It seems to be a foregone conclusion that the Commanders will hearth head coach Ron Rivera at season’s finish. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports activities echoes that sentiment and provides that common supervisor Martin Mayhew is also on the chopping block.
That’s hardly shocking. Whereas it made sense for brand spanking new proprietor Josh Harris, who bought the membership in July, to offer the facility brokers that he inherited a good analysis interval and to keep away from a significant shakeup lower than two months earlier than the beginning of the 2023 common season, it likewise stands to purpose that Harris would need to begin afresh along with his personal selections on the HC and GM positions (particularly within the wake of what’s shaping as much as be a sub-.500 marketing campaign).
Our personal Sam Robinson just lately urged as a lot, and a supply instructed Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda.com that Harris needs to “eliminate the Daniel Snyder stench,” which might entail a complete purge of each the entrance workplace and training workers. Harris, who can be the managing accomplice of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, has reportedly expressed an curiosity in structuring the Commanders like an NBA group and has consulted with Sixers GM Elton Model on the matter. Such a setup would apparently embody, amongst different issues, the opportunity of giving the gamers a say in decision-making.
Mayhew, 58, loved an extended stint because the Lions’ common supervisor from 2008-15 and subsequently held high-level govt positions with the Giants and 49ers earlier than becoming a member of Washington in 2021 (one yr after Rivera). Regardless of Mayhew’s GM title, Rivera has at all times had the ultimate say over personnel issues, and Jones means that if Mayhew is relieved of his duties after the season, Harris might go for a hierarchy whereby the top coach studies to the final supervisor, who in flip studies to possession.
The excellent news for Commanders followers is that the presence of Harris, together with a wholesome wage cap scenario and an ample provide of draft capital, has made the group’s HC and GM posts very fascinating. As one govt instructed Jones, “Everybody’s taking pictures for Washington,” and that ought to permit Harris to select from the most effective out there expertise within the upcoming hiring cycle. Though Jones doesn’t say so, it may additionally imply that Washington’s religion in second-year quarterback Sam Howell is shared by high head coach and common supervisor candidates.
There are a number of extra notes from the above studies value passing alongside. We already knew that Harris drove the latest deadline trades of defensive ends Montez Sweat and Chase Younger and that the membership dropped its asking worth on Younger earlier than sending him to the 49ers. In keeping with Pauline, the group was particularly motivated to maneuver Younger as a result of it had grown weary of his propensity to improvise and freelance fairly than function inside the defensive scheme.
With respect to the Commanders’ attainable GM search, Jones says that an analytically-minded candidate could possibly be significantly interesting to Harris.
