You surely read this story\u2019s headline before clicking on it. If you mysteriously ended up here, then glance up for a sec.<\/p>\n
Are Adams Peters\u2019 Washington Commanders better than they were a year ago?<\/p>\n
Your knee-jerk reaction is the right one: Well, duh.<\/p>\n
So is your second thought: Can\u2019t be much worse.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to love much of what happened during a 5-12 campaign<\/a> where quarterback Jayden Daniels got hurt early and often and an old and slow defense looked, well, old and slow.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s add nuance to the conversation. The Commanders are better. By how much? As in, NFC East title contender, good? A .500 ball club? A few games better, but still battling for relevance?<\/p>\n Our Mark Tyler believes<\/a> the Commanders are significantly better after an active free agency period<\/a> brought Odafe Oweh, Leo Chenal, Nick Cross and a whole lot more to Washington in an effort to get younger and faster. General manager Adam Peters followed that stretch with a productive NFL draft that imported linebacker Sonny Styles, receiver Antonio Williams and value in the lower rounds.<\/p>\n To quote him (he\u2019ll just love this), \u201cWashington may have done the most in the NFL this offseason to improve their overall talent.\u201d<\/p>\n And that comes from a former college player and Hogs Haven columnist who said on March 5<\/a> that the Commanders had the NFC East\u2019s least talented roster.<\/p>\n So, we can all agree that the Commanders are more talented than they were at this time last year (sans the veteran receiver we know is coming? Hi, Brandon<\/a>!!!). At least, I think so. If you don\u2019t, drop your contrary opinion into the comments but be ready to fight like Jon Snow against the oncoming hoard.<\/p>\n