2026 Commanders Training Camp

[Conn]

Myers is a special advisor to Harris, barely even a real role and definitely an organizational top-down role that has nothing at all to do with coaching or personnel.

This is Peters’ mess. Myers is just a consultant/drinking buddy of Harris’ that gives process advice on big picture stuff.

But in terms of big picture…fair to wonder how much our original glacially slow HC search, which fucked us over royally, was influenced by Myers the “basketball guy” though. That may actually be a real beef. But nothing since imo and hopefully they learned from that when they ended up with their 3rd tier choice.

 

[skinsinparadise]

 

[skinsinparadise]

Sadly, outside of 24, national media has been mostly right about this team. I've been down on Quinn and Peters more than most... rightfully so. Ill take it a step farther... if this team is garbage this year - Quinn is gone... and now do you really keep Peters on a lame duck year, knowing he already failed once at a HC hire? HELL NO!
Peters needs to go as well. Bring in a new GM with a fresh take, let him remake the roster and hire a good HC. This team still has enough going for it to entice a great GM. Potential franchise QB, a few pieces here and there, lots of cap and a new stadium coming.
My take is that the team will end up with 7-9 wins if JD stays mostly healthy .. and sadly we will be the in the same spot next year because the record will preclude the owner from doing anything drastic

If they suck, I'm fine with dumping Peters, but I doubt they will. I don't think Peters has done a particularly good job building this roster so far. To me, he's been somewhere between average and below average. My biggest reason for optimism is that I do think he's learning from his mistakes, and the arrow seems to be pointing up.

But if I'm wrong and the national pundit types are right — that this is legitimately one of the worst rosters in the NFL — and the season plays out that way, then there's really no way around it: Peters did a very poor job. Three years into this thing, with the QB already solved, you can't still have one of the worst supporting rosters in football and call the rebuild a success.

I also think there's been some revisionist history from people defending Peters about what he inherited. Go back to when he took the job and the narrative was basically the opposite. Rivera's teams were mostly mediocre despite lousy QB play before everything collapsed in his final season. And for all of Ron's faults, he left behind a terrific cap situation and a boatload of draft capital heading into a draft loaded with quarterbacks. At the time, Washington was considered one of the most attractive GM openings in the league. So if Peters landed the franchise QB and then, after three offseasons, somehow built one of the NFL's worst rosters around him, that's not an inheritance problem. That's a Peters problem.

Personally, I don't think that's how this plays out. I think the team will be good enough that this entire conversation becomes moot. But if the national guys are right and I'm wrong — if this really is a bottom-of-the-barrel roster and it performs like one — then Peters crapped the bed over his first three years running the team. At that point, I wouldn't care about his reputation, pedigree or how likable he is. Three years plus a franchise QB is enough time to build something better than that.

 

[skinsinparadise]

I guess the Dolphins are an ideal joint practice team to build confidence

 

[DWinzit]

I swear I've posted this a bunch. lol

Trying to sell us on Allegretti would not have been horrible if they went out and got someone to compete with him. They did not other than a 6th rounders...that never cut the mustard

 

[NoCalSkins]

The O-line is the main concern for me headed into the season but not necessarily because I think they will be as terrible as that last place ranking, I just think there is a chance they could be as a unit just mediocre enough to hold the scheme back. When I look at the skill position players plus Jayden Daniels, to me it is plenty for a productive offense with a high output but you just end up so limited if the O-line is a detriment. We need a running game and we need pass protection that can hold up long enough for the WRs to beat zone coverage. I have similar thoughts on the defense, we need a D-line that can disrupt without needing to blitz in order to pressure the QB. Of course use the blitz in the situations that make sense but it can't be relied upon all the time. Winning teams are built from the trenches out (outside of QB position).

 

[SkinsLife]

And now with Ravens loosing their starting center to an injury, we aint getting anyone decent for cheap.. there will be a number of teams looking to replace or add a C

 

[Conn]

I guess the Dolphins are an ideal joint practice team to build confidence

This is why I’m waiting for the next joint practice to really judge, much better team and better barometer

 

[burgold]

Giants needing to thump their chests and crow about how great they are because they dominated the Dolphins may not be the flex they think it is.

 

[DWinzit]

Giants needing to thump their chests and crow about how great they are because they dominated the Dolphins may not be they think it is.

They are a cocky bunch of shitz. Can't wait to see them deflated!

 

[burgold]

They are a cocky bunch of shitz. Can't wait to see them deflated!

C'mon. They almost played the nuns of St. Mary's to a draw. They would have beat those amputees, too, if they didn't keep breaking attempted tackles with the thwack of a yardstick..

If that's not worth cockiness, what is!

 

[BayouBrave86]

Our running game really is pretty pathetic. That 100% needs to be addressed in the draft of free agency next offseason. And yeah pump the brakes, Giants 😂 bunch of clowns. That offense is gonna be hit with a ton of injuries.

 

[DWinzit]

Our running game really is pretty pathetic. That 100% needs to be addressed in the draft of free agency next offseason. And yeah pump the brakes, Giants 😂 bunch of clowns. That offense is gonna be hit with a ton of injuries.

We knew we needed a new LG going into the offseason with Paul. We let him go then brought in back. Wo knows, things could have been ok if Tunsil and Allegretti were ealthy

 

[Conn]

All I know is, with all the resources put into it in recent years, it’s very irritating that OL looks to be our potential Achilles heel after everything. I know heading into this offseason that was really not a feeling any of us had (and if anything we assumed we’d add talent, not subtract it, even before the injury to Tunsil). You can’t help injuries but we thinned ourselves out by choice by making previous depth into a starter without backfilling effectively. Which then gave us less wiggle room when an injury did happen.

DB’s are a major concern as well, yes. We know VoR 😎

 

[skinsinparadise]

I swear I've posted this a bunch. lol

Trying to sell us on Allegretti would not have been horrible if they went out and got someone to compete with him. They did not other than a 6th rounders...that never cut the mustard

Keim doubled down in his podcast today, that they had a FA plan B after Linderbaum but that fell through, too. He didn't say who the player was though. Keim referred to the Bills as a team with surplus centers.

 

[Dah-Dee]

Keim doubled down in his podcast today, that they had a FA plan B after Linderbaum but that fell through, too. He didn't say who the player was though. Keim referred to the Bills as a team with surplus centers.

Plan A should have been holding on to Badass at least until free agency got started, but Peters fell through. They went into free agency with no safety net, i.e. no proven (!) center on the roster. Feels like a firing offense.

 

[DWinzit]

Plan A should have been holding on to Badass at least until free agency got started, but Peters fell through. They went into free agency with no safety net, i.e. no proven (!) center on the roster. Feels like a firing offense.

Yeah, you mean go with the common sense method...that's just crazy man!

 

[DWinzit]

Keim doubled down in his podcast today, that they had a FA plan B after Linderbaum but that fell through, too. He didn't say who the player was though. Keim referred to the Bills as a team with surplus centers.

Oh good point, they do have a surplus - McGovern, Cushenberry, Van Pran and a dude named Fina. I imagine Baltimore will be calling them with Pinters injury

 

[Kalu44]

Keim doubled down in his podcast today, that they had a FA plan B after Linderbaum but that fell through, too. He didn't say who the player was though. Keim referred to the Bills as a team with surplus centers.

Plan B was probably Cade Mays.

 

[Ashburn Dave]

Plan A should have been holding on to Badass at least until free agency got started, but Peters fell through. They went into free agency with no safety net, i.e. no proven (!) center on the roster. Feels like a firing offense.

Releasing Badass like we did was plain dumbass on AP's part. We screwed ourselves by doing him a solid.