Commanders GM Adam Peters Looking to Build 'Collaborative' Process With Dan Quinn
Being on the same page is imperative for any general manager and head coach looking to sustain success.
For Washington Commanders first-year general manager Adam Peters, that's the process he's hoping to instill with head coach Dan Quinn as they begin to lay the foundation in the nation's capital.
Dan Quinn and Adam Peters.
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“That's the exact environment that I want to be in his being collaborative with the head coach through every decision that we make. Whether that's the draft [or] free agency, we're gonna be talking all the time. We may have a door connecting our offices, that's collaboration, right? But yeah, so every decision we make, we're gonna talk. We're not gonna make a decision without talking to each other. We're gonna come out that room [and] whichever door we come out of with the same answer in mind.”
Peters will be in his first season running the show after spending his previous seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, who have one of the more successful franchises in recent seasons. San Francisco has made four NFC championship games and two Super Bowl appearances since 2019.
While Peters is in his first season as the head of football operations, Quinn is entering his second stint as a head coach. Quinn led Atlanta to two playoff appearances in his five seasons at the helm and within an eyelash of a Super Bowl in 2016. Following back-to-back 7-9 seasons and a 0-5 start in 2020, his stint in Atlanta concluded after five-plus seasons.
Peters and Quinn's juxtaposition in experience could bode well for the Commanders. Peters is a first-year general manager who came from one of the best-run organizations in football. That experience can help Quinn sustain success compared to how things transpired with the Falcons.
Quinn's time in Atlanta can help Peters figure out what he needs to do to help his head coach both evaluation-wise and during the season.
If everything meshes for the tandem from their previous stints, it could bode well for the Commanders and their long-term success. If they're going to have more success than the previous regime, being on the same page and getting the right players from a talent and culture perspective will be paramount.
