The pressure is mounting in Washington, and it's not just about the losses piling up - it's about the direction of the entire franchise. The Commanders’ latest defeat, this time at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings, only added more fuel to the fire.
With just four games left in the season and a long offseason looming, the organization is staring down some hard questions. And if things don’t turn around quickly, those questions are only going to get louder.
Let’s be clear: Dan Quinn’s job isn’t on the chopping block - at least not yet. He’s built up some trust since taking over, and by all accounts, the locker room is still behind him.
That matters. But if this team finishes 3-14, riding a brutal 12-game losing streak into the offseason, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Quinn enters 2026 without some serious heat under his seat.
Former Commanders head coach Jay Gruden weighed in on the situation during a recent appearance on 106.7 The Fan, and he didn’t hold back. Gruden, who knows the pressure cooker that is coaching in Washington, called for accountability and answers - not just from Quinn, but across the organization.
“Questions need to be asked,” Gruden said. “That’s the right of the media, and that’s the right of the fan base.
What happened? How can we go from NFC champion contenders to losing eight games in a row?
What’s the fix, what’s the answer? The easy answer is Jayden’s been hurt, but it’s more than that.”
He’s not wrong. Quarterback Jayden Daniels’ injury issues have clearly hurt the offense, but there’s more going on here than just a banged-up rookie.
The Commanders have looked disjointed, inconsistent, and at times, completely outmatched. That points to deeper problems - whether it’s scheme, personnel, or execution.
And while Quinn is the face of the coaching staff, he’s not the only one under the microscope. General manager Adam Peters is two years into a rebuild that was supposed to put Washington on a path back to relevance. Instead, the team looks further away from contention than it did when this new regime took over.
The honeymoon is over. The time for incremental progress and patient development has passed. If Peters and Quinn want to keep building this thing together, they need to show fans - and ownership - that the foundation is solid and the vision is still intact.
To be fair, the relationship between Quinn and Peters remains strong. That’s important.
A unified front office and coaching staff is critical when a franchise is trying to climb out of the NFL’s basement. But that unity is being tested.
And if the Commanders don’t show some fight in these final four games, even that bond could come under strain.
There’s still time to change the narrative - not necessarily by salvaging the season, but by showing growth, accountability, and a plan for what comes next. The fans have every right to ask tough questions. Now it’s on the Commanders to start delivering some answers.