5 early offseason Commanders cap moves that could unlock $64.5 million

Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters | The Washington Post/GettyImagesAdam Peters should realize by now just how much work there is ahead of him this offseason. The general manager pushed all his chips into the middle after the Washington Commanders reached the NFC Championship game in Year 1 of this ambitious project. He was correct to do so, but the returns haven't been favorable.

The Commanders look old, slow, and uninspired. That's a poor combination, and even though the injury issues haven't helped their case, this excuse can only last for so long. Attention has already turned to what comes next, and the decisions Peters makes in the coming months will shape the…