The Washington Commanders have toiled their way to the midseason point, and things are not going well. If head coach Dan Quinn's squad loses to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football in Week 9, their slim hopes of reaching the playoffs will completely evaporate.
That is a far cry from what fans expected before the campaign. Fans were anticipating the Commanders to make another deep postseason run after an aggressive offseason from general manager Adam Peters. They've come nowhere close, and unless things change soon, this rising franchise could be staring down the barrel of a top-10 draft pick when it's all said and done.