Washington’s offensive line struggles again vs. Baltimore. Jayden Daniels says he can only worry about his own job.

OWINGS MILLS — If this is it for Washington’s starters, the last time they will see a real opponent until the opener, then let Wednesday be a warning.

A warning that the offensive line is still not settled. A warning that the center position is a concern. A warning that pass protection and run blocking haven’t materialized.

Or, as left tackle Brandon Coleman put it, Wednesday’s joint practice with the Ravens was a reminder that Washington has, “s--t we got to correct.”

The Commanders went to Baltimore, and their offense was outplayed for the better part of two hours. Washington struggled to run the ball and watched at least four would-be sacks get home.

And, if that weren’t enough, there were more than a handful of false-start penalties. The real kicker was when a snapping issue had quarterback Jayden Daniels scrambling for the ball, only to finally coral it and fire an interception to Ravens corner Marlon Humphries.

“It’s the little details. I noticed that with myself. S--t I want back, you can’t have s--t back in the season,” Coleman said.

The problem is this is hardly an isolated issue. All of training camp, the offensive line has given the Commanders fits.

First they lost left tackle Laremy Tunsil. Now their starting center, Nick Allegretti, is missing as he deals with a calf strain. He’s participated in less than three days of camp. Sam Cosmi also took the day off due to illness.

The Commanders tried new offensive line combinations Wednesday, but it was to no avail.

“I just feel like we were out of sync a little bit with our combos. There was a mix-up in the line as well. There were some guys next to each other that haven’t worked next to each other at all this whole camp,” right tackle Josh Conerly Jr. said.

“I mean, you don’t get any reps playing alongside somebody all camp and then you get like 12 reps here in joint practice,” he continued. “it’s like working with new co-workers.”

As for the man the offensive line is charged with protecting, Daniels didn’t have much to say. He mostly seemed resigned to the fact that he doesn’t have control over the situation.

“I got to do my job. So I never want to go out there and complain about X, Y and Z. Everybody in the entire organization has a job to do,” he said.

He added there is time to fix the issues.

“I don’t know what day it is, but August whatever. Our first game is Sept. 13. So that’s the one that really matters,” he said. “We aren’t going to win the Super Bowl today.”

While that is true, it is getting late. Roster cuts are on Sunday, and this was the final time starters will see significant reps before the opener.

Washington added depth at left tackle Tuesday night, signing D.J. Humphries, but even he joked he wasn’t going to “be the savior.”

“I’m not gonna come here and change anything that guys have been doing,” he said.

But what Washington has been doing hasn’t worked. A joint practice with the Ravens only exposed a problem the Commanders already knew existed.

Sonny Styles meets Derrick Henry

For a rookie linebacker, it would be hard to imagine a better stress test than trying to tackle Derrick Henry.

Great things are expected of Sonny Styles, the Commander’s seventh overall draft pick, but the basics come first. Entering Wednesday’s joint practice, he had to prove he could tangle with one of the hardest NFL running backs to bring down.

How’d he do? It was a mixed bag.

In early 11-on-11 reps, Styles looked behind on the Ravens’ running plays, struggling to get to Henry past his blockers. On a snap when Styles did manage to get into Henry’s path, all he managed was a weak arm tackle.

But, on later sets of full-team drills, Styles matched up well, diagnosing runs more quickly and getting to Henry. Although the Commanders and Ravens were not tackling at full speed, Styles showed the ability to wrap up on Baltimore’s 6-foot-3, 250-pound back.

“When you have [Henry] in the backfield, you’re expecting the ball to go downhill pretty fast,” Styles told reporters after practice. “It’s good to go against one of the best running backs in the league.”

Since starting at Ohio State as a safety, Styles has adapted to the linebacker position because of his 6-foot-5 frame. Despite his coverage strengths, there are questions about how he will handle the physicality of NFL rushing attacks. He had at least one other strong rep when he chased Lamar Jackson out of the pocket to the sideline, step for step with the most fleet-footed QB in the league.

Styles acknowledged that he’s been better at diagnosing plays since training camp began but added, “I think there’s still a long way to go.”

One of the Commanders’ other linebackers, 2025 sixth-round pick Kain Medrano, had strong moments in the practice against the Ravens. In seven-on-seven drills, he picked off a pass by Tyler Huntley intended as a short route for LaJohntay Wester that could have been a long return. He also jarred a ball loose intended for tight end Ty Pezza, arriving with a leveling hit at the same time as the pass.