STEFON DIGGS (his best season yet)

[Buffalo Ballin]

Stefon Diggs is having an explosive start.

 

49 catches, 656 yards, 6 touchdowns. According to fantasy numbers, Stefon Diggs is the number one wide receiver. We currently have the number one fantasy QB and number one wide receiver. This is a FIRST in Buffalo Bills franchise. What a special time to witness a special season.

 

Props and salute to Diggs.

 

Diggs is on pace to crack 100+ catches, 1000+ yards, and 10 touchdowns. As long as he stays healthy, Diggs would become 1st ever Bills receiver to get 100+ catches and 1000+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons. That would also place Diggs in a rare class of WR in NFL history and secure his Hall of Fame position.

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

You can see he's packed on some muscle, particularly in his lower body.

 

It's awesome that in his 8th NFL season he's reached a higher level of performance.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if he had a career best year.

[Buffalo716]

Stefon is this generations MARVIN HARRISON 

 

good luck stopping him 

[Nelius]

HIs pace this year should put him over 9k career yards and 60 TD already at a young 29 years old with plenty left in the tank. He plays the type of game that should allow him to last pretty long too, he hardly gets touched on some catches. He's been on a run these past few years and could statistically end up in some pretty rare air. Add a ring or three and Diggs could have an incredible career.

[Nextmanup]

36 minutes ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

We currently have the number one fantasy QB and number one wide receiver. This is a FIRST in Buffalo Bills franchise. What a special time to witness a special season.

...and yet people say "run the ball!"

 

LOL

 

 

[John from Riverside]

What I like about diggs is he plays it smart he doesn’t fight for an extra yard whenever he has a first down he doesn’t take the contact which is going to lengthen his career

[billybrew1]

It looks like his best season yet, it really does. Everything he does seems to be a reason. He is as sharp as they come. Always plotting, planning his next move to make the Bills better…..

[Aussie Joe]

A few of the haters that complained when they extended him have gone quiet…

[Big Turk]

On pace for 

 

138 catches 

1858 yards 

17 TDs

 

[extrahammer]

I think he's the best WR in the league, can play any role. Sure fire hands. 

[Coach Tuesday]

7 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Stefon is this generations MARVIN HARRISON 

 

good luck stopping him 

Similar to Harrison also in his ability to avoid big hits.

[hemma]

Also seems to be a helluva teammate, not only for the receivers room but for all Bills players, coaches + fans.

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, extrahammer said:

I think he's the best WR in the league, can play any role. Sure fire hands. 

 

I mean it's hard to argue against him.

[H2o]

2 hours ago, Big Turk said:

On pace for 

 

138 catches 

1858 yards 

17 TDs

 

I was just about to post this.

 

Diggs IS that dude. I also believe that you can see the extra muscle put on this offseason showing up in his game as well. He's fighting for extra yardage a bit more. He also looks to have gotten just a tick faster. Doesn't seem to be coming out of the game as often as previous years. He just seems to be in better overall condition. Love that guy. Love this entire group of guys we have. 

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, H2o said:

I was just about to post this.

 

Diggs IS that dude. I also believe that you can see the extra muscle put on this offseason showing up in his game as well. He's fighting for extra yardage a bit more. He also looks to have gotten just a tick faster. Doesn't seem to be coming out of the game as often as previous years. He just seems to be in better overall condition. Love that guy. Love this entire group of guys we have. 

 

That's what great players do...they look at ANY area of their game that could use improvement and they attack it.  In Diggs case it was getting off press coverage better with guys that get handsy. The extra muscle and strength help him do that while not sacrificing anything else.

[Solomon Grundy]

Diggs is on a mission!! It's not just Super Bowl or Bust, it's Super Bowl win or Bust. He knows he has "the Closer" on his team now and Josh, this opportunity can't be wasted

[nedboy7]

1 minute ago, Bandito said:

He came out often in MIA game but we all know it's due to the heat!

 

Mental illness is a horrible thing. 

[Awwufelloff]

10 hours ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

Stefon Diggs is having an explosive start.

 

49 catches, 656 yards, 6 touchdowns. According to fantasy numbers, Stefon Diggs is the number one wide receiver. We currently have the number one fantasy QB and number one wide receiver. This is a FIRST in Buffalo Bills franchise. What a special time to witness a special season.

 

Props and salute to Diggs.

 

Diggs is on pace to crack 100+ catches, 1000+ yards, and 10 touchdowns. As long as he stays healthy, Diggs would become 1st ever Bills receiver to get 100+ catches and 1000+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons. That would also place Diggs in a rare class of WR in NFL history and secure his Hall of Fame position.

 

 

In one league I drafted Diggs then Allen and in 1st place. 

Edited October 20, 2022 by Awwufelloff

[JerseyBills]

I love how Dorsey is moving him all around the field. 

Daboll had Diggs on the outside what seemed like every play and now he's getting inside looks and better matchups.

A few throws last week really highlighted the chemistry between him and Josh, where Diggs wasn'tout of his break andthe ball was out already. Diggs is an absolute machine and was the perfect marriage for Allen as WR1 and he's currently playing as WR1 of the NFL.

Would love to see him get the OPOY and Josh get MVP on route to a Bills SB

[L Ron Burgundy]

Great thread.  I anticipate us spreading the ball around more after the bye.  I hope Steph still has a career season that said.  He's been such a huge add to this team, stats and character wise.

[JerseyBills]

4 minutes ago, Awwufelloff said:

In one league I drafted Diggs then Allen and in 1st place. 

I somehow got Diggs in rd 2 in a 12 man league at pick 19.

Unfortunately my 1st pick was Najee but I'm still 4-2 

[wppete]

He is a technician. Could be his greatest season yet. 

[BritBill]

33 minutes ago, Awwufelloff said:

In one league I drafted Diggs then Allen and in 1st place. 

I forgot about my draft and ended up with Diggs. And Kupp. And Davis via auto pick. 
 

That was about it though. 

[Beck Water]

On 10/19/2022 at 11:46 PM, Buffalo Ballin said:

Stefon Diggs is having an explosive start.

 

49 catches, 656 yards, 6 touchdowns. According to fantasy numbers, Stefon Diggs is the number one wide receiver. We currently have the number one fantasy QB and number one wide receiver. This is a FIRST in Buffalo Bills franchise. What a special time to witness a special season.

 

Props and salute to Diggs.

 

Diggs is on pace to crack 100+ catches, 1000+ yards, and 10 touchdowns. As long as he stays healthy, Diggs would become 1st ever Bills receiver to get 100+ catches and 1000+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons. That would also place Diggs in a rare class of WR in NFL history and secure his Hall of Fame position.

 

 

 

Seems like a good place to link this in

Good watch for the bye week

 

My summary: Dorsey is using Diggs on short "gift" routes or on the option routes Beasley used to run, putting him in the slot about 1/3 of the time.  Diggs deep targets are down, but his YAC are way up.

 

 

Edited October 23, 2022 by Beck Water

[Ray Stonada]

He is Him

[Putin]

Love Diggs !!!! 
Thank you Bean very very much !!! 

Edited October 23, 2022 by Putin

[folz]

Averaging 109.33 yards and one TD per game over the first six. He's so good that sometimes you don't realize how good a game he's having, until you look at the stats. He makes it look so easy and it just seems so routine now. Special, special player. And the Allen/Diggs connection already feels like one of the great QB/WR duos (though they need a lot more time together to truly match a Montana/Rice, Keely/Reed, Manning/Harrison, etc, of course.).

 

We suffered a long time for this type of star-studded roster. Enjoy it my brethren!

 

 

[Mr. WEO]

On 10/20/2022 at 12:46 AM, Buffalo Ballin said:

Stefon Diggs is having an explosive start.

 

49 catches, 656 yards, 6 touchdowns. According to fantasy numbers, Stefon Diggs is the number one wide receiver. We currently have the number one fantasy QB and number one wide receiver. This is a FIRST in Buffalo Bills franchise. What a special time to witness a special season.

 

Props and salute to Diggs.

 

Diggs is on pace to crack 100+ catches, 1000+ yards, and 10 touchdowns. As long as he stays healthy, Diggs would become 1st ever Bills receiver to get 100+ catches and 1000+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons. That would also place Diggs in a rare class of WR in NFL history and secure his Hall of Fame position.

 

 

 

He's having another great season, but the bolded portion isn't going to get him into the HOF.  

 

 

[Eastport bills]

Diggs brings a lot more to the team than just an uncanny ability to get open and then to avoid injury causing hits.He brings a swagger that tells the rest of the team,we have the weapons to bury the opposition. His hands are the best I have witnessed  on a Bills receiver in the 50 years I’m watching. He is an outspoken booster of Josh and the Bills team. Credit our turnaround to Diggs acquisition as much anything else. I think Josh is the best QB in the NFL, but it took Stephan to give him the security of knowing this incredible,trusted target could always be counted on.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

He's having another great season, but the bolded portion isn't going to get him into the HOF.  

 

 

 

I was curious so I looked up the players with 3 consectutive 100 rec and 1,000 yard seasons. It's a pretty short list of only 9 players but there are a couple likely non HOFers. Brandon Marshall and Herman Moore. And the way his career is going, Michael Thomas. The other 6 all look like HOFers/future HOFers.

 

 

Antonio Brown (did it a record 6 times)

Harrison (did it 4 times, 6 receptions shy of a 5 year streak))

Rice (2 receptions shy of having done it 4 consecutive seasons)

Fitzgerald (surprisingly did it late in his career at the ages of 32,33, 34. was 17 receptions shy over a 3 year span of having done it 4 consecutive seasons early in his career)

Hopkins ( 4 receptions shy of having done it 4 consecutive seasons)

Wes Welker

 

Four consecutive seasons looks like the magic number for HOF status. You have two that have done it and 3 more that were very close to hitting that 4 year streak. Of course now we have an extra game so we will have to see how that changes things.

[Beck Water]

On 10/20/2022 at 1:48 AM, John from Riverside said:

What I like about diggs is he plays it smart he doesn’t fight for an extra yard whenever he has a first down he doesn’t take the contact which is going to lengthen his career

 

On 10/20/2022 at 9:52 AM, H2o said:

I was just about to post this.

 

Diggs IS that dude. I also believe that you can see the extra muscle put on this offseason showing up in his game as well. He's fighting for extra yardage a bit more. He also looks to have gotten just a tick faster. Doesn't seem to be coming out of the game as often as previous years. He just seems to be in better overall condition. Love that guy. Love this entire group of guys we have. 

 

Unsure both of these things can be true

[Simon Says]

Dorsey seems to be moving Diggs around. Keep defenses guessing, exploit matchups...

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

I was curious so I looked up the players with 3 consectutive 100 rec and 1,000 yard seasons. It's a pretty short list of only 9 players but there are a couple likely non HOFers. Brandon Marshall and Herman Moore. And the way his career is going, Michael Thomas. The other 6 all look like HOFers/future HOFers.

 

 

Antonio Brown (did it a record 6 times)

Harrison (did it 4 times, 6 receptions shy of a 5 year streak))

Rice (2 receptions shy of having done it 4 consecutive seasons)

Fitzgerald (surprisingly did it late in his career at the ages of 32,33, 34. was 17 receptions shy over a 3 year span of having done it 4 consecutive seasons early in his career)

Hopkins ( 4 receptions shy of having done it 4 consecutive seasons)

Wes Welker

 

Four consecutive seasons looks like the magic number for HOF status. You have two that have done it and 3 more that were very close to hitting that 4 year streak. Of course now we have an extra game so we will have to see how that changes things.

 

Brown (even without the crazy stuff) might not get in--even with that stat.  Neither will Welker.  Hopkins is miles away. 

 

Unfortunately for WR these days it's all about the receiving yards---and the bar gets higher every year.  The 17 game season will make it even harder. 

[Buffalo Ballin]

5 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

He's having another great season, but the bolded portion isn't going to get him into the HOF.  

 

 

I only bolded that to show that we never had that before in our franchise; number one fantasy QB and number one fantasy WR.

 

The hall of fame part is the 3 consecutive seasons of 100+ catches, 1000+ yards. Only a rare select class of receivers accomplish that feat; rare air. That should secure his spot. If that doesn't then a Super Bowl ring should do the trick. He doesn't even have to get Super Bowl MVP either.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Buffalo Ballin

[Mr. WEO]

3 hours ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

I only bolded that to show that we never had that before in our franchise; number one fantasy QB and number one fantasy WR.

 

The hall of fame part is the 3 consecutive seasons of 100+ catches, 1000+ yards. Only a rare select class of receivers accomplish that feat; rare air. That should secure his spot. If that doesn't then a Super Bowl ring should do the trick. He doesn't even have to get Super Bowl MVP either.

 

 

See Sammy Watkin's Rib post above--there are several guy who have already achieved that and they are unlikely to get in.  It's not the key into the Hall for WRs.  

[Buffalo Ballin]

I have full confidence that Stefon Diggs will make Hall of Fame. He been getting huge numbers before he arrived in Buffalo. The 3 consecutive seasons of 100+ catches, 1000+ yards makes Stefon's case for Hall of Fame extremely high.

 

As long as Josh Allen and Stefon can stay healthy. I have to say tons of hail mary's in church for this.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

13 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

Brown (even without the crazy stuff) might not get in--even with that stat.  Neither will Welker.  Hopkins is miles away. 

 

Unfortunately for WR these days it's all about the receiving yards---and the bar gets higher every year.  The 17 game season will make it even harder. 

 

Disagree. I see all three getting in. The thing about WR's is they don't get in right away. They generally have to wait a while. If Brown doesn't get it in would only be due to his antics. First team all pro for four consecutive seasons.  And for Brown you can actually go much further, six consecutive 1,200+ yard seasons.

[Nelius]

Sammy Sosa will make the Hall of Fame before Antonio Brown does, which means never. AB had it. He deserved it years ago. But there's no way he's getting in at this point. And he's still a ticking timebomb, he can somehow still ruin his legacy even more.

 

It seems foolish to get this far ahead but Diggs is absolutely on the warrior's path. 1500 yard seasons are nothing to sneeze at, let alone potentially many of them. Hopefully the ABs of the world are looking up at him in Canton when all is said and done.

[Mr. WEO]

5 hours ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

Disagree. I see all three getting in. The thing about WR's is they don't get in right away. They generally have to wait a while. If Brown doesn't get it in would only be due to his antics. First team all pro for four consecutive seasons.  And for Brown you can actually go much further, six consecutive 1,200+ yard seasons.

 

Right now Brown is the one with HOF credentials.  Is Welker getting in?  He had under 10,000 yards career. 

[Buffalo Ballin]

Congrats to Stefon Diggs to become the first and only receiver in Buffalo Bills history to get 100+ catches and 1000+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons. Well done.