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Cannot Backup? You mean sharing my opinion that based on recent things I have seen and read that I think there is a strong chance he will be a Patriot? Geezus man, you DHop holdouts take this stuff way to serious and personal. Now you want to hold me accountable for what others are saying in the media and online as if I am the one originating it? I want DHop to be a Bill too...but running around denying any and all other possibilities to prop up your hopes isn't gonna increase the odds. At this point, its a VERY LOW possibility he will sign with the Bills and substantially higher chance it will be elsewhere. And right now, the talk is that NE is the front runners. Stop asking me to backup other peoples reports.

I wanted to like this...I had hoped it was gonna be funny or witty. But it was just lame and boring. #Dissapointed

Keep holding out hope...but I would bet money he signs with NE. And there is more out there on it than you realize, but I am also not gonna do everyones due diligence on it either. Like it or not, popular expectations and beliefs as of today are his most likely landing spot is NE.

It was on a bunch of sports new yesterday. Maybe media was exaggerating it, but saw it mentioned multiple times while watching various sports shows yesterday that he was expected to sign there. Then after that, Hopkins posted the pic of him and Judon inside the Pats locker room with the caption "La Familia". So feels like there is a lot more smoke here than in prior reports of where he might land. But also wouldn't be surprised if something changed, just feels like there are a lot of strong indicators he most likely signs with Pats at this point. Which if he does, then it will show that money played a bigger role in his decision than playing with a top tier QB. Which is fine, wouldn't blame him at all for that given this is his last relevant contract of his career.

Here is all anyone needs to know when it comes to Harty vs McKenzie McKenzie is a gadget player whose only singular strong attribute is straight line speed but couldn't apply that to be a valid deep threat. Harty is a legit deep threat who can take the top off the defense. He does WR things better in almost every aspect of the position than McKenzie despite being similar in stature. Love McKenzie, his energy, personality etc. But end of the day, he was out over his ski's as a starting slot WR. He is a valuable gadget guy, but not someone you can rely on as a heavy minutes player. He isn't a polished route runner, he doesn't have great hands, he isn't cerebral on the field like Cole was, he isn't very good at tough or contested catches, he isn't physical, and he doesn't track the long ball well. Harty is more of a talent as a WR and can do more WR things on the field. His biggest issue is availability in terms of staying healthy. I don't see Harty as a guy who can be relied on as a starter either with his injury history, but I do feel like he is more of a legit WR when he is on the field and if you lose track of him he can burn you over the top and score on any given play. I trust him to not only track the ball much better but be someone who can make a catch in traffic down field too. Going from McKenzie to Harty is a noticeable upgrade IMHO.

True, and I think for sure you are right about it the first time. Him and the agent trying to make it happen. But this time, it comes off the back of many reports that a deal is expected and an announcement is looming. And its also time he signs, I don't think there are any other offers out there for him to consider at this point. The interested teams are limited, so I am pretty sure he knows what he can get in each of those spots now, and NE always felt like the place he might get the most right now given the tight cap spots of his two top choices of Buffalo and KC. But you are right, nothing is certain...I however feel the odds are pretty strong he will be Patriot soon. I would love him in Buffalo, but after all our moves of late, I don't think its in the cards.

But, he wasn't in Buffalo and post something calling someone on the Bills his family while they stood together inside a Bills locker room, so not the same thing IMO. Hopkins was standing inside the Pats locker room with his arm around Judon. All reports are that a deal is all but done and an expected announcement is looming. None of that happened with Buffalo or in his Buffalo Solider tweet. So, I think the odds are significantly stronger here that he will be a Patriot. I would wager money on it this time where as before it was all speculation to what it even meant and all the connections to Buffalo were fan driven narratives based on hope.

This the same poster that during the draft kept making long lists of the obvious players still on the board the Bills might take with their next pick so he could clout chase and say "he correctly predicted the pick" lol So no surprise to see him frame a thread like this to back door his way into a narrative he is trying manufacture of slamming McD again

Deandre Hopkins is gonna be a Pat. He posted a pic with him and Judon in Pats locker room and said “La Familia” on Instagram. It’s a done deal IMO.

Wake me when you post something worth reading

Thats tall talk from a poster whose consistently has some of the worst takes on the board and has like a 95% dislike rate. The only people who ever like your posts are the same few people who spend every waking minute on this board wallowing in negativity like you. @Chandler#81 was a great mod and so was Hapless, and I say that as someone whose 2 lone remaining warning points both came from Hapless. WRONG.

But what makes you think the friction is with Allen? Nothing about this suggested Allen was the source of friction with Diggs. Fans put a 100 spins on it trying to sew discontent between them because of a frustration moment in a disappointing loss months ago. Allen, Diggs agent, Von, etc have all suggested it wasn't that serious. And there is stuff that sounded like it involved his new positional coach and/or communication.

*sarcasm alert * They clearly hate each other which is why Allen is talking about how much he loves Diggs and Diggs is posting buddy buddy pics with him and Allen on IG I think this thread can just die and go away now…they clearly are all good.

I’ve found it’s mostly people who aren’t members of Mensa who run around telling people they are.

Better. DL is better. Secondary is better. OL is better. WR’s are better. TE’s are better. RB’s are better. Offense should be better with Dorsey having a year under his belt to learn from. Most importantly…Frazier is gone, so defense should be better and more aggressive under McD. So, yeah, I think this is a much better team than a year ago.

No.

There are some people in this thread that just need to go outside and get some fresh air and move away from the hysteria and your keyboard.

Your username keeps getting more ironic with every post you make in this thread

I wouldn't say botched...any HC is going to be concerned when one of the most important players is not on the field for a mandatory event. I don't think there is anything McD did wrong, he was probably frustrated that what ever it was had not been handled so he could be on the field for this short mini camp yet.

I remember a time where the minicamp threads were active around here and exciting. Now...there is a 120 page thread on about 100 different conspiracy nonsense, none of which have any remote evidence of being true, instead of people in here excited to see things going well and in a groove. TSW in a nut shell. Its a shame that a thread covering now TWO Days of Mini-Camp hasn't even filled 2 pages yet...meanwhile the people obsessed with sewing discontent into Diggs and Allen are filling pages still in the other threads covering that hysteria. Thanks for the updates in here Beck and Happy...its great to see Knox injury seems insignificant and to see Diggs having fun out there already with his teammates.

Can you prove it's not? Von Miller said it was nothing big. Josh Allen said it was nothing big. Diggs agent said it was nothing big. Diggs is there today with no issues. So I think "fine" is an appropriate choice of words.

Oh no! Diggs is at practice and everything is fine. What is everyone gonna do now? Lmao

This thread is kind of hilarious. That amount of over dramatization, hysteria, middle school rumor gossip, and over exaggeration is quite entertaining. Let see…Allen, Von, Diggs agent, etc have all said it’s not that serious, not contract or football related. Yet despite that, there is absurd level of over exaggeration panic as if it’s some massive issue that is going to cripple the team. I think I’ll just patiently wait and see how things shake out because the most plausible scenario is this is minor and it will work itself out shortly

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No, I would have no issue signing DHop, would be excited. But I was responding to someone who said Beane has to sign DHop to change the narrative on Diggs and I said it would have the opposite affect