Last year’s free agency haul was, well, to put it bluntly, MEH! 2026 on the other hand is setting up to be one of the best free agent classes I have seen in quite some time.
Washington needs reinforcements all over the roster and has the money to be big players in free agency.
It’s time for Adam Peters to go big or go home!
Calling all “weapons”; calling all “weapons” – Jayden Daniels NEEDS help!
Peters and Quinn need to do their best to surround superstar Jayden Daniels with more dynamic players on offense. Peters did a magnificent job securing much-needed protection for the young passer last offseason. Now he needs to get him more weapons, so he doesn’t have to shoulder the entire load on offense.
We don’t yet know what new offensive coordinator David Blough’s offense will look like, but John Keim (and others) have mentioned multiple times they expect his scheme to resemble the one Ben Johnson ran in Detroit. This should be more plays under center, much more pre-snap motion, plenty of horizontal routes designed to take advantage of the intermediate area (including extensive tight end usage in the middle of the field), and deep shots created off of play action.
There will also be a heavy focus on a more efficient and extensive outside-zone running game that will be designed to keep defenses honest and eventually open things up for more one-on-one matchups in the passing game.
With that said, Daniels needs to be surrounded with better weapons, and here are some I feel could fit into what we’d like to do offensively.
With roughly 72-75 million to spend in effective cap space, and the ability to create more with extensions for both Tunsil and Payne, Adam Peters needs to be aggressive this offseason to find weapons for Jayden Daniels.
Getting one player from each of the above groups would go a long way to drastically improving the Commanders new offensive attack under David Blough, and give fans renewed hope that Peters is indeed embarking on a rebuild focused on young, ascending talent to support his dynamic rookie passer.
