3 best moves of the Commanders offseason thus far

1. Upgrading at Quarterback

The Commanders caught flak from the national media and NFL Twitter after they acquired Carson Wentz from Indianapolis, but let’s be honest: short of acquiring Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, they were always going to be criticized.

At the end of the day, Wentz was the best they could do at the time, unless you preferred Jimmy Garoppolo, who underwent offseason surgery on his throwing shoulder and might not be cleared for camp, Mitchell Trubisky, who hasn’t started in two years, or Marcus Mariota, who hasn’t started more than 10 games since 2018 and was essentially benched in favor of Ryan Tannehill.

Wentz admittedly didn’t perform well down the stretch last campaign, but he was rock-solid for the majority of the season, completing nearly 63% of his passes for 3,500 yards and 27 touchdowns to seven interceptions. Unlike Taylor Heinicke, Wentz has the arm strength to maximize Scott Turner’s playbook

That obviously isn’t a dig at Heinicke, but we all know the limitations he presents as an NFL quarterback. Wentz is an upgrade in every possible way.

Some fans still don’t appreciate absorbing his entire $28 million salary, which severely hindered Washington’s approach to free agency, but beggars can’t be choosers … and it’s not Wentz’s fault the team has been so safe with its management of the cap and refuses to restructure its players’ contracts.