Timberwolves Film Room: Chris Finch’s Offensive Outlook
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At some point, Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas needed to usher his front office contingent and the entire on-court squad down the fire escape and flee from the inferno that was raging on throughout Ryan Saunders’ tenure as head coach. Of course, Rosas himself was responsible for some of the misplaced kindling, maybe even the sparked match as well, but Rosas was always going to sacrifice his head coach first before voluntarily putting himself on the chopping block.
Now, the task of fighting this fire is placed on the shoulders of new sideline figurehead Chris Finch. It’s unjust to judge Finch completely on four games in his first week as a head coach, especially with his D’Angelo Russell recovering from knee surgery and Malik Beasley sidelined due to suspension, but the 51-year-old has accrued a multi-year sample size during his previ
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Taylor Heinicke speaks to the media after re-signing with the team
Excited to be with Washington:
Taylor Heinicke: “I was really excited. The first place I wanted to go was Washington.” Matthew Paras (@Matthew Paras) February 10, 2021
Taylor Heinicke : I was really excited and I wanted to be in Washington. Glad it worked out that way. #WashingtonFootball Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021
Change:
Taylor Heinicke, Washington Football Team quarterback. Things have changed very quickly in a short amount of time. pic.twitter.com/MNyoXkLmTL michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) February 10, 2021
Despite quick playoff exit, Washington fans believe in the future; NFC East rival fans not so much
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Vince Lombardi famously said that “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing”. Well, the Washington Football Team didn’t do a lot of winning this season; they finished 7-9, but at the top of the NFC East, and were bounced from the playoffs on the first Saturday of play. But fans have responded to the team and its direction. Ron Rivera and Alex Smith have provided ‘feel good’ stories through their respective battles against the coach’s early-summer diagnosis of cancer and the quarterback’s 2018 leg injury and subsequent infections that required a reported 17 surgeries. Watching the team mount a comeback in Week 1 against an Eagles team that was expected to compete for a playoff spot promoted early optimism that soon faded as the losses mounted, but by mid-season, with a couple of quarterback changes, there was a sense that the te