Brian Robinson Jr. makes regular trips to the end zone for Commanders

Washington Commanders running back in his first two seasons in the NFL Brian Robinson Jr. He scored seven goals in 27 appearances. This season, former Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa and Alabama The ball carrier played in six matches and scored six goals.

“I love the end zone” Robinson said He appeared on FanDuel TV’s “Up and Adams” on Friday. I mean, that’s the goal. The overall goal of playing offense is to score the football, so the culmination of all the work we put in throughout our entire effort is to put it in the end zone, so there’s no better feeling than that. …

“I feel like the closer I get to the goal line, the more they trust me and the more they trust me with the ball in my hands. And that’s an honor. I just want to make the most of every opportunity I get. You know, I appreciate it.”

Points are up for the other Commanders as well, as rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has led Washington’s resurgence. The Commanders finished 24th and 25th in touchdowns in Robinson’s first two seasons among the NFL’s 32 teams. In 2024, Washington is tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the NFL scoring lead, ranks second to the Ravens in rushing yards and leads the league in rushing touchdowns.

The Commanders haven’t finished a season with a winning record since 2016, but they’ll take a 5-2 record into their game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at 3:25 PM CDT at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

The game was supposed to matchup Daniels, the top two pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams, who went No. 1 overall.

However, Daniels suffered a rib injury early in last week’s game against the Commanders and has only had one day of limited practice since then. Here’s the situation for Sunday’s game: identified as suspicious.

When Daniels was defeated, Washington replaced one of the Heisman Trophy winners with another; 2014 winner Marcus Mariota stepped in for the 2024 winner and the Commanders earned a 40-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

“We had a plug-and-play mentality.” Robinson said. Marcus was ready when he saw Jay fall. “He was completely prepared for whatever was thrown at him.”

Washington’s return also comes with new coach Dan Quinn and new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury was the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and Quinn led the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl.

“I love creativity” Robinson said About the commanders’ new attack. “Kliff, he’s always finding new ways to have something, just a counter punch. “I love how creative he is with us and our offenses and schemes.”

Quinn, who was fired by the Falcons five games into the 2020 season, spent the previous three seasons as the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator trying to shut down Washington’s offense. Robinson said Quinn, along with the Commanders, has built “a great locker room full of great guys.”

“The culture he has is that we’re going to be some of the worst (expletive) players to ever step on the field.” Robinson said“but we will also enjoy it. We will also connect and know why we are struggling so hard and try to find a connection to go out and risk that for the person next to you. Do you know what I’m saying? So having a great connection with the people around you, but being the worst, worst ones, it’s like stepping onto the field based on how strongly we can connect off the field and enjoy that. Make sure everyone feels good, energetic and positive about everything, and this will easily translate onto the field.”

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter: @AMarkG1.

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