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We dropped a Friday afternoon post asking the HH community a question designed to discuss Commanders football in early July.
If you were Washington’s GM, what’s one move would you make?
While the query’s pretty straightforward, this community found nuance in it. I’ve only been here a few months, but that was no surprise. I’d expect nothing less from a crew that prefers to view its football team in three dimensions.
We’ve got 183 comments as of this Sunday afternoon’s writing, and not all are questions teed up for me to answer. The discussion has done some of my work for me, weighing pros and cons of these proposals to make the Commanders better heading into training camp later this month.
Some of you suggest trades to make the 2026 roster better. Others are looking for future draft capital for players unlikely to find a role. A few of you also said a prudent thing: do absolutely nothing right now. Roll with what you’ve got. There’s nothing wrong with that at this point in the calendar, even with some weaker position groups needing fortification. Sometimes development is the best fix, even though that doesn’t make the best article.
All the points brought up in the thread were good, but I’ve picked out a few to discuss in my response to Friday’s thread. If a topic I don’t talk about isn’t mentioned below, feel free to analyze it in the comments below.
Signing Stefon Diggs was a common refrain in the comments, but I thought LionRoars1987 explained the logic well. It’s a move the Commanders could make without giving something, either in trade compensation or future salary-cap space.
The Commanders are $43 million under the cap, so they could easily give Diggs $10-12ish million for one season to fortify the receiver corps with a DMV native and a University of Maryland product. Diggs has exceeded 1,000 receiving yards in seven of the last eight seasons, including last year’s venture with the New England Patriots.
Placing him in pattern with Terry McLaurin and Antonio Williams and tight end Chig Oknokwu makes the Commanders dangerous. It’s clear Diggs is in shape, as his Instagram profile will show you.
Diggs’ remaining legal issues could be a red flag. Also, it’s fair to wonder how Diggs will react if the early season goes south. At this point, after all the Brandon Aiyuk nonsense, Diggs is the best option available to upgrade the receiver corps.
I included two comments back-to-back here, with some of you suggesting the Commanders trade some players away to add NFL draft captial for 2026. Daron Payne was a frequent trade candidate, considering his talent and physical skill. He can be a monster, even though we can all agree he hasn’t lived up to the four-year, $90 million deal signed in 2023.
Payne is in a contract year, which, as we all know, brings out his best. Payne’s just 29...
