Diggs Extended 4 more years breaking news per WGR 550

[notwoz]

9 hours ago, TPS said:

I'm sure Beane was just about to trade Diggs, but after Whaley's comment, he decided to extend him. At least that's how it happened in Twitter world.

 

Or as a Buffalo News columnist said this morning: "There was never a chance he (Diggs) was being shopped, contrary to whatever Doug Whaley thought. There’s a reason why he’s the former GM."

[Warcodered]

 

[Fallser]

[Alphadawg7]

13 minutes ago, notwoz said:

Or as a Buffalo News columnist said this morning: "There was never a chance he (Diggs) was being shopped, contrary to whatever Doug Whaley thought. There’s a reason why he’s the former GM."

 

Too be fair...Whaley was just asked a question about it.  He had no insight or knowledge other than what we all knew that our cap was tight.  And after seeing Chiefs trade Hill, Packers trade Adams, and Cowboys trade Cooper all for cap reasons due to large QB contracts, it wasn't really wrong to think its possible we may have to trade Diggs if he wants money similar to Hill or Adams.  

 

Whaley just taking heat here because of the timing and he is a former Bills GM.  Truth be told, Whaley was not a bad GM here, his major downfall was being forced to find a QB in an awful draft and then having the Pegulas over rule him to hire the train wreck that was Rex.  I mean most of Whaley did wrong was almost out of his control.  Cant find a franchise QB when none are available and he never wanted to hire Rex.

 

The one critical thing he did was trade up to get Sammy, but at the time it wasn't that crazy considering he was considered the best WR in the draft and Whaley needed to do something to help EJ if he was going to have a chance to develop.  Hindsight shows he should have taken Mack or stayed put and drafted one of the other WR's who had better careers out of that draft.  But none of that is known on draft night either.  

 

But I am enjoying the funny memes mocking his comment, the internet never fails to capitalize on poorly timed comments haha.  

[EmotionallyUnstable]

9 hours ago, prissythecat said:

Isn’t “In” typically used for a thread that is a dupe / merge candidate or one that is in danger of imminent closure? 

Yes, I also use it for those that will be 30+ pages for my own reading/tracking purposes 

[Ross Murdock]

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[RocCityRoller]

8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

And diggs strengths aren’t the type that erode early. He’s like a Marvin Harrison 

 

 

Always reminds me of Steve Smith. Smaller guy, quicker than fast, competes every snap.

 

Diggs is just better adjusted mentally and less of a potty mouth.

 

Smith played at a high level into his 30's.

 

That is my comparison.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

22 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Too be fair...Whaley was just asked a question about it.  He had no insight or knowledge other than what we all knew that our cap was tight.  And after seeing Chiefs trade Hill, Packers trade Adams, and Cowboys trade Cooper all for cap reasons due to large QB contracts, it wasn't really wrong to think its possible we may have to trade Diggs if he wants money similar to Hill or Adams.  

 

Whaley just taking heat here because of the timing and he is a former Bills GM.  Truth be told, Whaley was not a bad GM here, his major downfall was being forced to find a QB in an awful draft and then having the Pegulas over rule him to hire the train wreck that was Rex.  I mean most of Whaley did wrong was almost out of his control.  Cant find a franchise QB when none are available and he never wanted to hire Rex.

 

The one critical thing he did was trade up to get Sammy, but at the time it wasn't that crazy considering he was considered the best WR in the draft and Whaley needed to do something to help EJ if he was going to have a chance to develop.  Hindsight shows he should have taken Mack or stayed put and drafted one of the other WR's who had better careers out of that draft.  But none of that is known on draft night either.  

 

But I am enjoying the funny memes mocking his comment, the internet never fails to capitalize on poorly timed comments haha.  

 

Agree, Thought Marrone was also kind of forced on him too?? 

 

My take is he wasn't forceful enough to tell RB and the Pegulas, no, if you want Rex, then I'm done.  Seemed like he was too easy going of a guy.  Kind of had an attitude of OK, guess I'll have to figure out how to make this work, instead of saying no!  But hard to say I quit when only 32 of these jobs exist.

[GaryPinC]

22 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Too be fair...Whaley was just asked a question about it.  He had no insight or knowledge other than what we all knew that our cap was tight.  And after seeing Chiefs trade Hill, Packers trade Adams, and Cowboys trade Cooper all for cap reasons due to large QB contracts, it wasn't really wrong to think its possible we may have to trade Diggs if he wants money similar to Hill or Adams.  

 

Whaley just taking heat here because of the timing and he is a former Bills GM.  Truth be told, Whaley was not a bad GM here, his major downfall was being forced to find a QB in an awful draft and then having the Pegulas over rule him to hire the train wreck that was Rex.  I mean most of Whaley did wrong was almost out of his control.  Cant find a franchise QB when none are available and he never wanted to hire Rex.

 

The one critical thing he did was trade up to get Sammy, but at the time it wasn't that crazy considering he was considered the best WR in the draft and Whaley needed to do something to help EJ if he was going to have a chance to develop.  Hindsight shows he should have taken Mack or stayed put and drafted one of the other WR's who had better careers out of that draft.  But none of that is known on draft night either.  

 

But I am enjoying the funny memes mocking his comment, the internet never fails to capitalize on poorly timed comments haha.  

No, he was a bad GM while he was here.  It is clear to me he has an eye for talent, especially evaluating at the pro level.

 

But being a talent evaluator is not really enough.  GM's need to be the face of the franchise, and he failed almost completely at that.  There's a reason McDermott was handed charge of the franchise when he arrived.  Whaley's lack of a plan and poor performance as a GM behind closed doors mandated it.  Funny how the pecking order righted itself when Beane arrived.

 

I know people who met/are friends with Whaley and it sounds like he is a good guy.  I have nothing against him.  But you are simply judging him by draft picks and draft situations and that does not fully encompass the job.

 

Whaley goes on record predicting we have to trade Diggs while Beane locks him up for 6 years.  The disparity is crystal clear.  A good GM would respect all the possibilities and not just shoot off his mouth.

[HurlyBurly51]

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[Generic_Bills_Fan]

23 minutes ago, RocCityRoller said:

Always reminds me of Steve Smith. Smaller guy, quicker than fast, competes every snap.

 

Diggs is just better adjusted mentally and less of a potty mouth.

 

Smith played at a high level into his 30's.

 

That is my comparison.

Diggs should have less of a falloff as he ages than someone like tyreek hill imo.  Guess we’ll see 

[The Wiz]

1 hour ago, notwoz said:

Or as a Buffalo News columnist said this morning: "There was never a chance he (Diggs) was being shopped, contrary to whatever Doug Whaley thought. There’s a reason why he’s the former GM."

Whaley would have been shopping him for sure. 

[YoloinOhio]

Green Bay and Dallas also ….

 

bills zigging while everyone else is zagging 

Edited April 6, 2022 by YoloinOhio

[buffalo2218]

37 minutes ago, RocCityRoller said:

Always reminds me of Steve Smith. Smaller guy, quicker than fast, competes every snap.

 

Diggs is just better adjusted mentally and less of a potty mouth.

 

Smith played at a high level into his 30's.

 

That is my comparison.

I'm not sure Patriot fans would agree with that

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[YoloinOhio]

 

[Logic]

 

[Warcodered]

8 minutes ago, Logic said:

 

"Bills fans going to say OJ did it a lot this year." That's terrible, hilarious, and absolutely could be a thing this year.

[BillsfaninSB]

39 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Green Bay and Dallas also ….

 

bills zigging while everyone else is zagging 

Didn't Dallas at least just gave Gallup a huge deal?

[BillsShredder83]

10 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

 

That release @ 1:42 was disgustinggggggggg 😆😆😆😆 can not stop that