Diggs traded to Texans for picks

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

Just now, Freddie's Dead said:

Houston bent us over the tree stump and ***** us dry.  Bills still eat the dead cap, so this deal makes absolutely no sense.  Complete fail by McBeane.

 

Farewell Stefon Diggs, and we thank you.

 

There is no way to... trade the dead cap.  It is money already paid to diggs.  They acquire his base salary for 2024 - which we couldn't cut since it was at least partially guaranteed.  You can still split the dead money across 2 years which i assume we do.  This wasn't the worst contract on the books since we have von miller, but there is no trading von for much of anything at this point since his value is 0 and he's expensive as hell.  

[DanInUticaTampa]

2 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Check out the chiefs WR room

yeah, but they also have one of the smartest offensive minds leading the offense, and the offense struggled in the regular season and was carried by their defense.

 

 

if andy reid was controlling our offense, i would have more faith

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

Are we sure that this isn't a very good hoax? Because that is such a massively bad deal and it's very uncharacteristic of Beane, especially after guarantees kicked in. 

[Chicken Boo]

Just now, PBF81 said:

 

OK, but move up with what?  We gonna trade away next year's first in a draft that's chock full of WRs?  

 

We got a 6th this year, which is worthless for any such trade.  The 2nd next year is hardly a golden carrot.  The 5th next year is also worthless for a trade.  

 

So out of curiosity, what do you think we trade to move up?  We have a 28th overall, a 60th overall, then again starting in the late 4th and day-3, which are generally useless for such a trade.  

 

 

 

I don't have a good enough grasp of the trade compensation to make a guess, but it feels like a trade up.

 

This I will say, Curtis Samuel's role is now HUGE.  He is a weapon and it is now all but confirmed that he'll be used as such.

[DrDawkinstein]

2 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Houston bent us over the tree stump and ***** us dry.  Bills still eat the dead cap, so this deal makes absolutely no sense.  Complete fail by McBeane.

 

Farewell Stefon Diggs, and we thank you.

 

Says who? Link to the financials?

[TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th]

I'm glad diggs is gone and all the drama. And I don't care that there's $30 million+ in dead cap. We can use the 2025 2nd to move up in this year to take Brian Thomas Jr. 

 

The bills now have enough ammo to move from 28th to about 9th if they Trade this year's first,  this year's 2nd and next year's 2nd.

 

Brian Thomas Jr. + Curtis Samuel > Diggs &  Davis

[Real McClappy]

2024 tank year is on now for youth. 

 

There has to be more Diggs drama behind the scenes here we don't know about and Beane is cutting bait. 

[finn]

2 minutes ago, appoo said:

I believe this is a trade that helps both clubs. Houston has deep threats and by getting Diggs, and likely converting him to a slot to pair with Tank Dell - they now have tremendously gifted intermediate guys and an elite deep threat in Nico Collins.

 

For Buffalo, they had an excess of guys who could run intermediate and underneath stuff with Shakir, both TEs and now Curtis Samuel. Diggs was the best of them, but the bills are better served with moving one of them and replacing with a true deep threat 

Good point. That squares with the Athletic's take after last season, which was that with no deep threat (Gabe Davis was a cartoon figure), teams rolled up on the short and intermediate routes, leaving the Bills with no option but to wait for the deep shot once or twice a game, which (late in the season/playoffs) Allen overthrew twice and Diggs dropped once. 

[PBF81]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBill said:

I like the move. Diggs all but disappeared in the last 8 games and he has not been a factor in the playoffs. The Bills unload his salary cap hit and can empahsize a youth movement.  I get the Idea that Brady just was not a Diggs fan.

 

IMO the Bills made a very good move here.

 

When Brady proves to be no better than Dorsey it's going to be a riot listening to everyone talking about how it's because he didn't have Diggs.  

 

You honestly can't make a lot of what's forthcoming up.  

 

 

[nbbillsfan]

Been saying it for a couple years, guy is a problem and has been.

 

I live in OC and am good friends with a couple guys at a major sports agency, and belong to a church several Bills and other NFL players go to. I regularly talk to a couple players. This has been brewing a long time and the fingers are pointed at diggs.

[appoo]

2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Whatever makes up his big cap hit and dead money. Houston can take that on if they want.

They own his base salary which is guaranteed for this season but not the signing bonus. 

[davefan66]

Beane doesn’t do this unless he has a plan. Not sure what the heck it is. Tough to move up this year with next years 2nd round pick.

 

Am I unhappy to see him go? Not really. If he really was that unhappy being here. Fine.  
 

Really wish we didn’t resign him TBH.  Cap hit must be enormous.

[BullBuchanan]

I thought this looked like a rebuild year before this trade and now it's 100% confirmed. Absolutely insane roster mismanagement. He might've been the only player left on the team that actually wanted to win a Super Bowl.

[H2o]

2 minutes ago, Heels20X6 said:

Anyone think it's kinda funny that the Texans just created this issue where they needed a Diggs by unnecessarily trading a MUCH better receiver away in Deandre Hopkins...?

 

Anyways, the return is meh, the current WR room is a major concern and I guess Diggs was more toxic than any of us realized.  Hope he can be "HIM" in Houston.  But my gut tells me this is the start of his "hop-along" career where he wears 6 different jerseys before calling it a career.

Bill O'Brien, end of story.  

[gordong]

Texans Team Cap Space: $29,649,676

[CirclnWagons]

I’m all for trusting the process but this one makes absolutely no sense. Beane got taken the woodshed on this one. Diggs for a few bucks and a 2nd rounder?? I haven’t seen a beating like that since my momma caught me smoking behind the barn. I know Diggs was hard to work with but show me a WR1 that’s not a diva. I know other bills fans that got mad at me for suggesting they are tanking this season but the writing is on the wall. 

[Mat68]

11 minutes ago, finn said:

So a lousy 2nd round pick next year and we lose our best WR AND take a huge cap hit? WTF?

A 2nd for a 30 year old wr is above market.  Heck Amari Cooper was traded for a 4th and was younger. 
 

I think the Bills were at the point to just move on.  Have guys that want to be here and play with Josh.  Take the medicine and move on. Having Diggs wont make Buffalo more or less likely to win it all. 

[Einstein]

22 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Wow, we got no picks this year.  2025 2nd rounder via Vikings.  
 

We sent them Diggs, 6th this year and 5th next year.  

 

Very weak comp.

The Bills wanted him gone.

[MasterStrategist]

Reminds me of Greenbay.

 

Dealt Adams and rebuilt WR room over a couple drafts.

 

This is definitely the year to go 1/2 at WR

[Donuts and Doritos]