Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
LOVERRO: Adding an All-Star who adds little encapsulates the Wizards’ approach
Look, Young didn't cost the Wizards anything, really, and if general manager Will Dawkins and Michael Winger, team president, have some sort of convoluted league transaction in mind for a short tenure and Young departure that will bring the franchise more draft picks - invisible players - then fine. Published January 11, 2026
LOVERRO: Quinn’s misfire on 2 coordinators puts focus squarely on head coach
The great Texas coach Darrell Royal once said about throwing the ball, "Three things can happen when you pass and two of them are bad." Published January 8, 2026
LOVERRO: Commanders’ end-of-year press conference woefully short on accountability
Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn held a press conference Monday afternoon, presumably to face accountability and responsibility for a 5-12 season. Published January 6, 2026
LOVERRO: Historic year for local sports, even if biggest stories took place outside the lines
This may be hard to believe, based on the poor play by most local professional sports teams for much of the year, but 2025 was one of the most significant years in Washington sports history. Published December 29, 2025
LOVERRO: Redskins resurrect? Lost season opens door to those fans pining for team’s old nickname
What may have gotten lost in all the attention to a Christmas Day 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium was that it was the Washington Commanders Fan Appreciation Day. Published December 28, 2025
LOVERRO: Brotherhood borne of losing together is perhaps a little overrated
Well, now we know that there's a line in the sand that the Washington Commanders won't allow you to cross. Published December 21, 2025
LOVERRO: Not hard to link Reiner’s King Sturdevant to ex-Maryland star
Rob Reiner played King Sturdevant -- a hustler and minor league football quarterback for the Southern Illinois Warriors -- in a 1976 episode of "The Rockford Files" called "The No-Cut Contract," where he steals the show from its star, James Garner. Published December 18, 2025
LOVERRO: Red flags for this disappointing season were visible months ago
Commanders coach Dan Quinn revealed the anticipated news Monday afternoon -- the battered Jayden Daniels, who missed seven games with injuries, will not play another down this season. Published December 15, 2025
LOVERRO: Seen this comedy routine before, and it’s not funny
The parallels between Jayden Daniels' hurt elbow and Robert Griffin III's knee injury are eerie. All that's missing is Dr. James Andrews on the sideline wearing a Redskins beanie. Published December 11, 2025
LOVERRO: Twisted logic, deluded arguments won’t get Bonds, Clemens in Hall
The burying of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens on the latest Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has set off the Cheated Generation, who are expressing outrage at the injustice of cheaters being denied the game's greatest tribute. Published December 10, 2025
LOVERRO: Blame for this miserable season? Try Quinn, his coaches, bad luck and the new owner, too
At the top of the list of play-calling priorities for the Commanders going into the Vikings game should have been to protect Jayden Daniels. Published December 8, 2025
LOVERRO: Why isn’t Jacoby in the Hall of Fame?
There must be a reason -- not a good one -- but still a reason that one of the anchors of the most famous offensive line in the history of football doesn't have a bust in Canton. It can't be because he is not qualified. Joe Jacoby went to four Pro Bowls and, more importantly, was named a three-time first-team All-Pro and appeared in four Super Bowls, winning three of them. Published December 4, 2025
LOVERRO: Play for draft position? Wrong message for this franchise
This would have been a particularly sweet win for Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn. Published December 1, 2025
LOVERRO: Sit or suit up dilemma revisited upon Washington
I can't believe we are here again -- 13 years after the most famous "shutdown" in the history of sports divided the nation. Published November 26, 2025
LOVERRO: Can a Trump bump help Rodriguez get over the Hall of Fame hump?
My Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the 2026 election came last week. Published November 24, 2025
LOVERRO: Making the Nationals fun again would be a good start for Butera
Washington is not Charleston. Learning the differences will not be fun for Blake Butera. Published November 18, 2025
LOVERRO: No one expected Commanders’ season to be Spanish Inquisition bad
It looked good -- a week full of Commanders fans enjoying the sights and sounds of Madrid, players connecting with a new NFL fan base and more than 78,000 people filling the stands at the home of the great Real Madrid soccer club. But it turned out to be bad. Season-ending bad. Spanish Inquisition bad. Published November 16, 2025
LOVERRO: If losing fosters learning, Commanders working on an advanced degree
When Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris introduced new general manager Adam Peters to the public nearly two years ago, Peters was asked what he learned from the unsuccessful moments in his career -- from his start as a New England Patriots scout to assistant general manager with the San Francisco 49ers. Published November 13, 2025
LOVERRO: A road trip worked for the Delta House. Let’s see what it does for Commanders
In the wake of his team's fifth straight loss -- a 44-22 beatdown by the Detroit Lions -- coach Dan Quinn is looking forward to firing up the Lincoln and getting out of town to face the Miami Dolphins Sunday in Madrid. Published November 10, 2025
LOVERRO: Questions surround Daniels’ durability, Quinn’s protection of him
Why Jayden Daniels was still on the field halfway through the fourth quarter of a beatdown by the Seahawks, running for his life under the most pressure he had faced all year without the protection of capable teammates, was the question everyone asked following the Commanders' sixth loss of the season. Published November 6, 2025
