"The Washington Commanders have not been firing on all cylinders this season. Some fans would call that a massive understatement, but one team insider saw the signs way before everyone else. And Nicki Jhabvala from The Athletic doubled down on this stance before Washington's daunting Monday Night Football showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs. It was hard not to get swept up in the hype and optimism before the season. The Commanders reached the NFC Championship game in Year 1 under head coach Dan Quinn. General manager Adam Peters was ultra-aggressive in the offseason, pulling off two bombshell trades and finding productive veterans capable of helping the team to win right now. Just seven games into the campaign, that hasn't been the case."
"It was around this time a year ago when the Commanders, then 7-2, acquired veteran cornerback Marshon Lattimore just before the NFL's trade deadline. Their rebuild seemed ahead of schedule, and the team shifted to win-now mode. But as the Nov. 4 deadline approaches this year, and the Commanders struggle to replicate last year's success, it's worth considering: Maybe this is where the Commanders always were. Maybe the success of 2024 - and of Jayden Daniels - masked much of what was still missing for Washington."
The Washington Commanders entered the season with high expectations after a run to the NFC Championship and aggressive offseason trades but sit at 3-4 early in the campaign. Injuries and missed games by Jayden Daniels have contributed to uneven play and have left other roster areas exposed. A team insider observed warning signs before the season, and some believe the 2024 success masked structural shortcomings. The current regression raises urgent questions about roster construction, coaching adjustments, and moves to consider before the trade deadline as the team seeks to return to consistent contention.
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