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Commanders in Washington have done many things in recent years that have made the team a suitable target for control, criticism and ridicule. The news that commanders have called every other NFL team in search of a quarterback shouldn’t be one of those things.
Apparently expressed by a paid story in the Kansas City Star that collects random tweets, many are attracted to commanders calling their superiors for Patrick Mahoms. When we look at the context, criticism is very inappropriate.
Although Commander-in-Chief Martin Mayhew said Wednesday that they have called all teams that may have a quarterback available, ESPN.com’s John Came said Tuesday that the commanders have called each team.
So it was not the case that Washington thought there was a specific reason to call the chiefs for Mahoms. It was a conscious decision not to leave a stone unturned. None. According to Came, Washington called everyone. Which means the Bosses got a call for Mahoms, the Beals got a call for Josh Allen, the Chargers got a call for Justin Herbert, and so on.
Big deal. This is a phone call. Making these calls doesn’t even cost anything, not like before, when long-distance communications were dollars and cents faster than the fuel pump.
It was wise for the commanders to call. Especially since, as Mayhew mentioned on Wednesday, they failed to shoot Matthew Stafford honestly before he was replaced by the Rams Lions. This year, the commanders decided there would be no doubts or ambiguities. They will not miss a person who may be available, and will ensure this by calling everyone.
Yes, despair can force them to give up a lot for a new quarterback. But if they get the right quarterback, who cares?
As coach Ron Rivera said Tuesday about the cost of securing a veteran quarterback franchise, “Does anyone really care about what was exchanged for Matthew Stafford last year?”
No, they don’t. All that matters is the result. Washington is trying to achieve the same result by getting a great quarterback. Even if the bosses, the Billies, the Chargers, or someone else laughed and shut up, the experience was worthless. There is no mistake in the experiments. Anyone who would criticize commanders for these calls just doesn’t understand how things really work.