A running theme for some of the best general managers in the NFL today?
"Aggressiveness.''
Maybe in this copycat league that is the result of what GM Howie Roseman in Philadelphia and GM Brett Veach in Kansas City do. By reputation, those two seem always on the lookout for one more move, one more success ...
One more Super Bowl berth.
The Washington Commanders understand this well. They have one of the more aggressive executives in the league in Adam Peters.
When Peters joined the team in the 2024 offseason - coming over from having been a top aide to GM John Lynch in San Francisco - the Commanders were coming off a four-win season that highlighted their needs along the offensive line, secondary, and quarterback position.
They were also transitioning from the awful Dan Snyder era into a new approach permitted by the Josh Harris-led ownership group.
Peters got right to work last year, building a roster that ended with 12 wins in the regular season ... and the Commanders reached the conference championship game for the first time in 30 years.
While head coach Dan Quinn plays a huge role in that success, he's made it clear how important Peters has been to the organization both before and after their playoff run. ... Especially after the team acquired top talent this offseason as well.
“First off, Adam and his team, man, they absolutely went after it,” Quinn said on the Rich Eisen Show. “When you lose in the playoffs, there’s a finality to it that you’re not ready for. And so for Adam and the staff to attack free agency, to bring back key guys and add playmakers like Deebo [Samuel] and Laremy [Tunsil] through trades—I thought he just competed his (butt) off.”
With a capable front office, the Commanders can now be seen as consistent contender moving forward. ... a fact helped greatly by the presence of a young franchise QB in Jayden Daniels.
But it's also a fact helped greatly by an "attacking'' aggressiveness from the GM ... the trendiest way to win in today's NFL.