Commanders announce major coaching hire with proven track record to fix Washington’s biggest weakness
The Commanders have a new TE coach, and he’s ready to fix their one glaring need this offseason.
The Washington Commanders have finalized their coaching staff after a complete overhaul this offseason, with the last position coaching vacancy filled.
It was announced on Friday that TE coach David Raih was being promoted to the passing game coordinator, with Brian Johnson being poached by Kliff Kingsbury to join the Los Angeles Rams’ staff. Now, the Commanders needed a tight end coach, and they hired one of thebest in the league with a proven track record.
Commanders hire TE coach Ben Steele to fill their own vacancy
The Commanders had one more position coach vacancy open after Raih’s promotion, and it didn’t take long for them to fill it and actually find a quality coach at this point in the offseason. It’s been reported that the Commanders are hiring former Arizona Cardinals tight end coach Ben Steele for the same position in Washington.
Steele will be working with Raih moving forward, and both will help install David Blough’s new offensive scheme in the tight end room. The tight end room will have a lot of focus on it this offseason with a giant hole at the TE1 position. The Commanders need to find a new pass catcher for Jayden Daniels, but they also need to develop their own room.
Ben Steele has an important role this offseason
Steele has been working with one of the best young tight ends the NFL has seen in a long time in Trey McBride, and hopefully, he can bring that development to Washington. McBride set the single-season record for most catches by a tight end last season with 126. That marked the second season in a row that he eclipsed 100+ catches, which was another NFL record, and earned him All-Pro honors.
The Commanders have their own youth in the tight end room, with Ben Sinnott being a former second-round pick, and Colson Yankoff showing flashes as well. The best-case scenario for the Commanders is that Steele develops Sinnott into a really solid TE2, while Adam Peters finds him a real vertical threat for the offense this offseason.
The new offensive scheme will be similar to what Ben Johnson and Dan Campbell run, and we’ve seen what Sam LaPorta and Colston Loveland have done in that system. They have to get the position right this offseason.
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