appoo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, MarkyMannn said: Or 3 behind Collins AND Dell Not how this works anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Patience. I'll wait to see who lines up in September. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, UKBillFan said: I don't mind Diggs going - it struck me he had rapidly become a problem in the locker room rather than someone who could be relied upon. But only a 2nd round pick in 2025 for him. A very poor return which does suggest a level of desperation. Or that the rest of the teams in the NFL have watched Diggs decline and disappear later in the season and realized Diggs isn't worth more than that. I think because this draft is so deep at wideout, Beane judged that it would be best to move on this year, get his replacement in the draft and lower the cap moving forward. As much as I like Diggs, in thinking about this move, it makes sense. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Rubber Mats Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Kinda bummed out by this news. End of an "era" in a way. Excited to see what's next. I just hope Diggs doesn;t burn the bridge with fans on his way out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babulator Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, PastaJoe said: That’s a stretch to think a rookie they can realistically pick will come in and immediately be impactful enough to garner similar coverage. I think one of the top 3 could for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Myth…Diggs wants to win so bad leading to his outbursts/pouting. Truth…His outbursts had nothing to do with wanting to win, and all about him being an immature me first player. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 17 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said: Yes, doing very well. How many are producing at a Diggs level. Even the kind of level Diggs was at in a bad year? Diggs was a non factor the 2nd half of this past season and performed poorly in the past two seasons during the playoffs, Diggs has been slipping, he is still good, but as I stated in another post, he is a whiny aze hole, who’s performance hasn’t stood up to his own hype, the team is obviously going through a reorganization, and Diggs would be worth even less next season, and likely cut/waived with no compensation at all, lots of knee jerk responses in this thread…, 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob71 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, MarkyMannn said: Or 3 behind Collins AND Dell and that was the only way I could see him staying in Buffalo was dropping to a WR 2 type role, and I don't think he would have embraced that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 7 minutes ago, zevo said: count me as intrigued as well Pat DiMarco going to run the deep route for us??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, KDIGGZ said: A lot of homers on this board. Any other board this trade is an F I’m surprised we got anything for him and keeping him another year is a somewhat wasted roster spot. Something had to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, jkeerie said: Or that the rest of the teams in the NFL have watched Diggs decline and disappear later in the season and realized Diggs isn't worth more than that. I think because this draft is so deep at wideout, Beane judged that it would be best to move on this year, get his replacement in the draft and lower the cap moving forward. As much as I like Diggs, in thinking about this move, it makes sense. I'm hoping Beane already has a deal in place to move up and get a good wideout who we can enjoy on a rookie contract for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I really don't know what Beane is going to do, other than he is going to address the receiver position in a meaningful way. I would rather not trade lots of draft capital to get one of the consensus top 3 elite guys, but I wouldn't be upset nor surprised if Beane were to do it. Preferably, I would rather get a guy like Ladd McConkey or Javon Baker to be your high target, great route running receiver who can separate along with someone who can get deep such as Franklin, Thomas, Worthy or Mitchell. There is enough draft capital to not have to give up the farm to get two of those guys. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolhouserock Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said: I'm a fan of that. This team needs new blood in lots of places Of course YOU are a fan of it NOW, Captain Hindsight! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 9 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said: It's really not. It'll likely look better as we move towards the season. But this was a huge hit, particularly for this year's team and future cap status. And to remind you, Diggs was 6th in the league in receptions, 13th in yards, 10th in first downs and tied for 7th in TDs last year. It's not fair to only look at his worst section of the season and pretend they sum up his year. Not even close. That production absolutely can NOT "be replaced quite easily." As a reminder, when Diggs did his disappearing act, the Bills went on their 5 game winning streak. They’ll be more than fine without him. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thandGoal Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 hard to grade as I do like that we got rid of Diggs but hate the compensation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Beast said: As a reminder, when Diggs did his disappearing act, the Bills went on their 5 game winning streak. They’ll be more than fine without him. They'll be better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLinALLEN Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 14 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: They didnt win it all with him. So you're saying its a push? We're losing our #1 WR from the last 4 years, and he was ELITE for the past 3. We should have won one with him here and his numbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appoo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just now, Magox said: I really don't know what Beane is going to do, other than he is going to address the receiver position in a meaningful way. I would rather not trade lots of draft capital to get one of the consensus top 3 elite guys, but I wouldn't be upset nor surprised if Beane were to do it. Preferably, I would rather get a guy like Ladd McConkey or Javon Baker to be your high target, great route running receiver who can separate along with someone who can get deep such as Franklin, Thomas, Worthy or Mitchell. There is enough draft capital to not have to give up the farm to get two of those guys. The time to trade first rounders is when you're ready to contend. The time to collect high picks is when you need to rebuild off an aging roster. The bills got significantly younger this off season, without using any draft capital. They have an open window, and if they can use their first to get a legit star WR, and then use their 2nd to add a rookie WR I think that would be the ideal scenario. I would literally give up this yeatrs 1st, next years 1st and the viking 2nd to go get DK Metcalf for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 51 minutes ago, Process said: After we trade up and take Rome we will all be feeling better going to take a lot more than next year's 2nd to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, babulator said: I think one of the top 3 could for sure. But they aren’t realistic picks. The Bills don’t have the draft capital to move that high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullBuchanan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 11 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: 😂😂 Delusional is thinking Diggs is worth anything close to what you're taking about The packers got a 1rst and a 2nd for Adams who's as close as comp as you'll get. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 9 minutes ago, eball said: Anybody else remember how Diggs dropped a perfect bomb from Allen in the 4th quarter against KC, and then on the most crucial play of the game Allen ignored his #1 receiver who was open underneath to try and get the ball to Shakir? Yeah...all was not peaches and cream between Josh and Diggs... Onward and upward! Yes. Those memories are fresh. I’ll take Allen over Diggs any day. Losing Diggs is addition by subtraction. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, eball said: Anybody else remember how Diggs dropped a perfect bomb from Allen in the 4th quarter against KC, and then on the most crucial play of the game Allen ignored his #1 receiver who was open underneath to try and get the ball to Shakir? Yeah...all was not peaches and cream between Josh and Diggs... Onward and upward! Allen no longer has to be faced with the Diggs questions or have to always worry about saying the right thing about the two of them. I would hope there is a mutual respect between each of them and it doesn’t get ugly. It was an incredible rebirth for this organization with the two of them and I’d like for that to stay intact. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverOutNick Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said: Excellent take by Brandt. Much as I feel sad in seeing Diggs go, I agree with all of what he said Wait what did he say? Love that dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Move up for a Wr or use the added cap space and package a deal for a wr looking for his first contract. Ayuik, Higgins, Jefferson. I do not think Beane does this randomly without something in mind. He is quite calculated. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 The emergence of Shakir I'm sure played into this Him and Kincaid are both young studs. Samuel has a ton of potential. Maybe we can still sign a Ridley,trade for Higgins. With big $ kicking in next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appoo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Mat68 said: Move up for a Wr or use the added cap space and package a deal for a wr looking for his first contract. Ayuik, Higgins, Jefferson. I do not think Beane does this randomly without something in mind. He is quite calculated. We'd have to give up 5 years worth of 1st and 2nd round picks to get JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Positive Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just now, JerseyBills said: The emergence of Shakir I'm sure played into this Him and Kincaid are both young studs. Samuel has a ton of potential. Maybe we can still sign a Ridley,trade for Higgins. With big $ kicking in next year Ridley is already signed by the Titans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) The move was not really a big surprise but I had a huge empty feeling when I found out. Obviously Diggs was a pain in the butt sometimes in the locker room but his zero tolerance of losing and BS was pretty impressive. Also one the best receivers we have had in years here and one of the toughest players I've ever seen based on the hits he took (often late and dirty). He also made some huge catches in his time here and got some key TDs. It saddens me that one of the final memories of him will be that drop in his last game against KC and Allen overlooking him wide open at the end of the game. Just like with Trey, Poyer and Hyde, Diggs deserved to win a championship here. One of my favorite Diggs moments was him getting a TD vs NE where he berated the audience in Gillette with F bombs. Totally rude but awesome! Edited April 3 by Livinginthepast typo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Unimportant thought, but wondering if Mr cryptic tweets is a little embarrassed that he got traded (with two picks) for a future year round two. That doesn’t sound like top 5 WR value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: The packers got a 1rst and a 2nd for Adams who's as close as comp as you'll get. Bro no Davante Adams is 2x the wideout Diggs is 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajinka Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Blackbeard said: I feel like there should be a football competency test needing passed before you can post on this site. it'd be a ghost town 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 How can anyone not be excited about this transition. Diggs was awesome while he was here. The candle has burned out. This is the right move to enter the next Super Bowl window phase. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I just hope that when people are evaluating this move for the Bills, they're considering the $25 million it opens up in cap space for 2025 for Buffalo. That's a major factor. This year, the Bills are taking some tough cap medicine. No doubt about it. But NEXT year? Beane's gonna have funny money. 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
london_bills Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just now, stevestojan said: Unimportant thought, but wondering if Mr cryptic tweets is a little embarrassed that he got traded (with two picks) for a future year round two. That doesn’t sound like top 5 WR value. Haha he'll prolly go straight to their GM 'why didn't you give up more ?? smh' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein's Dog Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 11 minutes ago, appoo said: you honestly thought someone was gonna toss a 1st round pick for a 31 year old WR who was showing legit signs of decline? I had been wondering/hoping we could have got Dallas' 1st. Thought Dallas might be desperate enough. I had come around to thinking there was enough Diggs disgust in the FO where they would feel the need to move on. Wondering what the plan is from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Has this been posted yet? Maddy Glab, a reporter for the Bills' digital arm, went viral Wednesday afternoon after she could be heard saying, “There's no control over Stefon Diggs. Dude's gonna do what he wants to do. He'll look in my face and say, 'F you. ' How he treats everybody.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalftimeAdjustment Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2024 is now officially a rebuild year. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyBillsFan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, No_Matter_What said: Wow the compensation seems brutal. Anyway, like I said, he was always tradeable this year. I just thought it would be for 1st this year so we can draft his replacement. This seems crazy. The compensation needs to be looked at in conjunction with the fine print - ie - are the Texans eating any of the dead cap and if so how much? I wouldn't be too upset IF the Texans provide some cap relief as part of the package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 9 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: I'm hoping Beane already has a deal in place to move up and get a good wideout who we can enjoy on a rookie contract for a while. He's calculating. He has a plan in place. He doens't make moves for the sake of making moves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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