‘“There’s things where we say he’s got to check all these boxes to get our first-round grade,” Beane said. “There’s going to be 32 players selected in the first round. But it doesn’t mean they all come out of your first round. Sometimes you do have to dig into your second round, it’s just how it falls. It’s not a huge thing. … Maybe he just doesn’t have a measurable that across the league have shown Pro Bowl, elite success – he’s an exception player. Maybe he just doesn’t have the production. … It’s usually not much. But there’s just something that you’re going, “I really like this player a lot, I think he’s going to be great, there’s one box he didn’t check so we’re going to put him just below here. I still think there’s a bigger gap from the top of two to the bottom of two than just across the line of bottom one, top two.”’
Archives for April 19, 2024
Josh Allen, Sean McDermott heap praise on departed Stefon Diggs
‘“It’s hard. Stef’s a great player, really enjoyed our time together,” McDermott said. “Won a lot of games and he was a huge factor in winning those games. We’ll miss him. You never replace a player like Stef Diggs and we wish him well.”’
The Bills aren’t paying sales tax on PSL sales – a subsidy that will save the team millions
‘While ticket sales for Bills games are subject to sales tax, the stadium deal the team struck with the state is structured in a way that allows the Bills to avoid paying those taxes on the PSLs it now is selling to season ticket holders.’
What Josh Allen said about Diggs trade and what it means for next season
‘Allen said he and Diggs exchanged text messages after the trade. Allen’s thanked Diggs for “everything that he did for me.” “I’ll always have a spot in my heart for him,” Allen said. “I’ll always love that guys like a brother.”‘
Josh Allen’s first comments since Stefon Diggs trade, and what Bills QB texted WR
‘“I shared a text with him and got one back,” Allen revealed. “Just thanking him for everything that he did for me and (that I’ll) always have a spot in my heart for him. And I’ll always love that guy like a brother. And I wish him nothing but the best.”’
NFL Draft 2024: Top prospect spends one of his four 30-visits with Buffalo Bills
‘Cooper DeJean, one of the draft’s top defensive back prospects, had limited availability leading up to the draft. DeJean had medical re-checks due to a fractured fibula that he suffered in mid-November. The re-checks and a late pro day workout in mid-April meant that DeJean did not have much time to travel to teams interested in drafted the Iowa prospect.’
Bills GM Beane discusses unknown of upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, adding WR
‘“I can’t really tell you if we go up, go back or draft at (No. 28 overall),” Beane said. “I have no idea how it’s going to fall.”’
McDermott, Allen weigh in on Bills trade of WR Diggs: “Helped me become the QB that I am today.”
‘“It’s definitely hard to part ways with a guy that’s been very instrumental in our success here over the last four years,” said Allen. “My lasting memory of Stef will be the receiver that helped me become the quarterback that I am today and I’ll always thank him for that.”’
Bills GM Brandon Beane not keen on trading a future No. 1 pick to move up in draft
‘“If it makes sense, I’ll do it, but I don’t love it,” Beane said. “I just know that there were times in Carolina in some of my younger years where we did trade it and I felt more times we were disappointed later that we did it. Like that player we got didn’t put us all the way at the top and then you get to the next year’s draft and you’re picking 17 and you go, ‘Look who we could’ve just had.’”’
Josh Allen thankful for four years with Stefon Diggs, but Bills are ready to move on
‘Diggs never attacked Allen or the franchise in his limited media availability last season, but his once effusive and unsolicited praise for the quarterback diminished. In public it seemed that it was a one-way relationship, as to this day, no one has revealed why Diggs was unhappy or why he needed to leave the facility on the first day of mandatory minicamp last year.’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen publicly thanks ex-teammate Stefon Diggs
‘“Yeah, I shared a text with him and got one back, just thanking him for everything that he did for me,” Allen told reporters Thursday’s in his first public comments since the Bills traded Diggs. “I’ll always have a spot in my heart for him and I’ll always love him like a brother and wish him nothing but the best.”’
Bills’ Josh Allen credits receiver Stefon Diggs for being the caliber of QB he is today
‘Allen made no mention of Diggs’ mercurial temperament or the occasional sideline flare-ups by expressing only praise in his first opportunity to discuss his now-former teammate being traded to the Houston Texans earlier this month.’
Bills would preferably be on the receiving end in the NFL draft after dealing Diggs to Houston
‘“If all our first-round receivers are gone and the next guy is well into the second round, but we have other positions, we’re going to take the other position,” Beane said. “You still gotta take good football players. And even if we don’t get the player that everyone is looking for in April, it doesn’t mean there’s not other ways to do it.”’
Bills’ Josh Allen says Stefon Diggs trade is just ‘the nature of the business’
‘He continued, “Obviously, I wish we could keep everybody. We’ve made a lot of changes this offseason, lost a lot of veteran leadership – [Diggs] being one of them. I guess that’s the nature of the business, and going into year seven now, it kind just is what it is. I don’t get paid to make changes on the team, I get paid to be the best quarterback that I can be and try to lead the guys on this team.”‘
Bills’ Josh Allen thanks departed Stefon Diggs for his hard work
‘”It’s definitely hard to part ways with a guy that’s been very instrumental in our success here over the last four years,” Allen said. “… Obviously, I wish we can keep everybody. You know, we’ve made a lot of changes this offseason, lost a lot of veteran leadership, Stef being one of them. I guess that’s the nature of the business. And going into Year 7 now, it’s just kind of is what it is. I don’t get paid to make changes on the team. I get paid to be the best quarterback that I can be and try to lead the guys on this team.”‘