Amik Robertson isn’t backing off his words. Before Washington’s Week 8 meeting with Philadelphia, the Commanders corner made it clear he expects a win on Sunday, even with his team sitting at 1-4-1 and coming off a bye after the Week 6 loss to San Francisco.
“We definitely need to win this game, and we will. We gotta be detailed.
We have to practice hard. We gotta focus on all the little things.
Stop making repeated mistakes. Execute at a high level,” said Robertson in the video posted by 7News DC's Scott Abraham.
When Abraham pointed out that it sounded like a guarantee, Robertson doubled down.
“It has to be,” added the 28-year-old cornerback. “We have to win the rest of these games if we wanna go where we wanna go.”
Robertson said he still believes in the work Washington is putting in, especially what happens in the film room. At the same time, he didn’t try to hide from the team’s issues on the field.
“Our record speaks to that. We can't run from them. All we can do is respond and fix the s*** in the second half of the season,” said Robertson.
Washington is trying to get right against an Eagles team dealing with plenty of its own problems, including the season-ending setback to Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley still being sidelined by a hamstring injury, and an NFL and NFL Players Association probe into the front office.
Robertson has been a steady piece in his first season with Washington, posting 28 solo tackles, one forced fumble, and eight passes defended.
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