This is more than just a draft for Adam Peters and the rebuilt Washington Commanders front office. It’s a high-stakes exam.
Look at Adam Peters. Is he sweating? The 44-year-old, who spent two decades climbing toward the position of general manager of the Washington Commanders, has so far hidden any nerves. But he’s about to sit down at his first game of high stakes poker that is the NFL draft, and he wants to be judicious with the big stack of chips that could flip the fortunes of this long-downtrodden franchise.
So, when the draft kicks off Thursday night, Peters must answer weighty questions: Which quarterback at No. 2? What’s the best way to use the eight other picks, five of which are in the top 100? What’s the right price to trade up or down? How to prioritize the team’s needs while measuring the talent available?Bill Polian, a Hall of Fame GM and SiriusXM analyst, might find the preceding summary melodramatic.
“If you miss on it, like we did, it’s devastating,” he said, adding, “Gosh almighty, it really sets you back. … , it was a major blow to our rebuilding efforts.” In San Francisco, Peters’s experience with top-three picks ran the gamut. The front office whiffed by failing to pick a quarterback in 2017, using the No. 3 pick on defensive end Solomon Thomas, and in picking a quarterback who didn’t stick in 2021, when San Francisco drafted Trey Lance No. 3 overall. But it also found a potential Hall of Famer in edge rusher Nick Bosa, the No. 2 pick in 2019.
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