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Commanders GM Adam Peters' excitement

It's been a whirlwind few months for Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters. He was challenged to rebuild this struggling roster and make it more competitive. He needed to find a head coach capable of putting his grand plans for on-field progress into action. The respected front-office figure also had to improve the team's infrastructure in double-quick time.

Peters embraced the challenge and came out on the other end smiling. The Commanders look like a completely different - and much-improved - football operation thanks to his sterling efforts. There's a long way to go, but the former San Francisco 49ers executive made a tremendous first impression.

Whether the Commanders can impact the NFC East title picture in Year 1 of this extensive rebuild is debatable. Fans can relax safe in the knowledge Peters is the right guy to lead them on the correct path regardless of timeline. That's the biggest positive above all else looking at how things descended into chaos under previous regimes.

There was no hiding Peters' excitement during his pre-camp media obligations. He thanked the community for embracing this monumental shift in direction and is optimistic about the team's chances of restoring pride to this once-proud organization in 2024.

"I wanna thank this community, our fans. They've embraced us really, really well. Embraced our families, we couldn't feel any more welcome, and we really couldn't be any more excited. We're pumped about this group, about this year, and fired up to get started. It came fast, and we can't wait to get out on the grass."

- Adam Peters

Plenty of questions remain across the depth chart. Not every problem was going to be fixed in one offseason - there were simply too many holes to achieve this objective. Peters plugged some holes without jeopardizing future financial flexibility, but the Commanders' fortunes could go either way.

Peters knows what he's doing. He'll have short and long-term objectives laid out. He won't hesitate to acquire more bodies if he feels like it can benefit the franchise. After so long in the proverbial football wilderness, things are looking up under his exceptional leadership.