I’m sure everyone’s heard that Washington and San Francisco have struck a deal. This is huge for both parties, as the 49ers will now be moving forward without one of their key offensive pieces who has been their primary option on offense, outside of Christian McCaffrey. San Francisco walks away from this trade gaining more cap space, as Samuel was due to make $21.7 million this season, plus an additional 5th-round pick. The Commanders seem to be swinging for the fences this offseason. Can you blame them? They were extremely close to representing the NFC and returning to the Super Bowl for the first time in over thirty years (their last appearance was in 1992).
https://youtube.com/shorts/nTy8lgpz-Fs?si=KLUyY5WDosfn56vIThe Commanders' new wide receiver duo should be
considered a top-10 tandem in the league. Terry McLaurin is coming off arguably
his best season as a pro. He’s been given the nickname "Scary Terry"
and for good reason—he just cleared 1,000 yards for the 5th consecutive season
while also nearly doubling his best touchdown output of any individual season.
Rookie passer Jayden Daniels took a quick liking to his number-one receiver,
and though it seemed that their rapport started a little slow, they had one of
the strongest connections in the league by the end of the season. The only
knock on this Washington offense is the inability to find a secondary reliable
option for Daniels when McLaurin is locked down in coverage, like the way their
rival, the Eagles' secondary, took him out of the equation. That is the exact
reason why this trade will prove to be pivotal in those situations.
This trade cannot go through until the new league
year begins on March 12th, but as soon as Deebo gets to the East Coast, you’d
better believe that Daniels, McLaurin, Samuel, and Kliff Kingsbury will get to
work! Samuel brings versatility to this offense by being able to line up out of
the backfield as another option at running back. Kliff has a very intriguing
offense, and now with multiple utility players like Austin Ekeler along with
Deebo, this should leave opposing defenses somewhat alarmed. Can you imagine
seeing Washington’s offense with Samuel, Robinson Jr., and Ekeler all in the
backfield (on select plays)? Yeah, try and figure that out as a defense.
A lot has been said that this isn’t that big of a
deal and that Deebo Samuel hasn’t been that productive. Firstly, let's remind
those individuals that last season, Brandon Aiyuk was injured, Kittle missed a
couple of games, Christian McCaffrey missed all but four games, and backup
running back Jordan Mason even missed time. All those players suffering
injuries would certainly help teams lock in on the best player on the field and
double-team Samuel. Another thing that could’ve contributed to the ineffectiveness
of the ex-49ers wideout is the fact that their tackle Trent Williams missed six
games with an injury himself, giving way for defensive lines to key in on the
Niners' backup left tackle to take down quarterback Brock Purdy from his
blindside before Deebo could even get open. Given all that they went through
last season, I would’ve been very surprised if he had an All-Pro type of
season. Quite frankly, though Deebo hasn’t had 1,000 receiving yards nor 70 or
more receptions since 2021, he’s had 35 total TDs (tied for 5th among wideouts)
and 4,557 combined scrimmage yards (9th among wideouts). You can say that he
isn’t a top-10 number-one receiver in this league, but you cannot deny how
versatile a player he is and the dynamic he can bring to any offense.
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