Adam Peters came to Washington with much fanfare.
Fresh off an NFC Championship game appearance in 2024, Peters decided to go all-in on the 2025 roster, mistakenly thinking the team was in win-now mode versus a rebuild done the RIGHT way.
The results – a bottom 10 team in the league and sitting home for the playoffs.
Now, injuries played a big part in Washington’s overall record this year, but could some better offseason planning have prevented this complete collapse?
Below I take a look as some of Peters’ moves, and debate what went right and what could have been done differently.
*Marshon Lattimore: Although the trade for Marshon Lattimore took place during the 2024 season, its effects were felt LONG into 2025. Lattimore, who came back healthy in 2025, was HORRIBLE to start the season. And, as you would have guessed, he got injured after just over eight games played.
For all the hype and fanfare when Adam Peters arrived in D.C., his results have been a VERY mixed bag. With a mindset of building through the draft, Peters has liquidated the Commanders draft picks through trades, making his mission of doing so much tougher. Washington is without second- and fourth-round picks in April’s draft and Peters will need to supplement, and do so SMARTLY, in free agency, to rebuild this roster with talent and youth.
Year three will be big for the 46-year-old who studied under some of the game’s best. Can Peters turn the franchise around and get Washington back into playoff contention moving forward, or did some of the past decisions set this team back another two-to-three years?