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Cam Taylor-Britt said he doesn’t regret calling the Washington Commanders’ offensive scheme a “college offense.” Whether the Cincinnati Bengals cornerback had similar concerns when rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a 55-yard pass over his head to Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin in the second quarter of a 38-33 loss on Monday is another question.
“I don’t regret it,” he told reporters after the game. “But I didn’t mean any harm with that comment. It was exaggerated. Yes, I can take back what I said. But we definitely suffered a defeat today, as a team.”
Daniels completed 21 of 23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which was a 27-yard rainbow pass to McLaurin that was the most improbable touchdown of the young season, according to Next Gen Stats. For the second straight game, the Commanders did not punt. Washington also ran for 108 yards and gained 6.2 yards per play.
“Not bad for a college offense,” the team’s official X-account posted after the game.
Last week, Taylor-Britt told reporters that “they’re not asking a lot of him,” referring to Daniels, who was selected second in the 2024 draft.
“Good college offense,” Taylor-Britt said. “(Kliff) Kingsbury is their (offensive coordinator) … (Daniels) just throws short routes, a couple of intermediate throws.”
Kingsbury said last week he had not seen Taylor-Britt’s comments.
“He has a right to his opinion,” said the former head coach of Texas Tech and Arizona Cardinals.
Taylor-Britt’s negative comments about an upcoming Bengals opponent were a theme early in the season. Before the Bengals lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2, Taylor-Britt noted that rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy was fast, but “that’s about it.” (Against the Chiefs, Taylor-Britt backed up his rant with a one-handed interception of Patrick Mahomes.)
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said, “We don’t do that,” when asked about Taylor-Britt’s comments in his postgame press conference. He did not disclose whether he spoke directly with the third player, who played college football at Nebraska.
“We praise our own team. We praise the other team. We don’t have to take shots like that,” Taylor said.
