The Washington Commanders’ intention to select a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft is currently a badly-kept secret. When he stated on Saturday at the league’s owner’s meetings that it would be “fair” to assume the team will select a quarterback in this year’s class, new head coach Dan Quinn effectively confirmed that.
He simply did not say when it would occur.
According to Quinn, via NFL.com, “I would say it’d be fair to envision we’d be taking a quarterback.” “I believe it would be best to ask (general manager) Adam (Peters) where it would be held.
There will be a lot more conversation in the next weeks, which is why we had a nice trip out seeing some guys. We’ll do that some more in the coming weeks, but I’ve liked going through that process with Adam. It’s been really amazing going through that process because he is an incredible master at this position, what it looks like, and where to go.”
The only players on the Commanders’ depth chart at the position are Marcus Mariota and Jake Fromm. Sam Howell, the starting quarterback from the previous season, was already dealt to the Seattle Seahawks. At the position, neither player is a long-term or short-term solution.
Additionally, the Commanders have a great chance to select their next franchise quarterback. In what is regarded as one of the better quarterback draft groups in recent memory, they hold the No. 2 overall pick. particularly toward the top. Quinn is free to play “we’ll see where we take one” all he wants, but if they did not make the most of their situation, it would be shocking.
The Chicago Bears are predicted to select USC’s Caleb Williams at number one overall, leaving the Commanders to select between North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner.
There’s not much agreement on who the second-best quarterback in this class is, so it will probably come down to teams arguing about how close Maye and Daniels are to one other. Since the Commanders will be the ones making the final decision, their judgment will undoubtedly be given the greatest weight.
If done correctly, it may serve as a catalyst for the construction of a new front office and coaching staff. Nothing else they do will matter if they get it wrong.