DrDawkinstein

Yeah, I get you. JoPoy and I were probably just getting too technical/literal with that part. Although, there is a difference between athletic standards and compensation. The reason the collusion talk comes up at all here is because this is exactly where they try to protect against it the most. Being too small or too slow to make the team is directly performance based. It's measurable and objective, and defendable. Contracts arent cut and dry and totally based on performance, they're subjective, and based on what is negotiated. Anyways - I agree in general that there doesnt have to be a grand conspiracy behind no one wanting to offer him $270M fully guaranteed. It's just a bad idea. But we'll see. He can start getting offers next Wednesday (and I believe every team that said they werent in on Jackson ARE in fact in on Jackson).

I know it isnt exactly the same, but I'd argue that Diggs' behavior is more like Phelps than what posters here think it is. Here is the big, horrible, "screaming", "event" by the way: That's it. Less than 10 seconds. Like 3-4 of the same line. From 10 feet away. With his helmet on. As he's walking by. THAT is the big diva meltdown attack?!? And supposedly Diggs was yelling "Stop listening to him!" Which, if Diggs is referring to the advisement to throw it deep every play, and keep going bomb-bomb-sack-punt... Diggs aint wrong. I think we were all yelling the same thing at that time. IMO, he's trying to get Josh to throw a couple balls to him, not because he wants attention or needs targets, but because he knows it will help Josh and the offense settle down, find a rhythm, and maybe put a drive together.

3min 11sec mark "CATCH THIS MOTHERFU$%ER! CATCH THIS MOTHERFU$%ER!" on international TV. All words of encouragement, just like Diggs had for Josh. Phelps doesnt really think anyone is a MFer. Those sisters? Absolutely. He didnt treat anyone like crap tho. Seriously. Yall need to not be so sensitive. None of the Bills care about it nearly as much as the bored fans.

Because they have league/ownership rules, a collective bargaining agreement, and a labor union to deal with. It's not surprising that theyd want to (and I agree with them), but it is against the established rules to do so.

Nah. you are.

Id say Diggs handled the backlash very well. He made two simple comments in response. What part is there to argue with or condemn?

Called out by who that matters? And dont ever compare Diggs to JA Morant. Especially in light of recent events. Diggs is no where near that. Save your "kids these days" generation rant for the AARP board gramps! Almost none of that applies to Diggs' sideline outburst situation. The kids didnt invent participation trophies, the Gen X/Boomer parents did. Keep that in mind.

For sure. It was a great value contract the day it was signed, let alone 3 years later.

Just because Daboll went along with what is essentially a 2 YEAR deal does not mean he thinks Jones is a top QB. It just means he thinks Jones is the best they can do for another couple seasons.

Read the previous page, the other online comments, and everything said since the Cincy game. The "fans" deserve the trolling. He's a diva because he wants to win? Because he wants the rest of the team to show the same fire he brings to the games? Cmon. Want him to be ok with losing? Nah. Want him to be ok with their level of play when its not up to the standard? Nah.

Off the top of my head? There are a LOT more arguments and heated discussions going on in every game than fans are aware of. Diggs was just caught as the ONLY player caring while his team laid an egg in a playoff game. Yall are being wayyyy too sensitive about it.

Favre turning this into a Barbara Streisand Effect, drawing even more attention to his misdeeds and only garnering more support for McAfee.

Tell me you know nothing about older brother and patriarch Stefon Diggs without telling me you know nothing about Stefon Diggs. Dude passed up scholarships to schools like Ohio State so he could stay home in Maryland and help his family after his dad died. Playing at Maryland instead of OSU is a major factor on why he slipped to 5th round instead of likely a 1st round pick as an OSU WR, sacrificing millions of dollars up front. But he stayed and made sure his mom was ok, and his little brother stayed straight so he too could go on to college and a pro career. He has been described repeatedly as the "older brother" of the team. Josh is the leader and face of the franchise, and Diggs is the older brother who comes around and slaps you in the head when you arent pulling your weight. Bills fans absolutely suck right now. Lies and slander by a bored, toxic, entitled fan base.

Diggs now, Josh next. Thats the current state of Bills Mafia right now.

Yes. As a matter of fact I remember the day, posting on the board as everyone was trying to figure out how we could pay him the expected $14-15M/yr, and everyone was pissed he was going to walk. And then the tweet hit that he signed at $11M. But most of us expected he was gone.

This is both a big "no duh" and also a non story since nothing is even close to official and it's just conjecture in the doldrums of the offseason. Almost sounds like the team is negotiating through the media on this one. "Expected" to lose... ok, yeah, we've all been expecting it.

Link to any of that?

It could be more aggressive with any new DC calling plays and game planning. Doesnt have to be McD. And as a matter of fact, SHOULDNT need to be McD.

It's looking like the best thing he can do for himself is go back to Baltimore and play under Monken and show folks he's a real QB. Oh, and maybe also play the full season uninjured, but he only has so much control over that.

I guess the first meeting with Lamar's "agent" didnt go so well!

Not correct. The scheme is McD's. The actual gameplan and calls during the game are on the DC.

Yeah it wasnt anything as obvious as "every time you play in Miami...", but we structured it so matching would have caused them a ton of pain. Just saying we played some matching antics.

I believe that was Will Wolford and the Colts. And then we did the same thing with Charles Clay and Miami. And if a team DID put a poison pill in the contract, then Baltimore just says "no thanks, I'll take those two 1sts", so there really isnt much risk for the Ravens.

If Jones is terrible the next two seasons, they'll be drafting early enough to get a new QB in 2025, and likely be able to walk away from this contract with a reasonable dead cap hit. Just saying, there could be a plan. Jones outright sucking wouldnt be the worst thing. The worst thing would be playing "ok", make a Wild Card again next year but never win more than 9 games, never be bad enough to cut or get a high draft pick, but never be good enough to do anything.