What I heard from Adam Peters of the Commanders, Dan Quinn at the annual meeting of the League
Palm Beach, Fla.-The decision makers of the Washington commanders, the football decision makers spoke.
The general manager Adam Peters and the coach Dan Quinn held the court separately with the media members during the annual meeting of the League. Have deployed numerous questions about moves to the free agencyOptions in the next NFL Draft, Jayden Daniels’ Next Passs and other topics after the surprise appearance of last season in the game of the NFC championship.
As specific responses have created, they said as much as the real words used.
On potentially exchange (or on) from n. 29
Peters: “We will consider everything. Commerce, exchanging. We always do it. With trade, you must have someone who wants to exchange. I would like to exchange all the time, but it must be someone else who wants to exchange and must be the right agreement.”
You heard the man. Exchange for the victory. This is a general draft mentality of Peters, but the circumstances of Washington inventory give an extra weight on those words this year. The commanders hold five selections in the following two drafts after daring operations for the Cornerback Marshon Laimore, the wide receiver Deebo Samuel and the equipment on the left Laremy Tunsil cost six choices.
Peters maintains his Build-Through-The-Draft-“approach that I feel that all the time”-but he felt the opportunity to get a “premier” corner, receiver and left tile was “the best move for us”. The best move is now recovering some of those choices exchanged. Several teams are in the quarterback market and could try to move to the back of the first round.
The Cleveland Browns have 10 selections, four of which are in the top 100, and would remain in the quarterback market if they were transmitting Shedeur Sanders of Colorado with the second overall choice. New Orleans Saints need a 2026 replacement plan for Derek Carr. The projections of the project suggest comparable options to Edge Rusher, Cornerback and offensive director – The most necessary areas of Washington – in the interval from 29 to 40.
“How far do you want to go back?” He asked Peters rhetorically. “Who is on the scoreboard? Is there just a player on the scoreboard you want? And if so, maybe he thinks twice about trading back, but if you have five players in the advice you want, you can exchange some choices and then choose one of those. With what we have done in the free agency and through the operations, we have the option to do anything at 29.”
Upon potentially exchanged other choices after sending several selections in three offers from November
Peters: “Everything is an option, only depending on the value. The player and the value. So, you never want to close that door. It would be our preference not to do it, but it only depends on the situation.”
You never know what Peters could cook: nobody had a vague idea that Tunsil was available Up to the commercial announcement – But another bold move that involves one or more high selections seems unlikely.
Cincinnati in the defensive end Trey Hedrickson, leader of the League last season with 17 1/2 bags, to look for a commercial partner among the current extension negotiations. Washington has previously shown interest. However, on the basis of the discussions during the championship meeting, any potential for a Handrickson trade with any apparently faded team after the Bengals subsequently invested in large receivers J’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins with profitable extensions.
The Bengals Pass Trey Hedrickson race has a total of 34 bags in the last two seasons. (Jeff Dean / Getty Images)
The Bengal coach Zac Taylor said that the team’s approach to Handrickson, under contract for 2025, is “to be patient”.
“I think it’s one of the premier premiums pass in this championship,” Taylor said on Monday. “The teams must pay close attention to him while their game plan start every week. He is a boy who works the tail, day after day, 365 days a year, which I respect and appreciate. So we will continue to work through the process with Trey.”
Washington transactions from the season have concluded every position, so the front office will not enter the draft hunger for any point.
“Our staff did an excellent job with the help of all those points,” said Peters, “so we can go play today if we want. And I think we would be good enough today, honestly. So, this gives us that flexibility to go to a little everywhere we want to go.”
Next steps for Daniels
Quinn: “We call them work. These are the things in which we want to improve. So, for him, some of the techniques that many quarterbacks use are the game of legs and the position of the body of where to go and where to launch. We thought it had made a lot of improvements, that they were making a big game.
Last year, most of the questions directed to Peters and Quinn involved in particular Daniels, or at least Washington’s thoughts on the resolution of the position of the quarterback. In this year’s jokes, the quarterback looks like a secondary character. This is false to yet another degree, of course, but there are few concerns for the double threat director in addition to the way Peters and Quinn intend to build around him.
A amazing aspect of Daniels’ offensive campaign of the year is realizing its growth potential that goes to its second season. The adjustments come from opposing defensive coordinators – and Washington. This is the game that calls Kliff Kingsbury, the updates staff (Samuel and Tunsil) and Daniels’s Quarterback Dynamics.
On Deebo Samuel
Quinn: “Allenching against him, this is an explosive player. Not only the scheme, but after putting the ball in his hand, sometimes you can tell the tenacity of a player with and without the ball. Both has those and an explosive nature. To add a player of his caliber in a hard and strong group, we are really pumped on it.”
No lie detected with Praise of Quinn, but we see Samuel’s explosiveness in the training field following a 2024 campaign in San Francisco.
Sign the defensive voyeur Javon Kinlaw
Peters: “(Javon) had a serious injury (reconstruction of the knee in 2021). At his merit, he fought and returned even better, which was really impressive. What he played two years ago in San Francisco and what he played last year (with the New York Jets), those are like his first two (NFL) years, in essence. And he did his best.
Peters is making a decent -sized bet that the hulking tackle rise will help the 30th running defense last season.
Washington thought of gaining prominent help after the NFC championship of the last season and the acquisitions of Tunsil and Samuel arrived with expensive contracts. The signature of Eddie Goldman, Eddie Goldman of Eddie Goldman by Eddie Goldman, the signature of England Patriots Eddie Goldman faced the problems of the land match and Washington sees a deep and more complete defensive room. Kinlaw, 27, became the only free agent with an average eight -digit salary ($ 15 million in three years).
In particular, Kinlaw played in all 34 games – 23 departures – the two previous seasons after being limited to 10 from 2021 to 2022. Where he will play is among the questions out of season. Peters recognized that the 6-Foot-5, 319 pounds would have seen working at the end of defensive, but “I don’t think it will live at the limit”.
Kinlaw is also part of the replacement plan for Jonathan Allen, the best internal race in Washington for several years. Peters sees a game weight of 320 pounds as ideal to collapse the pocket from the inside and provide strength on the edge. Kinlaw played his highest percentage of shot (61) from his beginner year last season.
“It’s a monster, it’s incredible,” said Peters of the imposing Kinlaw body setting. “I saw it when it is from 275 to San Francisco and then up to over 330 years last year with the jets. He played 60 percent of the shots in (319 pounds), which is impressive. If he loses 10 or 15 pounds, if this makes him feel better, it will still be equally effective. It is still a monster.”
On Tunsil’s impact on the line and on the plane for Brandon Coleman
Quinn: “The addition of Laremy … He had such experience and had it at high level. And so, when you can add someone of that caliber, it is a big problem. We are pumped to have it … Adam and his staff did an excellent job. We were very specific on the commanders and who we wanted to have as part of this. And so, Laremy, is an ideal adaptation for us.”
Quinn: “(Brandon will go) to the right side. But as for the equipment or the guard, we will start to face. It is there that it has a lot of experience and we will go before. So, this is the plan.”
Hyping Tunsil as Daniels’ new blind protector will not require much energy. Peters and Quinn are not those who quote the five -time Pro Bowler as one of the best blockers in the championship. This is one of those transactions that creates chain effects along the line.
The right position of equipment is not that of Coleman to have, but will enter offseason training as the favorite during the two -year appetizer Andrew Wylie, who did a good job in 2024. The ceiling of the line increases if Coleman takes control due to an imposing combination of athleticism and power. The bootor of non -right equipment will also compete with the signature of Nate Herbig to replace the injured Sam Cosmi until Washington’s right guard returns from ACL intervention.
On where the staff intend to use the Jonathan Jones cornerback
Quinn: “I would say that we are probably a little more inside than outside, but that’s where they are today. But knowing that he has flexibility, he and a couple of guys will probably play both points. … provides insurance when you can move the boys to different places. So we will do it with him too.”
Position Flex is again here. That corner of versatility has never gone but has become quieter since Quinn does not repeat the point repeatedly with a specific label of two words. While the previous Washington regime apparently sought position flexibility, Quinn and Peters acquired players last season for certain duties and then measured where otherwise they could contribute.
Jones will enter his tenth season, then his scouting relationship is established, unlike the second year Mike Sainristil. For now, Quinn both sees in this external ven diagram. In the end, defined roles will emerge, knowing that Laimore plays mainly on the right side and Noah Igbinoghene managed the slot last season.
Washington could also select a cornerback for choice n. 29 or 61 Vegagionio extends to the projected strong security appetizer Will Harris, who played through the secondary in its previous points.
(Top photo of Dan Quinn: Phelan M. Ebenhack / Associated Press)
