"The Washington Commanders are a putrid 3-8 at their long-awaited bye week. Their most recent one, to the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, officially put the final nail in the coffin of any late rally hopes this season. Even if Washington's star quarterback and wide receiver duo of Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin return after the bye, there is too much ground to overcome. But despite the laundry list of injuries the Commanders have faced this year, it didn't have to go down like this."
"Gay should have been cut no later than after Week 3. Ideally, his 1-for-3 performance against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 would have been the last straw. It only took one game for the Commanders to show York the door after he went 0-for-2 in Washington's 2024 season opener. But he wasn't signed to the type of deal the organization needed to validate itself."
"Over the offseason, Adam Peters signed kicker Matt Gay to the largest one-year deal for a kicker in NFL history. He was supposed to solve Washington's field goal problems after Cade York, Austin Seibert, and Zane Gonzalez were all inconsistent in 2024. Instead, Gay became a problem, one that established itself early in the season. In Washington's three preseason outings, he went only 3-for-5. Then, during the first three weeks of regular season action, he was 3-for-6."
The Washington Commanders entered their bye week 3-8 after a loss to the Miami Dolphins in Madrid that effectively ended hopes of a late-season rally. Even potential returns of Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin would not erase the deficit. The team faced extensive injuries and roster and coaching shortcomings, but a critical personnel decision exacerbated the collapse. Adam Peters signed Matt Gay to a record one-year kicker deal to fix field-goal issues, yet Gay struggled in preseason and early regular season, and the team kept him past clear cutoff points. Retaining Gay proved costly in the Dolphins loss.
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