This team sure feels like the most talented team we have fielded in years. That is especially the case knowing a few injured players are expected back healthy shortly.
The talent level is really going to bleed through with all the competition at so many positions.
I can see other teams looking to request late August trades for some of our borderline players before cuts. We haven''t really been in that position forever.
I agree this is the strongest roster we’ve had in a long time. One of the podcasters was talking about this yesterday, maybe Grant and Danny. There is good competition/depth at most positions, and we’re going to cut or practice squad some pretty good talent.
C. The biggest thing for me was watching him train and simply seeing how he moves. I've been to plenty of training camps and watched a lot of receivers up close. I honestly can't remember seeing a guy on this roster as twitchy as Diggs.
To the point from the tweet below, Diggs is definitely the opposite. He's not a long-strider at all. His game is built on elite footwork, explosiveness, and suddenness. It'll be fun to see how his style complements Terry's.
Desean Jackson was the first guy I thought of, but his game was more raw speed. The last really twitchy jitterbug type guy we had was Santana Moss in his prime. Terry almost fits the bill because he can stop and cut on a dime, but he’s more of a long strider, as you said. So I think it’s fair to say we haven’t had a guy with Diggs “twitchy” style since Moss.
If this season goes well, I actually think it's very possible both Diggs and Terry are back in 2027. Yes, they'll both be on the older side, but this front office might be thinking differently than teams in rebuilding mode. If Washington is truly in a Super Bowl window, you maximize the window.
The question is: where are the replacements coming from? Elite or even good, young receivers almost never hit free agency. Maybe they finally spend a premium draft pick on a receiver in 2027, but even then, can you count on a rookie to walk in and immediately replace Terry as a No. 1 option? That's a huge gamble.
Hopefully their replacements are in the building already. Luke is having a good camp. Williams could be good. Dyami, Burks, and Lane have some potential. The WR room looks really good now that we added a vet at the top of the depth chart.
Of course you always want to replenish your roster through drafting good prospects, but you don’t necessarily have to use a first round pick to find talent. Terry was a 3rd round pick and Diggs was a 5th.
You’re right that it is hard to find quality free agent wide receivers, but it’s not impossible. Diggs has been available in each of the past two seasons, for example.
In general, I agree WR is a hard-to-fill position like QB and OT, and the difficulty/expense of acquiring them reflects that reality, but they can be found.
At what positions, do you think? I’m much higher on this roster than I was last year’s, but I still struggle to think of a position group that’s as deep as you’re describing. Not even one, if I’m honest
There are a few. The loser of the kicking competition will probably find another team. We have more NFL-caliber running backs and wide receivers than roster spots.
Our LB and TE rooms aren’t quite that deep but look good. I saw a thing where Ertz is looking healthy, but we really don’t have room for him, same thing goes for bringing back Bobby Wagner.
We also have a strong DL rotation, good competition/depth on the OL, and even the secondary has serviceable depth.
So maybe we won’t be cutting a lot of guys who are going to start elsewhere, but I do think it’s fair to say we have a strong roster with good depth at most positions.
I notice there's no mention of Antonio Williams in your recap of Taylor's video. Luke starting in the slot is where Antonio was speculated to be.
I noticed that too, but it could be just as much Luke looking good as Williams looking bad. Luke has been getting some praise in camp.
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