Brandon Aiyuk or Stefon Diggs for Commanders? Former TE makes his pick

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"To me, it's a no-brainer," said Logan Paulsen.

Surprisingly, this was Paulsen's response about the Washington Commanders picking up a certain receiver. It was the most recent episode of the Take Command podcast featuring Grant Paulsen and Logan Paulsen, a former NFL tight end, including the 2010-2014 seasons with the Washington Redskins.

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When discussing whether the Commanders should choose to sign Brandon Aiyuk or Stefon Diggs, Grant Paulsen declared, "If I am going to get into bed with somebody that has been a pain and is going to be a lot of work situation at the receiver position, I'll take the healthy guy who went for 1K last year."

Both Aiyuk and Diggs have produced at a high level. Both have done things revealing they can be a handful. Diggs has been moved on from three times and Aiyuk on his own made choices that are nothing short of baffling, choosing to forgo millions, choosing comfort over millions of dollars for some rehab work.

"It's funny, I've talked to a couple of people who played with him (Diggs)", replied Logan Paulsen. "And I was expecting what your rendition was. But to a man, it was, 'He's an awesome teammate. He's a great leader. He's a pro's pro. When it comes to coming to the building and working, he's able to separate his social life, his business life from the stuff that happens in the locker room. I didn't get one person who played with him to say a bad thing about him."

Yes, Paulsen might have been told those things, but it simply doesn't align with the fact that Diggs was drafted by the Vikings and then re-signed with the Vikings for five seasons through 2023. Yet on March 16, 2020, the Vikings traded Diggs to the Buffalo Bills. In April 2022, the Bills extended Diggs through 2027. Yet, after two seasons, the Bills traded Diggs to the Texans. One season was all the Texans wanted. The Patriots signed Diggs for three seasons, yet after only one, they released him.

Logan Paulsen continued, "I think Diggs is an excellent receiver. I think he is very good. I think he is nuanced. I think he is all the things you want to look for. My only question about this is, 'Does this hurt Antonio Williams in some way, in his development?' " They (Commanders) are sky high on this kid. They are so looking forward to him being a feature of this offense."

Paulsen went one step further, "Does Stefon Diggs as a 30-year old player (32) who is transitioning from a perimeter player to a slot player, cannibalize his (Williams) reps and stunt his growth? That would be the only drawback I could possibly see to this."

Then Paulsen surprisingly summed up his position, "It's a no-brainer, it's Stefon Diggs all the way. Aiyuk? Every week that goes by, I am finding myself further and further from liking that as a move for the Commanders."

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Brandon Aiyuk or Stefon Diggs?

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