Commanders lose, Cowboys and Giants win; Now what?

The Commanders lost, and the Cowboys and Giants both won. You know what that means. I know it, you know it, Adam Peters knows it, and Dan Quinn knows it. I’m frustrated, I’m disappointed, and beyond disappointed—time to face the reality of this predicament. The Commanders are now down to 2-5-1, while the Giants lead the NFC East at 5-2-1, and the Cowboys picked up their fourth win and are 4-5. Sunday again illustrated that the Commanders can’t win close games this year. They are down their WR1, RB1, OL1, and today they were down two other receivers; when starting center Lucas Patrick was injured, the center problem was glaring again! Does anyone actually believe that, with all of these injuries, the Commanders can make up three games on the Giants and two on the Cowboys in the final nine games? So GM Adam Peters needs to talk with head coach Dan Quinn tonight and explain that Peters must do what he must to help the future. Of course, that is a difficult discussion for Peters to begin. Even more, why would Quinn want to have that discussion? But if they don’t do it soon, they might not have time to get anything done before the trade deadline. The trade deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m ET. None of this foolish talk about the Commanders trading future picks for players to help this year’s team. This year’s team is 2-5-1 and three games behind the Giants. So the only reasonable thing Peters can do is make some calls to other teams and see what players each will bring him in return for a draft pick. Of course, I don’t like the idea of trading away three players and ending up with the Commanders losing nearly all their remaining games in 2026. But hey, aren’t they already losing most of their games? They’ve played eight and won only two, so why not make a few trades and collect some draft picks for next year? Former US President Teddy Roosevelt would say, “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” Doesn’t that sound like it applies to the Commanders’ present circumstances?