00:00Stefan Diggs found not guilty on both counts yesterday.
00:04He is now available, and I would imagine that he will get signed.
00:08It's possible that the NFL could, from a personal conduct policy,
00:13do something in terms of the form of a suspension.
00:17We'll see.
00:18That would certainly factor into it.
00:19But let's just assume right now for the purposes of this conversation
00:23that you have to choose between Stefan Diggs or Brandon Ayuk
00:29for 2026, that one of those two is going to be suiting up
00:33for our team in 2026 on a one-year deal.
00:38There's no long-term commitment.
00:40It's a one-year deal.
00:42Let's also assume that Brandon Ayuk comes with some level of risk,
00:48but that if they went out and signed him, you'd have to, I think,
00:54deduct that Adam Peters and even Jaden Daniels and others
00:58have a good sense that he is healthy physically and mentally.
01:03So which would you choose?
01:06I'm really interested in the idea of Diggs being a part of the team
01:10with Terry on one side, Diggs on the other,
01:14Diggs being used in so many different ways,
01:16along with, you know, the rookie Antonio Williams
01:20and anything else that sort of emerges from the rest of the group.
01:23I just think Diggs helps teams win.
01:26I think that he is certainly a longer-term issue for a locker room
01:31and a culture.
01:32I'm not suggesting that that would not be a risk,
01:35but I'm talking about one season, talking about this upcoming season.
01:39And on game day and even in practice,
01:42no one's ever questioned his work ethic or his game day preparation
01:47or his game day competitiveness.
01:51But I'd take Iyuk.
01:54And I'd take Iyuk because, quite honestly,
01:57Iyuk at his best in 2023 is a better receiver than Stefan Diggs.
02:02I mean, Diggs was very good in 23, and Diggs was pretty good last year.
02:07But Diggs is older and isn't as good as what I think the upside of Iyuk is.
02:13Now, again, I'm assuming that if they signed Iyuk,
02:18he's not crazy and he's physically fit and motivated to play at a high level
02:24and happy to be here.
02:26Apparently, this is where he wants to be.
02:28Because Brandon Iyuk in 2023, and I understand it's 2026,
02:33I understand there's a lot of water under that bridge in the last three years.
02:38But his potential ceiling is higher not only in the short term,
02:45but definitely in the long term.
02:48So my choice would be Brandon Iyuk.
02:51But if Iyuk is nuts and they don't want any part of him,
02:56I would definitely consider Stefan Diggs.
03:01Iyuk's my choice.
03:02301-230-0980.
03:05301-230-0980.
03:08You have to choose one, Diggs or Iyuk.
03:12One of those two is going to be on the roster on a short-term, one-year deal.
03:15Tell me which of the two you'd prefer to have.
03:18Anthony, go ahead.
03:19I'm going with Brandon Iyuk as well.
03:23However, I do think it's more likely that Stefan Diggs
03:28will be the guy that's on our roster in 2026.
03:31More likely.
03:32Yeah.
03:32I think he's more like, just because, again, we're at the mercy of the San Francisco 49ers.
03:38And they're not going to do us any favors in releasing Brandon Iyuk early.
03:42So if I'm the commanders, I'm probably going to end up leaning Stefan Diggs
03:46because we'll be able to bring him in OTAs, minicamp, training camp.
03:50We don't know when we're going to get Brandon Iyuk.
03:52I do love the higher upside of having an Iyuk here,
03:56but I just think what's more likely, Stefan Diggs being here.
04:00I mean, that is something to consider because the Iyuk possibility,
04:05now you're weighing in on a separate question, which is more likely.
04:08Okay.
04:09And you think that Diggs is more likely even though you'd prefer Iyuk.
04:13I think it's interesting because I actually still think Iyuk is more likely
04:18because I wonder whether or not they would actually take a chance on Diggs
04:24at 33 years old, given, you know, what he can be, which is a handful
04:30in a locker room that they've perfected from their standpoint
04:33in terms of what they've looked for culturally.
04:35Now, maybe that's the reason they won't add Iyuk either.
04:39Um, but I still think Iyuk is more likely because I think they know the player,
04:46but to your point, if they have to wait until the end of the summer,
04:51like after camp is over, after pre-season's over,
04:54and that's when San Francisco finally gets rid of him,
04:58they may not want to wait.
04:59They may have a cutoff date in mind for Iyuk.
05:03And maybe if we get to, I mean, the thing here is now Diggs becomes more in play
05:08for a lot of teams and his preference might not be Washington,
05:12even though this is his hometown.
05:14Whereas with, whereas with Brandon Iyuk, even if there is competition,
05:19this appears to be, we think his preference.
05:24Um, yeah, which is more likely I'm not asking,
05:28but it's an interesting thing to consider.
05:30Uh, but the question is, if I told you today,
05:34one of those two is going to be on the roster,
05:37who would you prefer it to be?
05:41301-230-0980.
05:44For me, it's Iyuk.
05:45For Anthony, it's Iyuk.
05:47Let's go to Ross in Tampa.
05:49Ross, go ahead.
05:51Hey, old Kevin, what's good in the hood?
05:53What's up?
05:56What I got, um, real quick.
05:58Well, it's crazy, Ben.
06:00In 2024, they both tore their ACLs three weeks apart.
06:04Diggs tore his ACL on a non-contact in week eight.
06:07Brandon Iyuk on a contact week five.
06:10Diggs comes back, and he actually performs very well,
06:12goes to the Super Bowl.
06:14And, oh, yeah, that girl, she was a hot mess on the stand.
06:16Once she opened her mouth, she lost all credibility.
06:18So that's enough on itself to want to bring in Diggs.
06:22But I actually went to college with a receiver
06:25who shared the locker room with Brandon Iyuk
06:27and played for, well, was signed by John Lynch.
06:29Do you remember Willie Snead, the fourth?
06:32Yeah, he played with the Saints, yeah.
06:34Yeah, him.
06:36He told me, he wasn't going to tell me too much about Iyuk,
06:39but he basically told me what they call John Lynch
06:41when he feels some type of way.
06:44They call him 47 Red.
06:45And I kind of remember the incident with the linebacker
06:47with the 49ers where, like, he didn't want to go back in the game
06:50because he had got replaced by Dre Greenlaw.
06:52They didn't cut him.
06:53They didn't let him sit there.
06:54So I'm thinking it's a better option.
06:57Sorry, the reference 47 Red, just the Lynch number, jersey number.
07:04Yeah, and I guess when he's angry, his face is red.
07:06Yeah, 47 Red.
07:07I actually thought that you were making a reference,
07:10perhaps, to our current president.
07:12And I wanted to just make sure that those that thought
07:14maybe that's what you were doing,
07:16that it was about John Lynch's jersey number.
07:19But go ahead.
07:20Okay, cool.
07:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:21Yeah, so basically, long story short,
07:24if we just don't wait for Brandon Ayuk,
07:26we don't see them beautiful uniforms actually being put to use on the field
07:29while he's still on the books with the 49ers.
07:32I would rather just get the guy who's available.
07:34It's not like you're asking us who we want to sign to a long-term contract.
07:37We're talking one year.
07:38It's one year.
07:39Yeah, and I say Jaden Daniels is going to vibe with Diggs better than any other receiver
07:45he's played with.
07:46I know the age is a factor, but I would just go at this point,
07:50because I don't even know what Brandon Ayuk even wants to play.
07:53You know, his upside is there.
07:55Shoot, my upside would be, I'm a great radio host.
07:57I'm a mail carrier.
07:58You know what I'm saying?
07:58Upside is all over the place.
08:00So, that's where I'm at.
08:02I'm with Diggs.
08:02And I'll leave you with this, Kevin.
08:04I wish you partial luck this Sunday in the lottery.
08:06Like I told Denton, man, I'm hoping no ping-pongs bounce in favor of Indiana,
08:10because we're going to need some more ammo when we come back fully healthy next season.
08:15Thanks, Russ, for the call, as always.
08:19One in for Stefan Diggs.
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08:45Avin, Avin, go ahead.
08:47You have to pick one.
08:49One of these two ends up on the team.
08:51One-year deal.
08:53Diggs or Ayuk, who are you picking?
08:56Hey, Kevin.
08:57So I'm going Diggs just because he's such a reliable, sure thing.
09:01And I'm thinking short-term, if I want Jaden Daniels to have a big year next year,
09:06if I want to make the playoffs next year, the division feels winnable.
09:11You go with Stefan Diggs.
09:13Other than his ACL injury in 2024, he's reliably been somebody who starts every game
09:18and gets you 1,000 yards.
09:20Last season, he had 85 catches on 102 targets.
09:24He catches everything.
09:25He's fearless over the middle.
09:27He knows how to get open.
09:28Like, there's little risk associated with him.
09:31And he would just fit in so well with our ecosystem and Jaden Daniels.
09:35There's none of the Ayuk risk that comes with it.
09:39And, you know, you just don't know when you're going to get Ayuk,
09:42how long it's going to take for him to get into football shape,
09:44if he's going to get as much of a factor this year.
09:48The only reason to me you take Ayuk is because of the long-term stuff.
09:51And, you know, Diggs is pretty much 32.
09:54This is his 32 season because he turns 33 at the end of November.
09:59So I just view it as, like, if you're trying to win now,
10:03if you really want next year to be a big year,
10:05which I think it would be if we got Diggs for Jaden Daniels,
10:08then I'm just going with Diggs just because he's such a sure thing.
10:13Yeah, I mean, I think there is a sure thing, you know, to Diggs.
10:18The issue is what is that sure thing?
10:20It's not what it was two or three years ago.
10:22He was a very good receiver last year.
10:24They actually had incredible operation rates as an offensive unit.
10:30Their wide receivers did during the regular season.
10:33They did.
10:34They faced much tougher competition, obviously, in the postseason
10:37with the defensive teams that they faced, you know, the Chargers and the Texans
10:42and then the Broncos and the Seahawks.
10:45But during the year, their receivers as a group per DVOA
10:50had the biggest separation in terms of, you know,
10:55easy windows to throw in of any team in the league.
10:59And Diggs has always been a separator.
11:01I don't know where he ranked among the receivers in that category,
11:04but I would imagine it was close to the top.
11:07Thanks, Savine.
11:08Appreciate it.
11:09Yeah, go ahead.
11:10What did you want to say?
11:12All right.
11:13JYD, Diggs or Iyuk?
11:15You got to pick one.
11:17Well, you know, Kevin, you know I'm a greedy guy,
11:20but I would like to have both.
11:21But since you said I can only have one, give me Diggs.
11:25And I say that simply because Diggs will bring –
11:29yeah, people say he's a handful, but, hey, this guy on Sunday, he's a dog.
11:37He is that.
11:38He is that on Sunday.
11:40There is – that's the part of Diggs for a season that feels like it's an
11:45important season, I think for all of us, not just for the people out there.
11:48We got to see something resembling what we saw in 2024.
11:54And in his third season, in Jaden's third season,
11:57he kind of deserves a bit more in terms of weapons.
12:02And Diggs, I think, for one season would be a weapon,
12:05and he is an absolute dog on game days.
12:09And that's what I love about him.
12:12And he also brings experience, a lot of experience.
12:18Sure.
12:18Big game experience, too.
12:20Yeah.
12:21And he's just – right, he's just coming off of a Super Bowl, you know,
12:29whatever.
12:30And, you know, and you need that.
12:32I think he can, you know, maybe help some of these other guys, you know,
12:37to know what – I know Terry knows how to prepare,
12:41but you always can learn more.
12:45And I think – and like I said, we need – look,
12:48we need that type of attitude in the locker room or whatever.
12:51And I feel like – I feel like this.
12:53If you can't control your own locker room or whatever,
12:58then maybe you don't need to be the coach.
13:00Maybe you don't need to be the general manager.
13:03Right.
13:04You know, last year, I'm just looking – I'm looking back.
13:06JYD, thanks for the call, always.
13:08I'm looking back last year just to see the stories that were written about the
13:13Patriots contemplating digs and then when they did sign digs.
13:16And it's the same conversation we're having right now.
13:19There was hesitance about signing digs, but they wanted to give Drake May
13:25in his first full year of starting as many weapons as possible, you know.
13:29And really, they didn't have a true number one on that roster.
13:34Washington does, you know.
13:37They had, you know, they had DeMario Douglas.
13:40They had, obviously, Hunter Henry as a tight end.
13:44They had Mack Hollins, who actually played pretty well
13:47and had a couple of clutch catches in the postseason.
13:50They had Boutte as a receiver.
13:53They didn't have, like, a true, you know, high-level one.
13:58So they were in a slightly different situation.
14:01And digs became their number one, and he was their leading pass catcher
14:05last year, had 85 receptions.
14:07Nobody else had more than 60, and that was Hunter Henry.
14:10So he got targeted more by Drake May than anybody else.
14:15And, look, I mean, digs still got at 31 last year for the majority of the season,
14:22still got tremendous separation, was still pretty good after the catch.
14:26Now, his route running was a bit more shallow last year than it was
14:33during the earlier years of his career.
14:36It makes sense.
14:37But he was big for them last year.
14:40He was big for that young quarterback last year.
14:44And, again, we're only talking about one year.
14:46For me, though, it would be Iyuk.
14:48Because if we're talking about the idea that they are getting a guy that's
14:55physically and mentally healthy, Iyuk's best in 2023 was much better
15:01than digs' best in 2025.
15:03Doesn't mean you're going to get that from Iyuk.
15:05But there's also a chance with Iyuk of a future beyond one year.
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