Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
For years, the Washington Commanders has been a destination to avoid, a last resort for coaches, free agents or anyone who wasn’t out of other options. The combination of bad working conditions, bad facilities and a meddling, tyrannical boss made the organization something to avoid.
Five months into Josh Harris’ tenure as the new owner, none of that is still true.
In fact, the Commanders head coaching job might actually be the most attractive one available this offseason, based on interviews with several NFL sources and agents of head coaching candidates. It’s not just that they have the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, a decent base of young talent, and a ton of cap space to use in the offseason.
The biggest selling point is that they have an owner who seems intent on doing things right.
The 59-year-old Harris has shown that in everything he’s done since purchasing the Commanders for $6.05 billion over the summer. He showed his patience by giving Ron Rivera an entire season before firing him on Monday morning, just as he promised to do, and despite calls from a restless fanbase to do it sooner. He has taken steps to upgrade the dilapidated facilities — including FedEx Field — while beginning the search for new ones.
And he showed again on Monday that he’s smart enough to know what he doesn’t know, and that he’s willing to put his own ego aside to rely on experienced experts. That’s what he did by hiring two-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers to lead his search for a new head coach and head of football operations, and by adding former Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman to his advisory committee. Myers has experience building a championship team. Spielman has 30 years of NFL experience.
Putting them in charge is a heck of a lot smarter than doing it himself, and just searching for the biggest name or shiniest new object. And it’s a sign that the Commanders are…
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Publish date : 2024-01-08 17:38:17
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