Raiders HC Klint Kubiak Mike Washington Steps Up

Fri, Aug 28, 2026

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I like where we're at.

Hey coach, do you believe that Mike Washington stepped up in his role with the one today?

And he just kept, he kept playing like he practices, you know, he's, he's been consistent.

Uh, he's an improving player that, uh, you know, he's got a lot of good football ahead of him and we just gotta, you know, keep getting the best out of him every day.

Uh, what did you make of Fernando's play tonight?

Just the body of work he put out there to increase his play.

Yeah, you know, overall, offensively, we didn't, we didn't score at all, so we didn't help the team, uh, get victories, you know, I think, uh, You know, he has a pick, but he was a drop ball, you know, we have a couple of sacks, so play that I can do better for him as well.

Uh, what, what do you think you learned like facing such a, a pass rush like that?

Well, you know, uh, that's the NFL, you know, and, uh, every week it's gonna be that, it's gonna be, it's gonna be, uh, it's gonna be just like Max is practicing against us every day, you know, that's, that's the NFL.

So, uh, you know, offensively, we got to find a better way to get points on the board.

Uh, Jackson Powers Johnson started at right guard and then didn't really play in the second half as he kind of wrapped up the, the starting right guard role.

No, I wouldn't say that again.

We got, we got more decisions to make and, and Jackson and Caleb have had a great battle and both those guys are gonna play this year.

After a game like this, what do you think is the biggest thing that you can take this game to evaluate the team moving forward?

What do you look for in the games like this, you know, with guys who are fighting for jobs?

Yeah, the special teams reps are so important, you know, those are, those are critical, a lot, a lot overall, you know, guys did a better job with penalties , uh, played, uh, played much better technically tonight, but yeah, you're just trying to see those bottom of the roster guys, you know.

Um, how much value can they add to your team?

So I look forward to watching the special teams film.

Clint, you had, uh, challenged your wide receivers this week to step it up a little bit.

From at first glance, do you feel like they did that today, or what was your assessment of the wide receivers?

Yeah, you know, we didn't score.

So receivers, running backs, tight ends, uh, all around, we gotta, we gotta find ways to get the ball in the end zone.