JohnNord

Not after he tore his ACL. He was the worst he’s ever been in his career. I’m referring to the training videos he posted during the 2023 offseason

What sold him was the money! There probably weren’t many other teams willing to give a 31 year-old WR coming off an ACL that kind of deal

🎯 Diggs is the ultimate hypocrite and he always has been. He throws a fit at Josh for not getting him the ball versus Cincinnati in 2022, then in 2023 when he gets an opportunity he drops it. Then he talks so much about his legacy and leaves Buffalo because he wants to win a Super Bowl only to sign with a rebuilding team that is probably a year or two away from getting to that level. He’ll be off NE by that time. At the end of the day, he took the money. DHop is a great example and I wouldn’t be shocked if Diggs tries to get on a contender after next season

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Von Miller looked really good during his training videos too

Pats fans are acting like they signed Diggs from 2021. Reality of the situation is that Diggs was on the decline. He was still good last season but after blowing his ACL it’s going to be tough. Also Im not convinced he’s suddenly going to be a great locker room leader. The way Patriots are acting reminds me of any time Buffalo signed a “name” veteran. Let’s them have fun… eventually the games will begin

Give us a paragraph breakdown please. Just don’t post the video without any context. There should be a rule against this

I wasn’t comparing Carter to Boogie as a player, as much as I was comparing their situations. Both were Day 2 picks that struggled to get meaningful snaps on DL with fairly weak depth. I especially think being made a healthy scratch that late in the season is not nothing and has been revered for your Bashams and Elams I think #1 is really the only reason for optimism, but I’m skeptical that the wrist injury was the entire reason. Why wouldn’t Buffalo put him on IR and get a free roster spot? Like people have said, some players aren’t good as rookies. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him improve, it’s just not something I’m banking on.

That is a shame… I remember Stevens during his time in Buffalo. If I recall he was a pretty good safety

I think part of the problem is that in the past, the Bills portrayed Brown and later Maddie like they are “beat reporters” covering the team. So when you hear this crew asking softball questions during pressers, you want to hold them to the same standard for local media. The difference is the OBL crew are employees of the team and not impartial. There’s an aspect of journalism in their position, but there’s also a big aspect of marketing the team that doesn’t really exist if you work at a media outlet. Their job is to get fans excited and interested in the Bills. Plus as team employees, it would put them in an awkward situation criticizing the same person you have to see every day at work. So yeah One Bills Live is a snooze fest but it comes with the territory and it’s a big reason why I don’t listen unless there’s a guest I want to hear (ie Greg Costello, Dan Orlovsky)

I’d like to see what % is Josh and his LT and RT. It’s a huge percentage. McGovern has a moderate contract as does Samuel and Palmer. The rest are low contracts

This was really cool! I’ve seen a bunch of these AI videos about celebs/public figures. I know there’s a number of programs to generate photos/videos with AI Anyone know the name of this software?

I always got the sense that Cook’s social was all posturing. IMO, Buffalo was ready to re-sign him at the lower range of $8-$15M. Team Cook wanted the higher end and Beane said “work on areas of improvement (blocking) and we’ll revisit toward the end of the season.” Buffalo has all the leverage. He’s not going to hold out on his rookie contract. Also they can just franchise tag him next season and still end up paying him less than the $15M he wants. Plus is any team (not named NE) going to give Cook $15M? Probably not. So with nothing to lose, he throws out the $15M number social media. He also took a page out of the Diggs playbook and enlisted his bro to chime in. All this reminds me of a friend or co-worker who talks a big game on text/email about something they are upset about but when you see them in real life they are way less combative. That’s what I think happens with Cook. Maybe he skips OTA’s but he’ll be fine once training camp starts.

It’s a good mindset… the bigger problem is questioning whether this regime can identify “elite” talent in the draft because right now, I’d only put Josh Allen on that list - though players like Brown and Cook might have a shot at coming close

What concerns me about Carter is that he was horrendous down the stretch of the season. He never got to a point where he could hit the rookie wall. He was a straight up liability on the field. Carter was easily the worst player on a defensive line which consisted of street free agents like Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson and underwhelming talent like Austin Johnson. Yeah I know he was playing through a wrist injury but he wasn’t just bad - he was the weakest link on the DL and it got so bad they made him a healthy scratch late in the season. The healthy scratch is what makes me pessimistic about Carter. He reminds me of Boogie Basham and it seems like his ceiling is “rotational piece” in the DL. Not great for a 3rd round pick. Hopefully I’m wrong but I’m pretty discouraged by Carter as a rookie.

Here’s my question - what makes you think Carter will be any good. It seems that Bills fans are clinging to #1 his one great stuff against Tennessee and #2 struggling due to his wrist injury. I’m not sure we can put much stock into either. Carter was one of the worst lineman on the defense which is why he was scratched late in the year. Just like Coleman, I don’t think he can be much more than a depth piece. Not what you want out of your second and third round picks. Jury is out on Bishop who made some good and bad plays his rookie season. He too was injured but at least he was active on game day

It makes sense if you are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen trying to save your job… but for Rodgers it makes little sense. That’s why I think he’s being so hesitant. He wants Minnesota and is hoping they’ll bite. He’ll settle for Pittsburgh and if down to the Giants, he’ll contemplate retiring

Yes. One of my problems with the Beane/McDermott Era - they tend to overvalue draft picks. It only makes sense if you can hit on those picks.

I have the same concerns about Coleman. Just saying that from a draft standpoint, I don’t think he can include Coleman who Buffalo traded down for 2X with Kincaid and Elam.

I mean…It all sounds good in theory. This was their strategy last season. But consider who they used the picks on - Keon Coleman, Cole Bishop, DeWayne Carter. The book is still out on all players. Though after year 1, it’s looking like Coleman and Carter might not be much better than depth. It all goes back to hitting on the picks you make whether that’s round 1 or round 3

Agreed - but I wouldn’t put Keon Coleman with Kincaid and Elam. Both of those were picks the Bills traded up in R1 to acquire. They traded down twice to draft Coleman - so this essentially is the strategy you are advocating.

I think he wants to play for Tomlin but doesn’t want anything to do with Arthur Smith’s offense. Or he’s been told they aren’t changing the offense for him like did in NYJ. The Giants just aren’t going to be a very good team. Knowing Daboll, you’d think he would have some degree of freedom with the offense. It just makes you wonder how badly he wants to start for a team who’s probably going to be middling at best. At 41, he likely wants a contender and I don’t get that impression from NYG. Plus Daboll and Schoen need him a lot more than Rodgers needs them.

I have to go someday. Surprisingly It’s only a 4 hour drive from Buffalo.

I had thought he addressed these allegations from Columbia already. Pretty sure he said they were thrown out on YouTube

LOL to be fair, you have to be pretty lucky to get a blue chipper when your drafting at the bottom or each round. Your overall point is correct though - the Bills need more difference makers on the roster than just Josh. This has been apparent in each of the playoffs losses, and unless someone steps up big time, I’m not they were able to those players this offseason