{
  "id": 13054932,
  "title": "Commanders OC David Blough taking ownership of critical issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/commanders-oc-david-blough-taking-ownership-of-critical-issue",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/commanders-oc-david-blough-taking-070034264.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Commanders Offensive Coordinator David Blough has acknowledged it all begins with him. \"Yes, it is practice preparation,\" began Blough. \"It's us hammering it home, not letting anything slip, calling it tighter here, feeling the urgency. And we have not been good enough.\" The Commanders had the ball at the Seattle 48 and faced a second-and-8, but they fell behind 7-0. Jacory Croskey-Merritt took a handoff from Marcus Mariota, and Marcus Mariota's teammates failed to notice and inform Jacory Croskey-Merritt that he should return to the line of scrimmage. This oversight allowed Croskey-Merritt to score a 48-yard touchdown down the left sideline. This mistake could have turned Washington's lead to 13-0, with an additional PAT attempt taking a 14-point advantage. Blough emphasized that this issue must be rectified moving forward, as Antonio Williams should have easily scored 20+ points. However, in another unfortunate turn of events, QB Athan Kaliakmanis failed to ensure receivers were set before the snap on a play where Kaliakmanis completed a short five-yard pass to Williams, resulting in an illegal shift call. This play would have tied the game at 20-20. As the Commanders prepare for their next game against the 3-1 New York Giants, they need to avoid pre-snap errors like these to secure a win.",
  "summary": "The same mistakes have plagued Washington's offense early this season. OC David Blough is taking ownership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}