What a week for the Washington Commanders. After a disappointing performance in last week's 17-13 preseason loss to the Detroit Lions, the Commanders headed to Maryland this week for a joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens, followed by the preseason finale two days later.
Baltimore held the upper hand in Wednesday's scrimmage, dominating Washington's offensive line, which was full of backups. Friday's preseason game was even worse, with the Ravens crushing the Commanders 41-3.
Yes, it's the preseason. Yes, it's meaningless. Yes, Washington sat 41 players, but so did Baltimore. That's no excuse. So, recent events in totality should have Commanders' fans a little bit concerned.
What did we learn from Friday's preseason finale? Here are five takeaways from a rough night in Charm City.
Just like you couldn't blame Jayden Daniels in his lone series against the Lions last week, you couldn't blame rookie Athan Kaliakmanis or Sam Hartman on Friday. Were they perfect? No, but they also didn't have a chance. For the third consecutive game, Kaliakmanis was better than Hartman, but by no means was Hartman the reason for Washington's offensive struggles. Neither quarterback had much time to throw. Neither had a running game, and both were let down by dropped passes.

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