NFL insider on Commanders’ potential GM opening: ‘Everyone’s shooting for Washington’
The Washington Commanders do not have a vacancy at general manager. Washington also doesn’t have a vacancy at head coach. However, the status of those positions is expected to change once the Commanders complete the 2023 regular season.
As of now, head coach Ron Rivera oversees all football operations as a part of the coach-centric model former owner Dan Snyder employed when he hired Rivera in 2020. Rivera is Washington’s top football decision-maker, with everyone in the front office reporting to him. Martin Mayhew, the Commanders general manager, was hired by Rivera in 2021.
At 4-8, there will be changes for the Commanders. Of course, with a new owner in Josh Harris, there were always going to be changes in 2024.
According to one NFL insider, the Commanders’ potential GM opening will be coveted.
Here’s this from Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.
“Everyone’s shooting for Washington,” one personnel executive told Jones.
Washington has a healthy salary cap situation, good draft picks and an ownership group that — admittedly not even a half-year into its rule — appears competent. There’s an allure to a job in Washington that hasn’t been there for a quarter-century.
Considering Harris’ background, a league source tells CBS Sports that any candidate with an open-mindedness to data and analytics will likely be a plus.
Washington being a destination job is certainly something. Fans will also welcome having a traditional GM/coach setup. For years, Snyder or his handpicked team president, Bruce Allen, acted as the final football decision-maker before Rivera was brought on board. It was a position neither was qualified for the franchise suffered greatly.
While the next five weeks could be painful for Commanders’ fans, the offseason could be busy and fun.
