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The Washington Commanders dropped their third game in a row after getting rolled by the formerly winless Chicago Bears last night and Doug Gottlieb thinks HC Ron Rivera may have lost that game before kickoff. Doug talks about turning points in seasons and believes HC Ron Rivera’s conservative play calling in their overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles from the week before set his squad down a path that may just wreck their chances to make the playoffs this year. The nickname “Riverboat Ron” has always been ironic considering Rivera’s history of conservative decisions, but he may need to embrace that moniker and start taking more risks if he wants to prove to his team that he believes in them.
Doug Gottlieb: “He had two weeks in a row of being conservative, and he’s paid the price for both of them. And I think last week’s played into this week’s, and I think losing those two games hurts them going forward...the season appears lost based upon his decision to not go for it last week.”