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You can choose one of these groups to roll into 2024 with… Go.

But he had no guaranteed money left on the old one. Clearly that has to be his line of thinking.

Maybe for Pick 47

That, to me, would’ve been the W. If he doesn’t live up to the deal, they can cut him at any point. If it goes well, you have a good WR on an 18M per year to year deal. Team has full control. Give up a potential Top 40 pick next year for some late Day 3’s and a rental doesn’t hit the same.

Texans Board yesterday. Welp..

Were they ever locked into it though? There wasn't much guaranteed money left on his deal after this year. It essentially became year to year options at 18M. Maybe I'm wrong, but that seems to be how it was presented before they tore it up.

We still had Ifedi on the active roster. Could compete for that role as I think they do like Van Demark as the swing tackle.

If I'm a Houston fan.. I'm not exactly loving this deal now. Even at 18M or whatever per year, they had control of Diggs for multiple years on what essentially becomes team options given the lack of guaranteed money. Now it's a rental.. for the Vikings '25 RD2 pick with some Day 3 picks in return. Steep price.

So it's a one year deal with Houston paying him more this year and tearing up the final 3 years of his deal? What am I missing? Houston traded a potentially Top 40 pick next year for a couple Day 3 picks and a rental?.. And Diggs wants to test FA at his age 32 season?

This guy absolutely jumps off the screen anytime you watch FSU.

Don't think there was much of a market for Diggs tbh. Beane's only real leverage was basically "ok, we'll just keep him then". Once the Texans came up with a 2nd Rounder, yes next year, but also attached to the Vikings, it makes sense. That's potentially a Top 40 pick next year. And while the Texans should win that division.. I am interested to see Stroud in Year 2 against this schedule: Jaguars x2 Colts x2 Titans x2 Home Ravens Bills Dolphins Bears Lions Away Cowboys Packers Vikings Chiefs Jets Patriots

I feel like Adams has quite a few jump balls thrown his way. That's not something Diggs does particularly well. Kupp is more of an elite slot.

I think a strange, yet accurate, way to describe Diggs is a WR2 who is so elite at WR2 skills that he ascended to one of the top WR’s in the league. Hes not a burner. He’s not big. He’s not a contested catch guy. He just became such an elite route runner with good, not great, size and good, not great, speed, that he ascended to Top 15 WR status in Minnesota and then Top 5 when paired with an elite QB. But for the entirety of his time here, he never really stepped up in the playoffs. Never seemed to take over a game (I’ll give him 2nd half of Pittsburgh a few years ago) and we always had jealousy watching the speed of Tyreek Hill, DK and Chase or the contested catch/big body ability of AJ Brown or Justin Jefferson. I do think he has some good years left in him physically, but as a dominant outside WR1, not so much.

Oh, agreed .. that wasn't in order of talent. Nabers might be the most talented WR we've ever had here.. in Bills history, should we make the move.

Allen 100% gave his blessing. Diggs doesn't force his way out if he and Allen are on good terms and Beane doesn't trade Diggs in this way if Allen is against it. I look forward to seeing Allen make a jump this year being free of what has clearly become a tense relationship over the past year or so. And Beane knows he better make it so Allen is able to make that jump.

Shakir Samuel RD1 Pick (Around 28) RD2 Pick (Trade up) Hollins Shorter OR Shakir Samuel Nabers (big trade up) Vet WR not on roster currently Hollins Shorter

Honestly.. great point. Our cap is in great shape '25 and beyond, so if we thought this was a possibility.. why not just take the full restructure? And one has to think we knew it could happen. Mixon's tweet about this being discussed a month ago. Schefter reported on ESPN yesterday that Houston getting a '25 RD2 pick from the Vikings was done with this trade in mind.

Given we’ll actually have cap space next year, I could see Beane doing this.

I won’t hate it if they do .. in fact I’ll probably geek out if I see it happen. However, I’m more open to multiple WR Green Bay method in a loaded draft class.

We taking Brock Bowers with that? Hopefully things change, but it seems like most have the 3 QB’s and 3 WR’s going 1-6. Let’s all do our part and hype up JJ McCarthy. If we can’t get one of the big 3, I don’t have much of an appetite trading up for Brian Thomas .. just double up at WR early if we want to burn next year RD1.

It took drops from Diggs & Sherfield, a miss from Bass and massive injuries all over the defense to keep Allen from beating the Super Bowl Champions. We’ve got to take some of the runs off his plate throughout the season and give him more easy buttons.. but make no mistake.. if we make it to the Playoffs I’m taking Allen with a new crew around him. Hit on WR in the Draft and I’m doubling down on that heavy.

Gave it a B A '24 RD2 would've been an A, but having two RD2 picks likely allows us the freedom to package our RD1 pick next year in a deal this year.. should we choose to do so. I don't think he had a ton of leverage. Not much of a market for a 31 year old 18M WR coming off a meh end of season with questions about whether he's still a true WR1 or not. In fact, the only leverage he probably had was... ok, well, we'll just keep him this year then. Getting a 2, even if next year, is a solid deal.

Agreed. And gone are Edmunds, Poyer, Hyde, White, Settle etc.. That doesn't absolve Diggs. He's a WR1 making big money. He hasn't stepped up when it matters.

That's not at all what Brandt said. He's part of a team that didn't step up around JA when it mattered. ....and now a lot of them are gone. JA didn't have it against Cinci in the Hamlin aftermath, but for the most part he elevates his game when it matters. Diggs has not.