What Will Win?

Peters Era in Washington

1991, thirty three years. 33 long years with weightless, glimpses of hope amidst countless tumultuous moments. That’s how long it’s been since the Commanders have won a championship in the National Football League. An Emmy for a drama series would have been earned before this’s team could have found its way to a Super Bowl. However the lemons in DC are being squeezed every day for the franchise’s fresh lemonade, starting with the changing of leaders at the helm.

Josh Harris has been impressive to start as he has taken the reigns of the historic Washington football team. He then elected to hire experienced winners Rick Spielman and Bob Myers too assist in a search for more of the same caliber of men, Winners. The three had to make there first decision together in hiring a top tier general manager for heading the football operations, including tough player business choices that will have to be made.

On January 15 the Washington Commanders announced they would be hiring Adam Peters for the GM role (commanders.com). Peters will have to prove he’s the right man for the job but the search for a winner was a success. From Super Bowls in New England to another in Denver, Peters started as a winner and never looked back. His most recent tenure was as assistant GM of the dynamic San Francisco 49ers. John Lynch’s comments regarding Adam were loaded with praise and some advice for any succeeding leader, stay humble. Lynch sat with Sports Illustrated (si.com) and explained Mr. Peters was integral throughout their organization’s success and also why he’s ready for this larger role in DC.

Cultural progress has been ongoing since Washington hired Ron Rivera back in 2020 and he made a huge impact in the morals of the entire building. Unfortunately morals aren’t winning championships to be frank. The goal of the new regiment is to keep the freshly integrated character of the building while adding an abundance of winning. The next step in the process should be finding the right person in a head coach to lead a team of players that want the same thing, to win. Keep following to see who they feel can accomplish this tremendous turn around.