In his introductory press conference after signing a five-year commitment to be the general manager of the Washington Commanders Adam Peters was "very impressive," Craig Hoffman said, before adding he did not say much specifically. But, that lack of specificity and avoiding getting himself in rhetorical trouble is a very good sign for Washington fans.
One answer specifically that Hoffman pointed to was when Peters was asked about the roster. After taking a long pause, the new GM said, "I believe that there's a few cornerstone pieces in this roster. I believe we have a lot of work to do and that's just evaluating everybody, and that's going to start with the coaches. When we hire a head coach, we sit down together with the personnel department and sit down and evaluate everything and figure out where we need to be. So that's an ongoing process. I've started a little bit, but we have a lot of work to do."
That is a "very nondescript, very noncommittal answer," Hoffman said. And several times he linked back to hiring a head coach and the need to get his input. And that the Commanders are now looking to emulate what "the best teams in the league have" which is a strong partnership between the head coach and the general manager and "the power is shared."
Hoffman's initial thoughts on Tuesday's press conference can be heard on the audio player above about how the lack of answers now is good and Commanders fans should not be concerned.
And Hoffmn's six biggest takeaways from the new Commanders GM can be heard on the audio player below – starting off with. Peters' answer about all the money the Commanders have in cap space to spend in free agency: "I find this to a very similar situation from when we got to San Francisco in 2017. A lot of great similarities, so I have a lot to lean from that experience. Both things we did well and things we didn't, but ultimately, we're going to build through the draft here and supplement through free agency. We're going to be very process driven and diligent in who we select in free agency. But we're going to build through the draft here."
