Peter Schrager analyzes the Washington Commanders' impressive season, highlighting Jayden Daniels' phenomenal rookie performance and the contributions of veteran players acquired by General Manager Adam Peters.
Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his takes heading into Week 18, including the Washington Commanders ' resurgence, why the New York Giants cost themselves dearly with a win and how the Los Angeles Rams relied on help from some old friends to make the playoffs. What a season it has been in the nation's capital for the hometown football team.
After decades of pockmarks, embarrassment, changing coaches and quarterbacks, and negative headlines — the Commanders have emerged as one of the feel-good stories of 2024. The bold name is Jayden Daniels, of course. Daniels has had as impressive a rookie season as any we've seen in recent memory, and he's done so in dramatic fashion. Consider this: The Commanders finished the year with a 7-2 record at home, and those games included a Hail Mary win, wins over the Eagles and the Giants, and an OT walk-off win in primetime over the Falcons. The Commanders have also won 11 games for the first time since 1991, the last year the franchise captured a Super Bowl. Daniels is clearly the Offensive Rookie of the Year and will get all his accolades, deservedly so. But I do love that the cast of characters around him are performing well, too. Because their stories deserve love, too. General manager Adam Peters might have finally jumped from San Francisco (he'd been a coveted GM candidate for many years before the Washington gig was his in 2024) at the right time, and in his first season as a GM, came in with an approach to bring veteran players in at each position group via free agency. Bobby Wagner has been tremendous. Frankie Luvu has played at an All-Pro level. Olamide Zacheus was the go-to guy in the biggest game of the season in Week 17. Down the stretch, it was Jeremy McNichols making a huge fourth-down conversio
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