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#1 is Davante 

#2 is Deandre

 

3. Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills

Highest ranking: 2 | Lowest ranking: 8
Age: 27 | Last year's ranking: Honorable mention

Some evaluators wondered aloud how Diggs would handle Buffalo, a new offense and a (then) inaccurate quarterback in Josh Allen after the trade from Minnesota.

Answer: Like an elite receiver should. Diggs vaulted from fringe top-10 guy to one of the game's best thanks to a truly dominant season. Allen's new BFF led the league in targets (166), catches (127) and receiving yards (1,535).

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"Years ago, one of [Minnesota's] receivers got hurt and they put in this new receiver, Diggs," recalled a veteran AFC defensive coach. "Smaller guy, more of a slot receiver at the time -- we figured it shouldn't be a problem. We get in the game and he had a pretty damn good day. He's been [great] ever since."

Diggs produced 20.3 receptions above expected, per NFL Next Gen Stats, by far the highest clip in the NFL.

Though Diggs was unhappy in Minnesota, those who coached him or followed him closely knew he would thrive when made the focal point of a high-level offense. He was a primary option for the Vikings but he shared that role with Adam Thielen.

"He's so competitive that his demeanor and ability had the opposite effect that some thought -- he lifted the entire offense up with his standard of play and his ability to get open and make tough catches," an AFC exec said.

Added an AFC coordinator: "Practices like every day is a game. He's known for that. Really quick, great route runner, knack for getting open."

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Pretty amazing just how well Allen and Diggs work together. Diggs was always great, but I don't think he ever was at this level before getting to have a QB just as determined and competitive as him.

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His standards of practice and play and his overall talent lifted the entire offense.   That's huge praise for Diggs.   

 

Think about that.  How many players, other than quarterbacks, can you say that about?    JJ Watt, maybe.  Who else?   They're saying he combines talent and work ethic at the highest levels, and he makes everyone else better.  Some have said, and it's probably true, that some, maybe a big piece, of Allen's success last season was attributable to Diggs.  Allen had a receiver he always could count on, who always ran the route and always caught the ball.  That's a great luxury for a young QB.  

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13 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

His standards of practice and play and his overall talent lifted the entire offense.   That's huge praise for Diggs.   

 

Think about that.  How many players, other than quarterbacks, can you say that about?    JJ Watt, maybe.  Who else?   They're saying he combines talent and work ethic at the highest levels, and he makes everyone else better.  Some have said, and it's probably true, that some, maybe a big piece, of Allen's success last season was attributable to Diggs.  Allen had a receiver he always could count on, who always ran the route and always caught the ball.  That's a great luxury for a young QB.  

You nailed it sir!!

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36 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

His standards of practice and play and his overall talent lifted the entire offense.   That's huge praise for Diggs.   

 

Think about that.  How many players, other than quarterbacks, can you say that about?    JJ Watt, maybe.  Who else?

Aaron Donald and George Kittle come to mind.  Hard to tell.

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14 minutes ago, 1ManRaid said:

Lol what clown ranked him 8th?  Third I can see, but outside the top 5?


1ManRaid, my good friend, it was probably the same joker who had Allen ranked 9th:

 

“5. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Highest ranking: 2 | Lowest ranking: 9
Age: 25 | Last year's ranking: Unranked”

 

I ask you gents… what kind of MAROONS are working over there that would take 8 QBs ahead of JA17 and turn around and take 7 WRs over Diggs?

 

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2 hours ago, BruceVilanch said:

"Years ago, one of [Minnesota's] receivers got hurt and they put in this new receiver, Diggs," recalled a veteran AFC defensive coach. "Smaller guy, more of a slot receiver at the time -- we figured it shouldn't be a problem. We get in the game and he had a pretty damn good day. He's been [great] ever since."

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47 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

Who the hell ranks Diggs #8?

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1 hour ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/

😂😂😂

He is reaching so hard. 

Diggs is phenomenal in the locker room and imo adds an intensity to practices that the offense didn't have before. 

He's not a diva or a distraction,  he's just a WR that knows he's great and wants the ball in his hands as often as possible  

Jefferson had a phenomenal year but let's see him produce year in and year out,  not get injured and elevate everyone around him.

 

I would take this trade all day, even if we drafted Jefferson.  Diggs is an extremely important piece to this team in general and you can't put a price tag on that 

 

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5 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

😂😂😂

He is reaching so hard. 

Diggs is phenomenal in the locker room and imo adds an intensity to practices that the offense didn't have before. 

He's not a diva or a distraction,  he's just a WR that knows he's great and wants the ball in his hands as often as possible  

Jefferson had a phenomenal year but let's see him produce year in and year out,  not get injured and elevate everyone around him.

 

I would take this trade all day, even if we drafted Jefferson.  Diggs is an extremely important piece to this team in general and you can't put a price tag on that 

 

I dunno....I think the author was correct for the most part....trade worked well for the Vikings...I think he whiffed by not being big enough to say that worked out exactly as planned for the Bills too

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sometimes a trade helps both teams, sometimes a trade hurts both teams.  you can argue about who it helped more, but then you having timing involved as well, so maybe it helps the bills more for the first 3 or 4 years and minni more after that, but then you have to evaluate how to discount future vs present day wins, and at the end of the day you really just want to win a chip, so it gets goofy cuz you'd rather win it all this year and stink for a few than be good for like 5 years and win nothing.

 

i can't think of a wr i'd rather have on the bills than diggs

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7 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/

The reasons are BS IMO. To have a winner there must also be a loser.

1. How does the Vikings cap space have anything to do with the Bills?

2. Locker room presence is a product of team camaraderie. Winning makes players great team locker room guys. Losing? Not so much. Diggs looked quite happy last season. 

3. Easy to say after the season is over that Jefferson has the goods. Had they drafted a bust the tune would be different. 

 

It worked out for both teams but considering the Vikings were 7-9 and a playoff no show and the Bills were 13-3 and a game away from SB. Well,.....you get the picture of which team did the winning😎

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7 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/

 

I wonder if that was the same clown whining about the trade of Diggs and how much of a Diva he was and how he would suck as a Bill?  Wow they have some crazy writers in Minny.....not that Blo doesn't have some winners too.

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8 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/

 

That's weak... 

More like 3 positive returns on the Diggs trade, or 3 things that worked out well enough for the Vikings, but 3 reasons they "won" the trade?

Clearing up cap space doesn't mean you beat out the Bills in the trade... Getting a solid replacement WR doesn't mean you beat the production the Bills got out of Diggs, getting rid of someone who doesn't want to be there doesn't mean the Bills lost the trade by getting someone who DOES want to be in Buffalo...

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8 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/


This article was slanted to a point.  What he should have written was the trade was excellent for both sides.  I would agree with that one.  We received exactly what we needed in Diggs.  No need to explain that one.

 

The Vikings given Jefferson’s performance received what they needed not only on cap relief, draft pics, and overall health for their team. Their feelings on Diggs is ridiculous as they don’t want to accept they never handled him well.  He should’ve been the key WR as the clear #1, not Thielen and was proven last year.

 

I really don’t know what these MN guys have in terms of just simply MN  won and Buffalo won.

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11 hours ago, NewEra said:

Perfect ranking imo.  Maybe he can take the step into the top 2 after this season, but he belongs right where he is imo.  

Yeah. We all love Diggs, but could you imagine Hopkins in this offense? Between him and Beasley, could go a whole year without a dropped pass.

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11 hours ago, scuba guy said:

I would say that is very fair of a rating 

 

 

 

Davante should be #1, but bias aside, id take Diggs over Hopkins.  Something I wouldnt have said before last year.  Although this looks like a fantasy ranking, if it is i do agree, just cause ARZ has less weapons than we do

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9 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

Diggs is #1. Followed by Hill then Deandre

We’ll, being that he lead the league in receptions and yards you do have a valid point…, evidently that doesn’t hold much water to some pundits out there…

 

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15 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

GMFB had a segment about which WR could break Michael Thomas's reception record....Nate Burleson picked Diggs.  

 

 

 

I came here specifically to echo this. I bet Diggs tells Josh "I gotta have 150 this year, yo."

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1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:


This article was slanted to a point.  What he should have written was the trade was excellent for both sides.  I would agree with that one.  We received exactly what we needed in Diggs.  No need to explain that one.

 

The Vikings given Jefferson’s performance received what they needed not only on cap relief, draft pics, and overall health for their team. Their feelings on Diggs is ridiculous as they don’t want to accept they never handled him well.  He should’ve been the key WR as the clear #1, not Thielen and was proven last year.

 

I really don’t know what these MN guys have in terms of just simply MN  won and Buffalo won.

As an aside, the trade helped Buffalo succeed far more than it did the Vikings in terms of overall team success, that really can not be argued, in which that individual stats although nice, really do mean nothing if the team is or stays middling in its overall performance, the Vikings as an example…, this is why some pro MN guys are so slanted in there commentary, that and the MN FO is noticeably confused with what to do with the talent they have had and the fans and pundits see that, hence their frustration, and point of view…

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1 hour ago, Don Otreply said:

As an aside, the trade helped Buffalo succeed far more than it did the Vikings in terms of overall team success, that really can not be argued, in which that individual stats although nice, really do mean nothing if the team is or stays middling in its overall performance, the Vikings as an example…, this is why some pro MN guys are so slanted in there commentary, that and the MN FO is noticeably confused with what to do with the talent they have had and the fans and pundits see that, hence their frustration, and point of view…


Don as always, you’re calling me out being nice and right.  I couldn’t agree more and I guess I was trying to give them a little break.  We definitely made out, but so did they just not now and not as much.  The author may be right later in two years if the talent and capital is used well.  The issue is can Zimmer pull all of this stuff together in time to save his job and his staff as otherwise it’s a mess that will start all over again.

 

Well written Don.

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11 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

https://thevikingage.com/2021/07/14/3-reasons-minnesosta-vikings-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-trade/

And to add, the TRADE was not Diggs for Jefferson like they make it sound.   It was Diggs for pick #22 or whatever it was, and by the grace of God Philly picked Jalen Reagor at 21.  
It’s a bit revisionist for MN to look back and say “Oh, that’s ok we can just plug Jefferson in for Diggs, let’s make the trade. “

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