The Washington Commanders are now on their bye week after six games of the campaign. And it has come at the perfect time.
More questions than answers remain. The Commanders are 1-4-1 after their Monday Night Football loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and something just isn't clicking in the building. Pressure is rising on everyone in positions of power, and it may not be much longer before the team reaches a tipping point.
Everyone knows what comes next if results don't improve.
Washington is still fighting hard, as evidenced by the second-half fightback at Levi's Stadium. At the same time, the Commanders are 3-13-1 over their last 17 games, which would place them in No. 1 overall pick territory over a typical regular-season campaign.
Big changes are needed, and they might be coming after the bye week. Head coach Dan Quinn is far from pleased, so this looks like a good spot to be ruthless and hopefully reignite this team's chances of making a better go of things over their remaining 11 games.
That's for the future. For now, here are four winners and five losers at the Commanders' 2026 bye week.
Winners and losers at the Washington Commanders’ bye week as hard decisions loom
Loser No. 1
Adam Peters - Commanders GM
The Commanders were among the biggest spenders in free agency this year. General manager Adam Peters oversaw a drastic roster overhaul after a disappointing 2025 season. That was well-received, but the improvements just haven't arrived.
One could blame the injuries again, but everyone gets them.
The San Francisco 49ers are suffering more than arguably anybody, and they are undefeated at 6-0. The Commanders are falling well short of that, and even though Peters hasn't gotten every decision wrong, some grave miscalculations reflect poorly on his roster construction.
The main failure centered on the offensive line. Peters pushed all his chips into the middle with Nick Allegretti at center, and even when he missed almost all of training camp with a calf strain, he showed no urgency to deviate from his plan.
It backfired.
Allegretti struggled and is now on the bench. The defensive improvements haven't met their markers, and the situation with sixth-round running back Kaytron Allen was bizarre.
While Dan Quinn is coming under scrutiny, and rightfully so, Peters is also culpable for the team's failures. But unlike the head coach, he will probably get another year or two to turn things around.
But a significant amount of hard work lies ahead to achieve this objective.
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