Bills trading Diggs to texans

[Typ0]

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.

Diggs wants to win. This is because he isn't a yes man. Only people who say "yes Mr. Allen, Yes Sir" are allowed on the team.

[Typ0]

The problem the Bills had for the last two seasons on the field was they tolerated Diggs as opposed to listened to him. Now, they are on to bigger and better things.

[Mad Max]

Allen is here for two more years, tops.

Mark my words.

If I was a jackass who saved posts I would lol. This one won’t age well.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

The Chiefs post Hill era, winning back to back superbowls with younger players with less distractions, must have played a role. You have Allen, and llike Mahomes, any WR comes into Buffalo and winds up having the best version of himelf. Samething with Brady in those years in NE. So maybe that's the model they are going after.

Also Diggs is going to be 31 in Nov. You trade a player a year earlier than a year later. That's the Belichick way.

It does not make the Bills a better team right now at this moment. So was the Chiefs 2 years gao when they traded away Hill.

I also believe Beane secretly wished that he drafted Jefferson instead of trading for Diggs years ago. I agree with someone here said that signing Diggs to the extension is a stupid move --- though it may be forced at the time.

[Bill Cody]

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.

The Texans do assume his contract with the exception of bonuses which we already paid. The bonuses are what causes all the dead cap. It's a lot of money.

[DetoxTent]

Hot diggity-dog the ***** is gone. Willing to wait for vast benefits ($$$ savings and pick) until 2025.

[Saratoga Slim]

From a compensation perspective, the Chargers got only a 4th rounder for Keenan Allen. One year older, similar production to Diggs.

Shocked...but stepping back and in full view of the other moves we've made this offseason, clearly 2024 is a reset. We didn't win it all with the roster we had. Time to reboot.

I do think that the WR story is not over for this offseason. Zero chance that we go into the season without an addition to the WR room. A high draft pick for sure, but I'd honestly be a little surprised if it's just a draft pick--it would be unlike the Bills to rely on a rookie at a position like #1 WR. Highly doubt that they're satisfied starting the season with Samuel/Hollins/Shakir while a rookie gets going. I'm sure there's a plan in place before making a move like this.

[justasportsfan]

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

2023
Kelce 93 REC - 984 YDS 5 TDS
Kincaid 73 REC 673 YDS 2 TDs

Kincaid in his rookie year is already half of Kelce -- CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

[Mad Max]

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.

Any remaining doubts about drafting a WR just evaporated. The only question that remains now is if (when) Beane trades up how high will he go, what will he give up and who is he targeting?

My guess would be Odunze with a trade up.

[justasportsfan]

If this is true, I'm glad we traded him away!



Houston Texans RB claims Stefon Diggs ‘asked’ for trade from Buffalo Bills

⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️
@Joe_MainMixon
@stefondiggs
just a few weeks ago you asked and We delivered�� Now let’s go get these ��’s��





https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffa...Yw47zfw5sZg-D-

[Bill Cody]

I totally do not get all the Diggs hate. Disgusting really, especially wishing him injury, that's just nuts. People have short memories. Yeah he didn't end last year well. And yeah like virtually every single top receiver in the NFL Stef can be a handful at times.

But this guy turned Josh Allen from a good to great QB the day he got here and the Bills into a SB contender. Diggs is as competitive as they come. All these top receivers are divas and they all want the ball every play, that's not a news flash.
I thank Stef Diggs for being a joy to watch. The guy ran great routes and he rarely dropped the ball. We'll see what he has left in the tank. I expect this move will motivate him. Good luck to him except when he plays us. Disapointing way to end things but I look at the big picture on what he meant to us while he was here.

As for the compensation I think it was fair considering Diggs age and contract.

Btw this trade is NOT being porocessed as a post June 1 deal. 31m dead cap hit this year.

[Bill Cody]

Any remaining doubts about drafting a WR just evaporated. The only question that remains now is if (when) Beane trades up how high will he go, what will he give up and who is he targeting?

My guess would be Odunze with a trade up.

That would take too much ammo to do and probably not worth it. I do think a trade up is virtually inevitable though but maybe like 7 slots.

[TheConsigliere]

If this is true, I'm glad we traded him away!



Houston Texans RB claims Stefon Diggs ‘asked’ for trade from Buffalo Bills

⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️
@Joe_MainMixon
@stefondiggs
just a few weeks ago you asked and We delivered�� Now let’s go get these ��’s��





https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffa...Yw47zfw5sZg-D-

I have NO doubt about that

[Typ0]

You know he asked for a trade because he wants to win and we aren't willing to.

[TheConsigliere]

You know he asked for a trade because he wants to win and we aren't willing to.

Can we just all pucker up and kiss both of Terry's ass cheeks for keeping Major League professional sports like hockey and football in Minor League Buffalo?

Be grateful

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Any remaining doubts about drafting a WR just evaporated. The only question that remains now is if (when) Beane trades up how high will he go, what will he give up and who is he targeting?

My guess would be Odunze with a trade up.

Maybe a small trade up. But a better bet is a double dipping of WRs in the draft.

I think an offensive philosophy change is in store. Joe Brady would be all in on it. With Diggs, you know he's going to be targeted a lion's share. I think Brady's offense, from what we saw last year, is muliplicity. So maybe there is no one commends the kind of targets Diggs demand any more. From that sense, it may not be looking for a huge trade up involving next year's 1st round pick.

[justasportsfan]

You know he asked for a trade because he wants to win and we aren't willing to.

we got rid of Dorsey which he wanted . The guy we replaced Dorsey with didn't have use for him in his system. We got better when we started spreading the ball . So if we are moving on to system that is better served by NOT forcing the ball to Diggs , then we're are trying to win.

[Bill Cody]

I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.

This was a fire sale.

Nah. It's what the market would bear. It amounts really to a 3rd when you factor in the two picks we send back. And the 2nd will be a late 2nd. People get divorced. Players get traded.

[justasportsfan]

Can we just all pucker up and kiss both of Terry's ass cheeks for keeping Major League professional sports like hockey and football in Minor League Buffalo?

Be grateful

I am grateful the Bills werent moved to Toronto.

[acehole]

We will be going from one of the oldest teams to the youngest by next year.
Bad cap to good cap by next year.
We spread the ball around in a Joe Brady offense (Low impact).
We get rid of a whiner.
We get rid of an over paid player.
We signed depth and vets at the position to prompt impact.
We may sign or trade for another.
We may draft 1 or 2 in a few weeks better suited for a Brady offense.
We will use the compensation to either fill more holes and depth either this or next year.
We may use compensation to to move up this year.

All wins.

Von will be next years cut.
Time to reload/rebuild.

Beans strategy works.