Expectations weren’t high for the Washington Commanders heading into the 2022 NFL season. While useless projections had the Commanders maxed out at seven wins for the season in most cases, head coach Ron Rivera was always optimistic.
Remember when Rivera said, multiple times, year three of a regime was critical, and you’d begin to see positive results? Rivera knew last offseason he needed to upgrade the quarterback position. The Commanders tried to trade for Russell Wilson and Jimmy Garoppolo, but for different reasons, neither deal worked out. In Wilson’s case, Washington is fortunate that the deal never materialized.
