The Washington Commanders have announced the decision to move on from Head Coach Ron Rivera.
The Washington Commanders have fired Head Coach Ron Rivera as the team will look to move in a different direction in 2024. While Rivera is known as a players’ coach, he was only 26-40-1 through four seasons in Washington. The Commanders have already requested the right to interview several candidates, including Dan Quinn, Mike MacDonald, and Anthony Weaver.
Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will also likely be a candidate, however, the offense will certainly be going through changes this offseason. A new offensive philosophy combined with the No.2 pick in the NFL Draft will brighten the 2024 fantasy outlook of Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, and Curtis Samuel. They haven’t had a reliable signal caller in this offense since Kirk Cousins, and it is thought the Commanders may look to select a quarterback in the upcoming NFL Draft.
This offense will again be a huge question mark in 2024, nonetheless, there is nowhere to go but up. Even when Sam Howell was succeeding this past season, he still failed to connect with the team’s best offensive player (McLaurin). The pieces are in place, and with improvements at quarterback, offensive line, defense, and head coach, this team could surprise people in 2024.
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Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson had 21 ...
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Washington running back Chris Rodriguez injured his ankle and will miss the team’s final two games of the regular season.
Chris Rodriguez is headed to injured reserve after leading the Washington backfield in rush attempts. He suffered an ankle injury in the Commanders’ narrow loss to the Jets in week 16. Washington hasn’t revealed the extent of the injury, however, it was significant enough for them to rule him out for the team’s final two games. He will look to recover and compete for carries in 2024 under a new-look offense.
Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson will now likely form a two-tandem backfield once again for the Commanders. Robinson has missed the team’s last two games but appears to be trending toward playing in week 17. Gibson on the other hand has been healthy but didn’t see an increased role even in the absence of Robinson.
For fantasy purposes, neither has much upside against a tough 49ers defense in week 17. Robinson will see the early down work and Gibson will operate on passing downs, capping each other’s upside. They will be flex options and RB3s though for managers in their fantasy football championships.
