The NFL combine is upon us, and this is when teams begin to make personnel decisions for the following season.
Remember three years ago when Pete Carroll, then with the Seattle Seahawks declared he had no intention of trading away his starting quarterback Russell Wilson?
Next thing you know, a huge deal was being announced. Wilson was being sent to the Broncos, and Denver sent the Seahawks a boatload of draft picks.
This causes Washington fans to recall that Ron Rivera and the Commanders were interested in Wilson. Aren’t you glad THAT deal was not executed? If so, Washington would have Wilson and would not have Jayden Daniels. In addition, the Commanders would be “out” of all of those draft choices sent to Denver in the deal.
You may recall Rivera openly expressing how much he wanted a new quarterback and being open for business. Commanders Wire warned the fan base that Rivera and company must be careful not to appear desperate to make a deal. If they came across as too needy, they were going to get fleeced in a deal. And sure enough, the Colts got the better end of the deal for Carson Wentz.
One thing the fan base can be certain of this year during the combine is that current Commander GM Adam Peters is not desperate and will not get fleeced in a deal.
This is why I strongly doubt he will trade for Myles Garrett. Peters is not going to be desperate enough to fill a glaring need, only to create more needs by giving up too much in a trade.
If Peters makes a deal, he will not give up too much of the future Commanders resources.
However, he might surprise us by cutting a player or two to free up more salary cap space.