#defensive-upgrades

#defensive-upgrades

Peters has to take stock. He'll have a good lay of the land right now. He should know what more is needed, and which players are going to come along for the ride. And fans are anticipating drastic roster alterations before preparations for the 2026 campaign begin. How the Commanders improve the squad is debatable. The available funds are plentiful, but Peters has only six picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. And only two of those are in the first four rounds.

What we did last year wasn't good enough, and running back the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do, Stearns said on Monday afternoon. As we went into this, we believed and still believe that we have to be open to anything. We shouldn't be in a spot to take anything off the table. If we're able to put transactions together that make sense for the team, we have to consider them regardless of what names might be involved.

Vrabel undertook a major roster reconstruction of the 4-13, last-place Patriots this offseason, delivering significant upgrades on both sides of the ball.