Ron Rivera offered a mea culpa Wednesday following Tuesday's comments regarding the transition to new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy's approach, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.

The Washington Commanders coach offered a lengthy opening statement to his press conference, noting that his comments "took on a different life" than he intended and that he wasn't as straightforward as needed.

Rivera said he spoke to Bieniemy about his comments.

"I basically told him I put my foot in my mouth," he said. "I think what I said wasn't as clear as it needed to be. I think the understanding of it is just the fact that I think everybody's making, in my opinion, a little bit more than needs to be made of this. Because again, the results are what you're looking for on the field, and so far, the last couple days have been outstanding. I think Eric has done a great job of communicating his message now that guys have opened up, talked with him, he's opened up to them. It's been a great bit of growth the last couple of days that guys are starting to have the a-ha moments."

On Tuesday, Rivera said certain offensive players have struggled to adapt to Bieniemy's coaching style. On Wednesday, he noted that every coach has a different approach.

Commentary: As we mentioned.  This situation seems to be overblown.  Let's just see how the offense does under Bieniemy.  I'm sure that Rivera now wished he hadn't made these comments.

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