Dan Quinn hits Commanders with a surprise that helps the team take advantage of the long break before playing the Bengals

The team needed a jolt, and some extra competition added to their practice instead of the normal routine leading up to a preseason game. Quinn said to think of this as a joint practice, and they'll go through two-minute drills and different real in-game situations. This is also an opportunity for players and coaches to get extra time as a play caller and step up as a leader.

The players have been fired up about it and really seem to be taking this seriously as an opportunity to go against each other as a team, but also grow as an overall unit.

We saw how close the team and locker room were throughout the season and just how important that was, and aside from the actual practicing aspect of the scrimmage, this is also a great time for the rookies and veteran players who weren't here last year to grow together.

The team will compete in the scrimmage on Tuesday, and then head into their normal practices fired up as they prepare for the Bengals at home. We need to see every player take the field against the Bengals with a much different energy than what we saw against the New England Patriots last week, and Quinn might just be onto something to make that happen.