How Commanders' roster stacks up against other NFL teams after FA
The Washington Commanders activity during free agency has improved the roster. How much?
Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters has been busy this offseason. First, he had to replace his offensive and defensive coordinators, and then he was tasked with finding the right talent at the right price during free agency. We won't really know how his efforts will affect the team until they get on the field, but overall, he's answered a lot of questions.
ESPN's Ben Solak r ecently ranked all 32 NFL teams based on how much they improved their rosters during free agency. He used specific criteria like value, flexibility, contract details, and other intricacies to rank each team's improvement. The Commanders landed on his list as the 8th most improved roster so far.
After writing what he loved about the Commanders' free agency activity, which was how Peters filled out the roster with rotational players who can start in a pinch, and a few who could earn starting jobs. What he didn't love? Odafe Oweh's contract.
The Oweh signing. Going to $25 million per year for Oweh, who was the third edge rusher in Los Angeles and played only about 50% of the snaps, is an enormous bet. It felt at the time and still feels now that the Commanders got priced out on Jaelan Phillips and pivoted to Oweh with a ton of cash at the table.