The Washington Commanders have been an NFL laughingstock for many years, but under the new ownership of billionaire investor Josh Harris, they could be just starting to head back to respectability.
In free agency so far, they added dual-threat running back Austin Ekeler, but the bulk of their moves have come on the defensive side of the football.
They brought in veteran linebacker and possible future Hall of Famer Bobby Wagner while also signing linebacker Frankie Luvu and defensive linemen Clelin Ferrell, Dorance Armstrong Jr., and Dante Fowler.
Skip Bayless feels the Commanders are zeroing in on defense in free agency and will use the draft to find their franchise quarterback of the future, a strategy that led him to say they’re scaring him.
“It looks like Dan Quinn’s Commanders are trying to retool the NFL’s worst defense on the fly through free agency, then spend whatever draft capital is required to land Caleb Williams. The goal: WIN NOW. They’re starting to scare me,” Bayless tweeted.
It looks like Dan Quinn’s Commanders are trying to retool the NFL’s worst defense on the fly through free agency, then spend whatever draft capital is required to land Caleb Williams. The goal: WIN NOW. They’re starting to scare me.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 13, 2024
Bayless is well-known as a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, and after the Cowboys crashed and burned in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they have made no real moves in free agency, while the other teams in the NFC East have seemingly gotten better.
Washington won’t be ready to compete with the Cowboys or the Philadelphia Eagles, who landed star running back Saquon Barkley, but perhaps they will be within a few years.
Their big asset right now is the No. 2 pick in the upcoming draft, and it is all but certain they will use it on a quarterback.
While they will have their choice of Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye at No. 2, the word is that they want to put together a deal to land the No. 1 pick from the Chicago Bears so they can take Caleb Williams.
The consensus is that Williams is the best QB in the draft, and he could possibly take Washington to places they haven’t been to since the early 1990s, the last time they were an elite team.
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