The Washington Commanders have a respectable 4-2 record after the season's first six weeks, and while head coach Dan Quinn has had many teachable moments, his most important one comes now.

One could make the argument that in the first six weeks, the Commanders have been underdogs in each game, so not too much was expected of Jayden Daniels and Co., but up next is a 1-5 Carolina Panthers team that is there for the taking.

Many outside the building expect the Commanders to easily account for the Panthers, but Quinn isn't interested in what is said outside the locker room's four walls.

"Well, fortunately for us, we on the inside," Quinn said. "Absolutely going for it in terms of things that we can improve on, and the guys have thrown a good week, and so when we make and not just Carolina or any opponent, our attention is on us, and I think there's a lot that we want to get better at and I said seven weeks ago would we beat the team we were in Week 1? The answer was yes, and we expect a lot of improvement over the next month and a half as well, and we're going to dig and work really hard at that."

So this is new territory for the Commanders, being overwhelming favorites in a game.

With Quinn adamant this week that the focus is internally, not externally, it will be interesting to see how Washington reacts to being the favorite.

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Of course, Quinn in his experience in the league, knows how fickle the NFL can be and if the Commanders get caught looking to far ahead, the Panthers, despite their poor start to the season, can land a clean hit to the chin and have Washington struggling to make the 10 count.

But as every young team must do as part of their development, they must manage expectations. With Quinn at the wheel, along with Jayden Daniels, who has all the intangibles a franchise is looking for, they will play the Panthers with the same ferocity and vigor as they did the Baltimore Ravens.