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On Tuesday, Washington coach Ron Rivera made it clear that the team covers all bases in search of a new coach. On Wednesday, Washington CEO Martin Mayhew made it clear that the team is literally doing just that.
“We feel we have effectively campaigned for the league,” Mayhew told reporters through ESPN.com’s John Kane. “We talked to every club that has a quarterback that may be available.
Mayhew said the commanders did the same a year ago.
“If you don’t have a quarterback franchise, you need to have urgency [finding one] every year, “Mayhew said. “It simply came to our notice then. I’m not sure it was a fair fight for Matthew [Stafford] I will leave it there last year. We did our best to find the right person. “
This was not a fair battle for Stafford for several reasons. First, then the new lions general Brad Holmes got the job after working for Rams. It was an open and easy line of communication. Second, Rams had to find a broader deal in which Jared Goff’s contract could be included in order to keep his face on the terrible contract they had given him.
Mayhew was not the first to express concern that competition for Stafford was not as open as it could have been, or perhaps as it should have been. The Lions may have gotten more by holding an open auction for Stafford. On the other hand, there were teams that Stafford did not want to play for. He obviously wanted to play for Rams and obviously succeeded.
This year, Washington is actively searching. And that may not necessarily be the case through trade.
“It’s a quality quarterback this year,” Mayhew said. “Right now, I think there may be some division here at the plant. We can see some of this happening. But we know what our options are for next year. We are looking to look at it now, if possible. And that’s where our focus is. “
Taylor Heinicke may not be excited about this, but he had a chance to become the man Washington needed. He is not. So now they will look elsewhere. And they will keep looking until they find one.