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Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
When Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders last July, there wasn’t time for him to fix the broken franchise. He knew he’d have to wait until this offseason to rebuild.
Well, maybe not “rebuild.”
“Your words. Not mine,” new Commanders coach Dan Quinn said earlier this month at his introductory press conference. “I would say this is a ‘recalibrate’ — you know, finding our north again.
“So no, you will not hear me say the word ‘rebuild’ at all.”
Well, whatever Quinn calls it, there is still a lot of work to do on the $6.05 billion fixer-upper that Harris bought — a franchise whose last winning season came in 2016 and one that hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005. The work began when the new owner hired former 49ers executive Adam Peters as his first general manager, and continued three weeks ago when they hired Quinn — their third choice — to be the new head coach.
Now, as Quinn begins his work on the rebuilding — or recalibration — project, he’ll see up close what everyone else sees: The Commanders have a crumbling roster with what Peters called “a few cornerstone pieces,” but not many. They have a lot of salary-cap space (an estimated league-high of $73.6 million, according to OverTheCap.com) to use, and five picks in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft this April.
But they have so many holes to fill.
So where does that recalibration start? Here’s a look at the three biggest issues facing the Washington Commanders as the offseason begins:
1. Choose a quarterback for the future (and present)
In the first half of last season, it sure looked like the Commanders had struck gold in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft with quarterback Sam Howell. By the end of the season, he looked more like slightly tarnished silver. There’s value, but clearly a lot to clean up first.
If it weren’t for the regime change, Howell might have a bright future with the franchise. But…
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Publish date : 2024-02-23 16:50:00
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