Bills trading Diggs to texans

[Woodman]

Overdue, he and Allen weren't on the same page anymore.

He made absolutely no impact the last 6 games that we won by the way.

[Woodman]

We will move up in the 1st.

28th now I can see us going up to about 15th.

[justasportsfan]

Diggs is dead to me. I hope he blows out both ACLs and Achilles. Cancer pos

you have issues

[Typ0]

Damn. This reminds me of Grier leaving the Sabre's. Just didn't want to be where they weren't willing to win.

The Buffalo Bills are a Sean McDermott led Facade and are going no where.

This isn't a 'business' move. It's one of our best players have been in their faces about heads being up asses ... and the player is gone I'm guessing so the heads can stay firmly stuffed up asses.

Allen can be more comfortable taking summers off now.

[Forward_Lateral]

.....aaaaand this is why I don't buy jerseys of current players!

Ditto.

I learned my lesson with Flutie and then Bledsoe, which my now wife got me for Christmas one year and it's an authentic one. Super $$$$

[JoeMama]

Really disappointing that the trade won't yield cap savings this year.

My expectation was that if we were going to trade Diggs for relatively modest draft capital, you'd expect the Texans to eat his contract too.

The Bills clearly wanted him gone if they'll take only a 2nd and still eat 31mil in dead cap space. I'm curious what was happening behind the scenes.

[Ed]

thats why it better be a june 1st trade or it just doesn't make sense.

I don't think you can designate a traded player as post-June 1st. That only applies to released players. They'd have to actually wait to execute the trade after June 1st to spread the cap hit. So they're taking their lumps this year. They're going to have a lot more cap space and flexibility next offseason.

[jamze132]

Bittersweet.

Diggs is probably the most exciting off-season pickup this franchise has ever had, and he balled out for the better part of 4 seasons. You can credit Daboll, Palmer, or Josh’s own work ethic as much as you want, but his unexpected meteoric rise from Year 2 to 3 is a credit to Stefon Diggs. I love him and wish him well in Houston. He’s definitely going to a better situation and with a team that is not resting on their laurels (aggressively going after a top RB, WR, and Edge). Credit to Houston FO, who knows SB windows are fleeting and much respect to them for going all in.

With that said, he will be 31 midway through next season, an age around where several star WRs have their production drop off precipitously. For whatever reason the situation became toxic as he was featured less and less in the 2nd half of the season. The decision to extend him was awful at the time given his age, but I’m grateful we’ll get anything for him.

2024 can be flushed. Stef’s dead money hit, Von’s last year of highway robbery, and the transition from all the lost veteran stalwarts of the past 5-6 years. This is likely a 7 win team at worst and a 10 win team if they get a couple breaks.

I applaud the reboot, but it needs to include a new HC after we miss the playoffs in 2024. Terry has a reason to fire him now, where all parties can keep their dignity.

Come 2025 the excitement will be back. Anybody expecting anything in 2024 is either delusional or mentally ******ed

Bro we won out to win the division without much help (if any) from Diggs. I think we’ll be fine, if not better since Nosh won’t feel obligated to force the ball to any one WR.

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We will move up in the 1st.

28th now I can see us going up to about 15th.

I hope not. I’d rather stay right where we are and take BPA. We need to get much younger.

[jamze132]

Really disappointing that the trade won't yield cap savings this year.

My expectation was that if we were going to trade Diggs for relatively modest draft capital, you'd expect the Texans to eat his contract too.

The Bills clearly wanted him gone if they'll take only a 2nd and still eat 31mil in dead cap space. I'm curious what was happening behind the scenes.

Clearing $19m in space next season with this trade. Opens up lots of opportunities after the draft this year where we have so many picks.

[YardRat]

Yeah, after some research it looks like there is no post-June 1st trade designation allowed.

[TheConsigliere]

Really disappointing that the trade won't yield cap savings this year.

My expectation was that if we were going to trade Diggs for relatively modest draft capital, you'd expect the Texans to eat his contract too.

The Bills clearly wanted him gone if they'll take only a 2nd and still eat 31mil in dead cap space. I'm curious what was happening behind the scenes.

I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.

This was a fire sale.

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

The FO bet the farm on Von Miller and it didn’t pay off. Now we waste the rest of Josh’s prime on a rebuild.

I just turned 45 and I have zero faith that I will see a Bills’ SB in my lifetime.

Waa-aah

[Canadian'eh!]

The FO bet the farm on Von Miller and it didn’t pay off. Now we waste the rest of Josh’s prime on a rebuild.

I just turned 45 and I have zero faith that I will see a Bills’ SB in my lifetime.

if they draft well it’s a brief rebuild. Josh has a lot of prime years left. Settle down.

[Canadian'eh!]

Really disappointing that the trade won't yield cap savings this year.

My expectation was that if we were going to trade Diggs for relatively modest draft capital, you'd expect the Texans to eat his contract too.

The Bills clearly wanted him gone if they'll take only a 2nd and still eat 31mil in dead cap space. I'm curious what was happening behind the scenes.

It doesn’t work that way. The trade is the reason for the cap hit. Houston cannot “take it”. They took his contract and salaries.

[JoeMama]

Clearing $19m in space next season with this trade. Opens up lots of opportunities after the draft this year where we have so many picks.

True, but I don't like looking ahead to 2025 when 2024 hasn't even kicked off.

This really puts us in a bind at WR this season.

We don't have a true #1. Shakir looked great in the slot late last year, but I'm assuming he'll be split wide in a new role and Samuel will take over the slot this year. I imagine our other starting WR will be rookie.

My guess is Kincaid's stock is about to shoot way, way up. Kind of like Kelce after Hill left KC.

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

Yeah, way, way up

[OpIv37]

Ditto.

I learned my lesson with Flutie and then Bledsoe, which my now wife got me for Christmas one year and it's an authentic one. Super $$$$

Small potatoes. I got a Bruce jersey cheap in ‘92 when I was in 8th grade. Rolled with that for a long time. Then, it was Bledsoe, Losman for my wife, Spikes 2x cuz I got one signed, and Evans. Gave up on current players after that. I have a cheap Kelly replica and a nice Bruce authentic that my wife gave me. Those are the only ones I’ll wear.

Side note: I randomly found a T shirt with the Bills logo on the front and “Allen 17” on the back on clearance in Baltimore about a month ago. I bought it. I have the curse so he’s probably ****ed.

[OpIv37]

True, but I don't like looking ahead to 2025 when 2024 hasn't even kicked off.

This really puts us in a bind at WR this season.

We don't have a true #1. Shakir looked great in the slot late last year, but I'm assuming he'll be split wide in a new role and Samuel will take over the slot this year. I imagine our other starting WR will be rookie.

My guess is Kincaid's stock is about to shoot way, way up. Kind of like Kelce after Hill left KC.

If Kincaid can be half of what Kielce is, we will survive this. But that’s a huge “if.”

In hindsight, the Allen pick was brilliant. The rest of the 1st round QB’s from that draft were.busts. But he can’t do it without other weapons on O.

[Turf]

Wow I just heard about this. I find it a shockingly stupid move. Diggs was already signed, he's still our #1, or was smh, and there was little to gain in this move unless I am missing something. There must be more personal wise matters they'll never talk about.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

If Kincaid can be half of what Kielce is, we will survive this. But that’s a huge “if.”

In hindsight, the Allen pick was brilliant. The rest of the 1st round QB’s from that draft were.busts. But he can’t do it without other weapons on O.

Lamar Jackson disagrees with that statement