Poll Results: Why Commanders fans expect improvement in Washington 2026 NFL season

Theresults are in.Commandersfans are optimtistic about a return toprominenceafter a disappointing 5-12 campaign in 2025.

Does that mean we all expect a return to the NFC championship game? Probably not.

Our poll resultsindicatethatCommandersoptimism is appropriately measured, with a belief Washington will be better than last season's5-12 disaster without assumingthey'reheaded for a division crown.

That'sappropriate, even with all the work general manager Adam Peters did this offseason through free agency and the NFL draft. Front office personnel rarely get the kind of petty cash Peters had this offseason, so his actions say a bunch. He went younger and faster, mostly with players on the ascent (Hi, Odafe!Hi,Leo!)whowill be around for sometime.

Then Peters backed those moves up with a strong NFL draft highlighted by the Sonny Styles pick at No. 7 overall.

That'swhy optimism pervades right now, though it should increaseintothe future.

As of this story'spublicationwe got 210 votes on how much better the Commanders would be. A total of 56% believed Washington would battle for thedivision. A smaller group (32%) believe the Commanders would improve by a few wins, putting them into the7-9 winrange. And a small number believe Washington will flip the script and win the NFC East.

Where do you stand?It'snot too late tomake your voice heard. Say it loud in the poll or article comments below: