Commanders 2025 Offseason Thread

[Darrell Green Fan]

Originally Posted by WCommandersfan99

Likewise on your passion also. I recognize we're just fans who want a ring. I didn't see anything in either article implying a motivation level at SF. That's my main issue with what you're saying. He's motivated now which both of us agree is all that matters. Peters was actually singing his praises yesterday:

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...ill-you-to-win

I don't understand why you keep worrying about receivers in 2026 now. By your tone, you would think McLaurin and the gang are all 38 years old. NFL receivers can and a lot produce well past 30 now. Hill, Thielen, Adams, Hopkins, etc. Please be open to the wonderful possibility of extending McLaurin and Deebo next year and they will continue to produce. AP will know what to do with receivers and we have a great owner now supporting him. We only have JD on a rookie contract for so long is why I'm concerned about the defense going into 2025. Hope I'm wrong and they're great on d.

I'm concerned about the defense in 2025 as well. But I plan on being a fan beyond 2025 and this WR group was facing the very real possiblity of having exactly one impact WR, who will be 30, after 2025. Again I am not so sure they will want to extend Deebo given his age and history, you seem to think that will definitely happen with a declining player and I just don't think that is a given. I'm not sure the plan is to have big contracts to 2 30 year old WRs, one with an injury and weight issue. Now it could very well happen as you say, we agree he will be huge this year, but it's also a risk.

The articles I posted clearly show that he had fallen out of favor in SF for several years, one literally mentioned his training methods. There are a ton of articles explaing how he was 20 pounds overweight before last season. Again not training is a direct function of a lack of motivation. Training hard and weight control is pretty much 100% motivation.

We won't have that problem this year, again in a contract year Deebo will be extremely motivated. But I'm not talking about this upcoming season. If he blows up and gets a fat deal this could very well be an issue again. Missing at least 2 games in each of the last 4 seasons, not to mention the time he missed in the games he played in and was hurt, is a legit injury history that won't improve with age.

I'll also repeat that a DE taken at 61 has very little chance of being an impact edge rusher as a rookie. Myles Garrett and TJ Watt, the first 2 pass rushers I could think of, both had 7 sacks as rookies and the guy taken at 61 ain't no Myles Garrett.

And the biggest point of all is good teams do not reach in the draft to fill an immediate need. I have no reason not to believe Adam Peters when he said their strategy is BPA and they felt that Amos was the best player available. I was one of the few who was not crazy about the pick at the time, I wanted a great explosive RB. But soon I realized if he was their highest rated player I'm fine with the decision.