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Ivan Lambert

Doc Walker: How about the Commanders being competitive?

Richard “Doc” Walker is frustrated with the Commanders.

The former Cincinnati Bengal and Washington Redskin tight end was a guest on the “Sports Junkies” Tuesday on 106.7 The Fan.

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In his appearance, he discussed his frustration with the ownership, coaches and players.

“This is a week-to-week business, and I am trying to beat Atlanta. I’m not throwing the season away. We’ve had two disastrous performances, which is not natural for Pro Football. You can lose a game, but you are not supposed to get slaughtered.”

Walker is not merely calling out the players, but he had some issues with ownership as well. “You should not be in charge of anything you don’t own, expressed Walker. So Walker stressed that ownership should be meeting with current head coach Ron Rivera because “we can’t wait until next year.”

Walker pointed to the Eagles game, where the Commanders took the Eagles to overtime. “Once you show me you can play, then I expect you to play. I don’t like Jekyll and Hyde; that is not comforting.”

The former UCLA Bruin is not taking the Bears game as casually as we might expect. “My point of emphasis is that we got beat up, we got tore up from the floor up. How about being competitive?”

Clarifying that he was not asking for someone to be fired but was asking for ownership’s involvement. “Are you going to wait until 2024 to get your team motivated?”

“We’re talking about the stadium. I don’t give a crap if they play in a parking lot. I need them to play better. I love the things that happened (ownership transition) the enthusiasm, but on game day, I expect to win, not just participate.”

“All I care about is how do we beat Atlanta? Or are we just tanking for Caleb (USC’s Caleb Williams)? Is that it? Is this a plot for a draft pick?”

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