showed the stadium who the real sorcerer was.

Make no mistake -- Skipper Dan is jumping ship. He has put the team up for sale. This is not some kind of bid for a cash infusion from minority investors, as some fear.

Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke had some answers Sunday for those "analytics" that his coach, Ron Rivera, was bellowing about two weeks ago when questions were raised about Rivera's previously professed love for Carson Wentz.

In all the talk about what it would take to perform the public service of ridding Skipper Dan the Sailing Man from the lives of battered Washington Commanders fans, the speculation has always been about needing a smoking gun.

It's hard to find peace in the team's cursed home, even on a day that the Commanders (3-4) pull out a 23-21 win over the Green Bay Packers for the lowliest two-game win streak (12-7 win over Chicago two weeks ago) you might ever see.