00:00Terry's quotes include,
00:02I have a lot of confidence in the guys that we have in the room right now.
00:05Somebody's going to step up.
00:07Most of the guys are going to step up,
00:09and I think guys are going to be ready for their opportunities.
00:12We have guys who have played in the league.
00:14We have guys who have had success.
00:15We have guys who are just waiting for that opportunity
00:18to really show what they can do.
00:20As a leader, I'm just looking forward to help pushing the room,
00:23having them push me as well,
00:25and I'm looking forward to see who steps up
00:28because somebody will.
00:31So you look at the rest of the room behind Terry McLaurin.
00:35You've got Traylon Burks, who was signed to a one-year deal.
00:38He came in toward the end of last season.
00:41Third-round rookie Antonio Williams out of Clemson
00:44was drafted this year.
00:45You've got Luke McCaffrey and Jalen Lane,
00:48who both help out on special teams as well.
00:51And you've got the two free agent ads in Deami Brown and Van Jefferson.
00:58Now there's a big void, obviously,
01:00being left by Debo Samuel departing and Zach Ertz.
01:04Those were the top two receiving leaders for the commanders,
01:07no longer on the roster.
01:09No other wideout on the team that's still on the team
01:12reached 20 catches last year.
01:16Do you guys believe somebody that's currently on the roster will step up,
01:19or do they have to look for outside help
01:22to get that number two wideout spot shored up?
01:26I think they're capable.
01:28I kind of agree with Terry to an extent.
01:32Sometimes guys just need opportunity.
01:34You just need to get your first chance at it.
01:36I mean, these guys are elite athletes.
01:38It doesn't mean they're going to be the best in the business,
01:40but I think that somebody on the roster
01:43can absolutely step up and catch more than 20 balls,
01:47without question.
01:49But what are you looking for?
01:51Are you looking for 60 catches for your number two guy?
01:53That might be tough.
01:55That might be tough.
01:57I have a strange feeling that when they're just behind closed doors,
02:00that they're comfortable with the room as it is,
02:04and I feel like if somebody doesn't really rise up
02:08and grab that number two spot,
02:10I feel like they think that slack may be picked up
02:12by the additions of Chig at tight end
02:15and Rashad White catching balls out of the backfield.
02:18Now, would you like an explosive threat downfield
02:21to complement Terry McLaurin?
02:22Sure.
02:23But I feel like they may feel like they are just going to do it
02:27in a different manner
02:28by having other guys chip in
02:30and kind of form a number two wideout by committee almost,
02:35and it doesn't necessarily have to come from the wideout spot
02:38to get passing production.
02:40Yeah, I mean, how many catches are you looking for
02:42for your number two?
02:43Are you looking for 50, 55, 60?
02:46I think anything north of 40 or 45
02:49is a pretty solid number for a number two wideout.
02:52Right.
02:53Unless you're talking about a guy like George Pickens
02:56or elite number two wideouts.
03:00Higgins.
03:01T. Higgins in Cincinnati.
03:02Yeah.
03:02But there aren't that many guys like that.
03:05I think that's probably right.
03:06Those guys are borderline number one receivers.
03:08So whether it's Burks or Deami or Williams,
03:10if they can get you 40 to 45 catches,
03:14I mean, you would love that.
03:15Because you're right, Chigg's going to have,
03:18Chigg's going to be their second leading receiver
03:20in terms of catches.
03:21I would think.
03:22So here's what they had.
03:23The guy's durable.
03:23He plays in every game.
03:24So he's going to be there.
03:25I'm thinking he's going to be in that 70 range.
03:27Yeah.
03:27In 2024, right, that's the season that was so great.
03:31And we want to replicate that.
03:33We average, what, 28.5 points per game, whatever it was.
03:36We had Terry with 82.
03:38I think that that's reasonable.
03:40I mean, it's a lot, but I think that that's reasonable again,
03:42especially if they target him anywhere from 8 to 10 times
03:45like they're talking.
03:46And Blau said you want to target him 10 times a game.
03:48He's never been targeted 10 times a game,
03:50but let's say that the idea is 80 to 90 for him.
03:54Let's get him the ball.
03:55This year more than ever, he needs that sort of treatment.
03:57With an unsure spot at number two, I feel like he needs all the targets.
04:02So he had 82.
04:05Ertz had 66.
04:06I honestly think Chig can pick that up.
04:09Yep.
04:09Okay.
04:09I think he's going to be in that 70 range.
04:12Oz, Ozy, Alimity, Zaccheaus.
04:16I can't remember.
04:16We called him Oz.
04:17I can't remember what we called him.
04:18He had 45.
04:19So that's the number.
04:21Who's going to step up at 40?
04:23Eckler had 35.
04:24Rashad White would get 35 in his sleep.
04:26Easy.
04:26Okay.
04:27The number you've got to try to match, the two numbers,
04:31really, it's Oz had 45.
04:35Noah Brown had 35.
04:37Deami actually had 30.
04:38A lot of that coming in late.
04:39So those three guys combined for 100 catches,
04:42if my quick on-the-fly match is correct.
04:44Yes.
04:45So you go into this season thinking, well, can Burks,
04:50Antonio Williams, and just fill in the blank.
04:53Van Jefferson.
04:54Van Jefferson.
04:54Or Deami.
04:55I feel like those guys could combine for right around 100 catches.
04:58Van might not make the roster.
05:00Who knows?
05:00He might not.
05:00But I think Deami will.
05:01I feel like that group could combine for 100 catches.
05:06I don't know.
05:06It could be skewed heavily toward,
05:08it could be Antonio Williams with 50 of them,
05:11and the other two guys chip in with roughly 50.
05:15I don't know how it's going to get parsed out.
05:18Yeah.
05:18Zach Ertz had 91 targets that year, 24.
05:21I've got to think that Chig is going to be in that neighborhood.
05:24If he gets 91 targets, he's going to have a hell of a season.
05:26Yeah.
05:26I think that's going to be in the neighborhood.
05:28I think Chig is going to have more than 91 targets.
05:3091 targets is, what is that, about four games?
05:34How many is that a game?
05:3617 a game is probably.
05:3817 times four.
05:39Is it five a game?
05:40Five-ish, five plus per game.
05:41Five more than that, yeah.
05:42Yeah.
05:42Five targets a game.
05:43That's kind of a lot.
05:45I think Chig, if he stays healthy,
05:47which he has throughout his first four seasons in the league,
05:49he's going to have 100 plus targets.
05:52He's going to be heavily targeted in this offense.
05:55Well, if he's targeted six, seven times,
05:57he's going to roll past the 66 catches.
05:59If Antonio could replicate what Zaccheaus did and have 45,
06:04that would be amazing.
06:06Yeah.
06:07That would be amazing.
06:07I'd love 50, so I'd take 30 bucks from JP.
06:10But 45 would be a really good rookie campaign.
06:13That's a reasonable rookie campaign.
06:15It's a great start to your career.
06:17It's a great start to your career.
06:18If De'Ami could step up from 30 to 30, just 35, right?
06:23Two catches per game.
06:24I think that's reasonable.
06:25Yeah.
06:26As long as he's in the rotation.
06:27He could be your deep threat.
06:28Yeah.
06:29He could be your guy that can get downfield and threaten the defense team.
06:32Then the other guys could just get whatever they get.
06:34You know, Trey Long get a few catches here and there.
06:37Luke makes some plays before he gets hurt.
06:40Look, if Traylon Burks only gets 25 catches,
06:44but five or six of them are jump balls in the end zone where he can get 50-50 balls,
06:49that's a pretty good role on the offense.
06:51Huge.
06:52Yeah.
06:52What did you say Eckler had that year?
06:5335, I think.
06:54Yeah, 35.
06:56Rashad White had that in his sleep.
06:5835, and that was in, I don't know, he missed like five games.
07:00Yeah.
07:01He only started six games.
07:03He played in 12.
07:03And Rashad White is very durable.
07:06Yeah.
07:07He's a durable back.
07:07He's proven that since he's been in the league with Tampa.
07:10Knock on woodcakes.
07:11I mean, don't jinx it.
07:12I don't want to jinx him on the eve of training camp practice number one,
07:17but he's a guy that you can basically pencil in for 15-plus games.
07:21But if you're comfortable with Terry replicating what he did with 82,
07:26barring good health for all these guys,
07:29if you think Chig can get the 66,
07:31you can't get the 66.
