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This - and it’s likely where he wanted to go. More and more agents are making an effort to direct their players to preferred destinations. Everyone knows how Diggs would act if he had been traded to any team that wasn’t a contender so his trade value was nil to those teams. I’m sure he had a very short list of acceptable teams and the Texans were the one that got the deal done.

Dude. That would be nuts. And I can totally see it happening.

I don't think it was a coincidence that Allen was unreachable when this went down. He was either on board or maybe even driving the bus on this one.

All we need is for the Bills to draft really well, everyone to stay healthy while meshing together seamlessly, and the other contenders to have crippling injuries. Then all we have to do is not choke away a playoff game en route to our first SB win. It’s that simple. Why can’t you negative Nancys see that?

Fully agree that this would have been the logical time to make a change at HC. By not doing so they will move forward and rebuild the team the way McDermott wants. It is a terrible idea to get into a rebuild and then dump your HC halfway through. That can set a team back years when the new HC makes their changes. I don’t see that happening, so this tells me that the Pegulas expect McDermott to be here for that whole process. He’s signed through the 2027 season so there’s no real chance of a HC change until before the 2026 or 2027 season. Like it or not - and I don’t - that’s the realistic view of the situation.

If that’s the cost then I’m in. I do not trade up if it’s more or if I can’t get one of the top three WRs.

Excellent take. Tre edges out Kyle for me. Diggs sucks but not in the same way as them.

Kyle hurt, but Tre White getting cut this off-season was worse for me. Probably worse than Diggs.

No question there will be less talent than with Diggs in the team. But. It is clear he wasn’t happy here and that the relationship was breaking down pretty badly. That can drag down production and create issues within the team. Also long term the team gains back $19M in cash and cap space as well as Minnesota’s 2025 second round pick. Realistically how many more quality seasons does he have left? Years ago he was a top 4 WR, then he was a top 8 before this past season when he was top 16. He’ll likely fall off a bit more in 2024. Bummer about the screen name. I know a lot of fans are taking this hard.

I'd go so far as to say Allen likely did more than bless it.

I said it when we signed Samuel, he's the Diggs replacement. Same style of Z/Y WR. We could've managed this season with Diggs, Samuel and a rookie sharing the load at X, but Samuel was going to take over for Diggs sooner or later. We needed an X before we traded Diggs and we need one now. Likewise my hope that the Bills will take a WR early and then another later hasn't changed.

The truth is like poetry. No one likes poetry.

Good observation

My 18 year old daughter remains inconsolable.

Me too. Big difference between Minny’s 2nd rounder and Houston’s IMO.

I didn’t say that. I said that this is his age 31 season.

He will be 31 in November. Most would consider 2024 his “age 31 season”. For example, Spotrac does.

Something I pointed out prior to this is that there are two ways to look at the cap impact. One is the immediate, where Diggs’ cap hit is about $4M higher this season if traded. The other is that the overall cap impact would be $19M higher to keep him in 2024. It hurts this season but opens up things next. Side note: The Bills aren’t paying Diggs anything this season. The cap hit is from money they already paid him.

Gave it a B. I think Beane did very well to get Minnesota’s 2025 2nd round pick. That team has talent, but no QB. Barring another move they will be rolling with Sam Darnold or a rookie.

They’ve been working on trading Diggs for a while now. According to a football writer I know who was in Vegas for SB week, the Bills trying to trade Diggs was THE big rumor among teams.

Apparently the cap hit is more manageable than he is on this roster. Not a surprise to some of us.

If that’s really what you think, then you should stop lambasting people who question Allen’s change in off-season regimen and say that he should work harder to improve and stay sharp. No one here has said that the rest of the roster or coaching should not be doing the same.

Why do you pretend that this is an “either-or” situation? The team leaders set the standards and expectations. Among players Allen is far and away the Bills’ most influential leader.

This brings up a good question. Are we supposed to draft like we would or like we think the team will?

First or second round. Zay Jones