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The Commanders agreed to sign Stefon Diggs Wednesday afternoon, giving the team the WR2 many fans have been clamoring for! The Junks are cised, too, but what will Diggs bring to the table in DC?
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00:00Coming off a really good year in New England last year,
00:04and he adds talent and pop to a wide receiver room
00:07that desperately needed it after Terry McLaurin.
00:10So, I mean, you have to be thrilled with this signing
00:13if you're a Commander's fan.
00:14I don't disagree with anything you say,
00:16but I want to throw this out there because I got a text
00:19shortly after the dig signing,
00:22and it was from our pal Big Keith,
00:24who texted me and Jason from time to time,
00:26and he said, just wait till we add B.A.
00:29No, that's just not, I don't, why would that,
00:32why would you even get into that business?
00:34No, no, no, that's dead and buried.
00:37Well, he lives in Ashburn now, right?
00:38Well, he's bought a house.
00:40Hopefully this is the last we ever speak of that person
00:43as far as playing for the Commanders.
00:45But digs to the Commanders opposite Terry McLaurin.
00:49It's the best wide receiver that Terry's ever been paired with,
00:52and I don't even think it's particularly close.
00:55It's just a huge add to a room that needed an infusion of talent.
01:00Yep.
01:00All of a sudden, they have a deep receiving core.
01:03You know who didn't like this move?
01:04Van Jefferson.
01:05Yeah, yeah.
01:06He's going to have to fight for a job.
01:07Or Traylon Burks.
01:08Yeah, those guys, yeah.
01:09Those guys are going to be scrapping for a spot now.
01:12But I think that's great as far as the overall talent on the roster.
01:16When you add a guy like digs, then it does push all the other guys
01:20that were fighting for the two through five or six wide receiver spots.
01:24Yeah.
01:24Pushes them all down at least a peg.
01:27Because, I mean, digs, I know everybody's calling him a number two.
01:32He's basically.
01:32He's kind of one.
01:33I was going to ask you, who's the one?
01:34He's kind of like a co-number one.
01:35One A, one B.
01:36Along with Terry McLaurin.
01:38Right, JP?
01:38All the conversation this year about Brandon Ayuk
01:42was because most fans felt that there was a need.
01:46There was some conversation after drafting Antonio Williams
01:50that maybe Adam Peters feels like what they have in the room is good enough.
01:55That they brought in guys like Van Jefferson, brought Deami Brown back.
01:59Maybe they believe in Traylon Burks.
02:01To me, this is an acknowledgement that they knew they had to get better.
02:07Brandon Ayuk maybe was considered.
02:09But he tweeted and Instagram messaged his way out of Washington.
02:16Regardless of him buying a home, he blew it with all of his social media activity.
02:22And they got the best guy out there.
02:24And Stefan Diggs, who last year gave you over 1,000 yards and 85 catches.
02:29Yeah.
02:29Yeah.
02:30And when smart dialed in football people like Warren Sharp,
02:33who we've had on this show many times over the years,
02:36when he tweets like this,
02:39last year the Commanders had the No. 5 highest incompletion rate
02:42due to wide receiver error.
02:44This year their No. 2 most expensive wideout
02:46after Terry McLaurin was Traylon Burks at $1.9 million.
02:51Adding Steph Diggs not only was massively needed,
02:54his skill set is perfect in D.C.
02:57with Jaden Daniels.
02:58Great signing.
03:00It's it.
03:00I mean, it is.
03:01I mean, they get better.
03:02It gets to get better.
03:03They automatically get better.
03:04They're kind of like all in this year.
03:06I mean.
03:07Especially offensively.
03:08And with Blau willing to put guys all over the formation,
03:13Diggs can play outside.
03:14He can shift into the slot.
03:16He can.
03:17He's going to provide so much opportunity for both Terry
03:21and I feel like Chig with him just being there on the field,
03:25opening things up for the other players.
03:27I just love the signing.
03:30Glad it's happening.
03:31No practice today, but he's slated.
03:33He'll be there tomorrow.
03:34He'll be there to practice on Friday.
03:35Yeah.
03:35And he'll probably talk after the practice.
03:36And that's going to be a scene.
03:37That's going to be a scene at training camp with Diggs showing up.
03:40Oh, yeah.
03:40If you've got tickets to go to camp tomorrow,
03:42oh, it's going to be packed.
03:43Yeah.
03:431-800-636-1067.
03:46Your thoughts on Stephon Diggs joining this receiving corps
03:49that all of a sudden looks very deep.
03:51Mm-hmm.
03:52It had this hole at number two receiver,
03:54and you were wondering, well, could De'Ami Brown step up?
03:57Is this going to be Traylon Burks' job?
03:59Well, now you've got one, two, Terry McLaurin, Stephon Diggs.
04:02Yeah.
04:03For that third receiver, maybe it's Luke McCaffrey,
04:06maybe it's the rookie Antonio Williams,
04:08and then the depth of De'Ami Brown, Traylon Burks.
04:13Van Jefferson.
04:14Jalen Lane.
04:15Jalen Lane.
04:16I think Van Jefferson is going to be on the outside looking in.
04:20And that's fine.
04:20You know what?
04:20You might be right.
04:21That's okay.
04:22They're probably just going to keep six receivers.
04:23If you're going to sign Van Jefferson to provide end of the wide receiver room depth
04:28a few months ago, and he's expendable now because you add Stephon Diggs,
04:34I have no problem with that.
04:35If you have to send Van Jefferson packing by, I mean.
04:39And he's probably helped the young receivers in camp.
04:42Yeah, I'm sure he has, but he's never played it down for this team.
04:44No.
04:44You shouldn't have any loyalty to Van Jefferson.
04:47It's just a numbers game.
04:49It's a numbers game.
04:50It's part of the business.
04:51Right.
04:51He'll latch on with another team if he's the guy who winds up being cut.
04:55How much better is this offense now, in your opinion?
04:57It's a lot better.
04:58We talked about yesterday that Drake May, with his high completion percentage last year,
05:06they actually added A.J. Brown to try and help the quarterback.
05:12And Washington is doing the same thing.
05:14There are no excuses now.
05:16Right.
05:16If you look at that offense, with Jaden Daniels under center, they upgraded at tight end,
05:23they've upgraded at wide receiver, they have a pass-catching running back in Rashad White.
05:30There are no excuses.
05:32Jaden Daniels is set up for success.
05:35The offense, again, a lot of these guys haven't played together yet, when you talk about Chig and Diggs and
05:41Rashad White.
05:41But on paper, looks really good.
05:441-800-636-1067.
05:46And again, it's the management, the front office, doing the right thing.
05:52They do it off the field, and I think they've been making the good moves like this, Stefan Diggs, to
05:59bolster the receiving core.
06:01Now, is their receiving core as good as Dallas's?
06:04Maybe not.
06:04Probably not.
06:05They've got Pickens and C.D. Lamb.
06:07But it's pretty much as good as anybody else in the division.
06:09Diggs is still good.
06:09Diggs is good.
06:10But he's 32.
06:10Yeah.
06:11He's not 25.
06:11It's an older wide-out core with Diggs and McLaurin.
06:14But it's a one-year deal.
06:15Yep.
06:15They're all in for this year offensively, and he's got two.
06:19All right, they're older receivers, but they're still very reliable with great hands.
06:23I think the signing makes them the second-best wide-out room in the NFC East behind Dallas
06:28because A.J. Brown departs Philadelphia.
06:31Devontae Smith's really good.
06:32He ascends to the number one spot, but they have a lot of questions.
06:34Neighbors is really good.
06:35Neighbors is really good.
06:36Neighbors is awesome.
06:36But he's coming off an injury.
06:37Coming off an ACL tear, and Darius Slayton is the number two.
06:41Sorry, I'll take Stefan Diggs as number two over Darius Slayton 100 times out of 100.
06:45They drafted Fields out of Notre Dame, so they've got a young guy.
06:49But I would still, if you're just looking at the top two guys, I would take McLaurin and Diggs
06:54over everybody except C.D. and Pickens.
06:57I would agree.
06:58Yeah.
06:58Hey, you might get some Cardi B sightings now, C.D.
07:01Oh, great.
07:01I know you're dying for that.
07:02I'm going to see Cardi B.
07:03I can't wait to see Cardi B walking into Rubino's Sports Bar in Ashburn.
07:09I mean, she loved Rubino's.
07:11She was spotted in a strip plaza at Burtonsville like two months ago.
07:15Yeah.
07:16Because why not?
07:17She's got to eat.
07:18Got to eat.
07:19Got to get gassed.
07:20You're probably going to run into him.
07:22I'm definitely going to see him.
07:23He's going to move into my neighborhood.
07:25Yeah, you're going to see Steph Diggs.
07:26And Cardi.
07:27What are you going to say to him?
07:28You're going to ask him for a picture.
07:30I'm going to tell him I went to DeMatha and he's going to be all bitter.
07:33Hey, you know what?
07:33Drab t-shirt ran into Terry McLaurin when he's getting a Slurpee.
07:37What is it?
07:37A year, year and a half ago?
07:38A couple years ago, yeah.
07:39He runs into Diggs now.
07:42Drabby, we're going to run into Diggs and Cardi B.
07:44Can't wait.
07:45I'd love that.
07:45It's going to happen.
07:46We'll go get some sushi together for the four of us.
07:49It sounds like an amazing afternoon out.
07:51So I actually put this up as our poll of the day once it happened.
07:54Our Surfside poll of the day.
07:56Surfside iced tea and vodka.
07:58Our Surfside lemonade and vodka this summer.
07:59Grab a Surfside.
08:00Your go-to canned cocktail made with real vodka.
08:03Only 100 calories and zero bubbles.
08:04It's not a seltzer.
08:05It's Surfside.
08:06Must be 21.
08:07Please drink responsibly.
08:08There were four options.
08:09How do you feel about it?
08:10Do you love it?
08:10Like it?
08:11Meh.
08:12Don't like it.
08:13I want to hear from the people who don't like it.
08:15That's only 3% on the poll.
08:16Well, there's one behind the glass right here.
08:19Don't like it?
08:20Matt Myers doesn't like it.
08:21Matt Myers doesn't like it.
08:22Matt Myers doesn't like it.
08:23You putting words in his mouth?
08:24I didn't say I didn't like it.
08:26He doesn't.
08:26Okay, you like it.
08:27You think he's good.
08:27But you don't think it was a need.
08:29I don't.
08:31I think it was a need.
08:32I think Adam Peters didn't necessarily think it was a need as much as the fan base did.
08:39That's all.
08:39I don't think Adam Peters listens to the fan base.
08:43Hopefully he doesn't.
08:44I think there's a small percentage of this as being an insurance policy for Adam Peters.
08:50I think you could be right.
08:52I think they may have felt comfortable.
08:54He paid a $12 million cover your ass fee.
08:58Yeah, I think they may have felt comfortable with what they had.
09:00Right?
09:01But it wasn't proven.
09:02Behind Terry McLaurin, if the speculation was right, Traylon Burks is your number two receiver,
09:09that's completely unproven.
09:11I think in Adam Peters' 4D chess brain, it goes, well, if this season goes kaput, I'm not on the
09:20hot seat.
09:21There's other people that would be on the hot seat before me by acquiring Stephon Diggs.
09:27Well, he also acquired a bunch of guys other than Diggs.
09:30I know.
09:31He went out and got 10 new guys on defense, and they drafted a guy on defense.
09:35I'm well aware, but the angry mob is still going, you've got to give more help to Jaden.
09:42You've got to give help to Terry.
09:43Terry, everything's unproven.
09:45This wide receiving core isn't as solid as everyone thinks.
09:49Look where they rank.
09:51Look what New England's doing for Drake May.
09:54Why can't we do that here?
09:56They're shaking their fists at Adam Peters.
09:58I think this is a very smart cover-your-ass play where it could be a win-win.
10:03Well, you might be right, but partly.
10:05Don't say I don't like the play.
10:07All right, relax.
10:08Just relax.
10:08I'm just kidding with you.
10:09But I do believe, and they've watched those receivers.
10:12All right, so they've seen them.
10:13They've talked to Blau and Quinn, and so they know what they need.
10:17So I don't believe that they were 100% happy with what they had outside of McLaurin.
10:21I believe that they thought they needed a number two or a 1B, and Diggs was out there, and they
10:27got them.
10:27They just get better.
10:28In terms of their returning receivers.
10:31Yeah.
10:32All right, Jalen Lane, Luke McCaffrey, Trelon Burks.
10:35Yeah, I mean, Jalen Lane led the team with 16 catches last year of those guys.
10:40He's a punt returner.
10:41So behind Terry McLaurin, they didn't have anything proven.
10:45Like, it's great to say, well, Trelon Burks was drafted in the first round.
10:49He's got a lot of potential.
10:50We really like him in the 50-50 balls.
10:52The guy caught 10 balls last year in eight games.
10:56Yeah.
10:56So did you really want to roll the dice and have him as your number two receiver?
10:59That's why the Brandon Ayuk discussion was so loud for months and months, because people saw a need, number two
11:07receiver, saw a guy who was connected to Jaden Daniels.
11:11We don't know if they're tight anymore, but they saw that, and they're like, let's bring him here to D
11:16.C.
11:16Yeah.
11:17And then he went crazy, but there's a guy who's from this area, who's available, who's working hard.
11:24You see tons of videos of him working out.
11:26We always talked about, where's the video of Brandon Ayuk working out?
11:29You've got plenty of videos of Stephon Diggs working out, and he produced just last year.
11:34He's doing it right.
11:35Right now, according to PFF, the Washington Commanders have two of the top 10 rated receivers in the NFL.
11:45Why wouldn't you try and do that?
11:47All of Cakes' bets on McLaurin and Antonio Williams, they're not going to get there.
11:51Oh, I don't think I made a bunch of bets on McLaurin.
11:52I know I met...
11:53Oh, you know what?
11:54Maybe...
11:54I don't know.
11:54Maybe it was Bickle.
11:55The bet on over 49 and a half catches for Antonio Williams as a rookie, and I know that is
12:02dead in the water.
12:03Hopefully, it was only for five bucks.
12:04Yeah, but I thought you said you thought McLaurin was going to get 100 catches.
12:07Oh, I still think that.
12:08He's not getting 100 catches.
12:11I'll make that bet.
12:12If David Blau sticks to his, I'm going to target Terry McLaurin 10 times per game, he will get 100
12:18catches.
12:20I mean, I still think he could get 100 catches, even with Diggs in the room.
12:23All right.
12:23Do we want to make a bet on that?
12:25Do I get an injury caveat?
12:27Sure.
12:28I need an injury caveat.
12:29Sure.
12:29He's never even been in the 90s.
12:31I need 14 or more games for Terry McLaurin.
12:34Sure.
12:35We'll do that.
12:35And then I'll make the bet for, let's do five bucks, that he catches 100 balls.
12:39Career season incoming for Terry McLaurin.
12:43Don't you remember when Valdez said that you should bet unders?
12:46Yes, but you know what?
12:47I love Valdez, and he's probably right.
12:50He's statistically probably right.
12:52But you know what?
12:53Unders are not fun.
12:55I like fun.
12:56Rooting for unders is specifically not fun.
12:59I think they hit at a 62% clip.
13:02That's a pretty amazing clip.
13:03That's a pretty high percentage.
13:06But rooting for guys to not put up big numbers is not fun.
13:10And I'm a fun person.
13:11Last time I checked.
13:13Really?
13:13I'm a fun guy.
13:15Yes.
13:16Documented.
13:17All right.
13:17We'll bet that.
13:18All right.
13:18800-636-1067.
13:20How are you feeling about this?
13:22What is your reaction to Stefan Diggs in Washington?
13:25It was much rumored.
13:26We heard the news break yesterday afternoon.
13:30800-636-1067 is the number.
13:33Let's go to Drew in Springfield.
13:36Drew, you're on with the Junks.
13:37Good morning.
13:38Hey, Junks.
13:39Welcome to the morning.
13:40What's up, man?
13:40I actually don't like it.
13:41I'm sorry.
13:43I wholeheartedly believe we should have dumped a lot more into the offensive line.
13:47Zeitler's out there.
13:49Vera's out there.
13:50Another wide receiver for Jaden to have to run around every single time to try to find
13:55him as an older wide receiver core.
13:57Maybe they don't have the scrambling capabilities anymore.
14:00And Jaden was injured.
14:01So, we got things to worry about in that regard.
14:04I just think they should have focused.
14:05Instead of the wide receiver core, maybe look at bolstering that offensive line or giving
14:09even a third tight end just to help him out.
14:12And see what Peters thinks about it.
14:13But you'd rather have a third tight end than Steph Diggs.
14:17Oh, you'd rather have another big, fat offensive lineman.
14:20Look, I understand that the center position could be an issue if Alec Reddy's going to
14:24be out for a while.
14:24But you'd rather have a third tight end than Stephon Diggs?
14:27Well, they've got a boatload of tight ends.
14:29They've got plenty of tight ends.
14:30Colson Yankoff apparently is making plays every day in practice.
14:33Bates.
14:34I know he's banged up.
14:34They've got him.
14:35You're not going to find a tight end.
14:37You're not going to find another guy who's going to be productive that's just walking
14:41the streets that's better than Stephon Diggs.
14:44They had a massive hole at No. 2 wide out.
14:45And they filled it with a guy who had 85 catches last year who played on about 50% of
14:51the offensive
14:51snaps for the Patriots.
14:53I'll take that all day long.
14:55When you have a wide out room outside of Terry that's relatively unproven and or injury prone.
15:01In terms of the returning guys.
15:03Let's just say Terry has a few weeks where he's off.
15:06Now you've got a true No. 1.
15:07Yes.
15:07You've got Diggs behind him.
15:08Yeah.
15:09And you can throw to him.
15:10You're not gambling.
15:11Hopefully that doesn't happen.
15:13Terry goes down with an injury.
15:14We really need Traylon Burks or Jalen Lane or Luke McCaffrey to ascend to our No. 1 wide
15:19receiver spot.
15:20Yeah.
15:21I mean that is being naive and foolish in my opinion.
15:26Now you've got a real guy that can be the No. 1 if something happens to Terry.
15:30In terms of the returning guys, Jalen Lane in 15 games gave you 16 catches.
15:36Primarily a special teams guy.
15:38Luke McCaffrey only played 9 games.
15:3911 catches.
15:41That's one catch a game.
15:42Right.
15:42Basically.
15:43And then I mentioned Traylon Burks.
15:458 games.
15:4610 catches.
15:47They didn't have any proven production from the guys beneath Terry McLaurin.
15:54Yep.
15:54Now they have a guy that just last year.
15:57This isn't five seasons ago.
15:58I understand his prime might be behind him.
16:01But just last season went for over 1,000 yards.
16:04Yep.
16:04And gave you 85 catches.
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16:25The big news of the day.
16:26Stephon Diggs is a Washington commander.
16:29What do you think about the signing?
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