The Washington Commanders experienced a breakout 2024 season fueled by a rookie quarterback, a high-impact head coaching hire, and significant front-office and roster changes. National perception turned positive as new personnel delivered rapid improvement. A prominent projection nonetheless forecasts a 7-10 record in 2025 and missing the playoffs, predicting losses to teams including the Bears, Seahawks, Giants (on the road) and Raiders at home. Several teams are expected to finish with better records. The projection characterizes the 2024 performance as an overachievement and suggests a potential course correction after last season’s surge.
Washington had the darling rookie sensation quarterback. The home-run head coaching hire. From the top down, new people in new positions were paying major dividends. Everybody wanted to see good things happen to this long-suffering franchise. While the rest of the football world was on board the hype train, the NFL.com analyst and unapologetic Chicago Bears fan was picking against the Commanders seemingly every week. He's doubling down with a prediction that's nothing short of disrespectful.
"As wild as the Commanders' run was last year, they are still just one season removed from being an NFL bottom-dweller. So, yes, while they are obviously better than they were, objective observers would concede that Washington seriously overachieved in 2024. That's not to say the team can't get better this season. But it feels like a course correction is looming."
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