without a drought Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Can't wait for the Bills to lose to the Texans instead of the Chiefs or Bengals 2 Quote
Neo Posted April 3 Posted April 3 35 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: A 2025 2nd round pick! Beane got had. This is all to placate McD's fragile ego. This is really stupid move for this year. Only way Beane recovers from this is to mortgage multiple picks to move up and get one of the top 3 WR. Sad sad day when you chose the loser HC over the guy that was the heart and soul of the team for years. If you’re on a team or in an organization, and Diggs is your “heart and soul,” you should run. We often allow destructive behavior to be cloaked by the adjective “passionate.” Quote
Augie Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Maddy Glab and I are relieved that we no longer have him around forcing us to “like him.” It felt kinda dirty after a while. 1 Quote
appoo Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just now, stlbills13 said: Let's see what happens in the draft or even with further trades. I'm not currently concerned. He was less vital with Joe Brady. Shakir is emerging (but no he'll never be a dominant #1), Kincaid is going to be really good, and there is extra draft ammunition to move way up if we want. Bills absolutely need someone to win deep routes. But they didn’t have that with Diggs. They have 3 guys who can win routes underneath and intermediate now 1 1 Quote
london_bills Posted April 3 Posted April 3 55 minutes ago, Roundybout said: What a joke. The best receiver we’ve had in 20 years and away he goes. Pathetic. Looks like more of a step back this season than I thought. Perfect time to get Marvin Harrison JR 1 Quote
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just now, Ethan in Cleveland said: So you can use the 2025 pick this year to trade up. If they don't use it then it makes less sense. I think the 1st in 2025 is also in play. 1 Quote
Mat68 Posted April 3 Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said: No one is going to like what I am going to say but, This reminds me of Tony Romo and T.O.....Now I am not comparing players just the situation. Allen is light years better than Romo and Owens was much better than Diggs. the similarity I see is Romo was a young player and could not tell Owens to cool it with his nonsense because Owens was a hall of famer who played with steve young..etc.....Romo had to sit back and let him say whatever he wanted at all times and tolerate his act on the field because if he dared to put him in his place the media would have swooped in and started a feud....(which actually happened in 08) all the new wr will be forced to listen to Allen, Diggs was never going to because he is an ego maniac and is older than Allen even though he has never really accomplished anything Diggs carries himself like he has. it sucks they didn't get at least a pick for this year and moved a fourth rounder along with him. The trade feels like the bills were desperate to move him because he is such a weirdo ego maniac who always speaks in code and can not ever credit anyone else. so this seems to me like they are now going to package that 2nd rounder next year to move up in the first this year....or to get a 3 or two 3's this year. I agree. Allen is/was not the get in your face and lead type. Maybe that was because he was sort of speak Diggs little big brother. That relationship was not one where Allen was an authority. Maybe by removing the older vets it pushes Allen to being a leader. By not having history with those around him it wont feel forced or out of place. Again this was not a 21 Sundays of the year move. This was the other 344 days of the year move. 5 1 Quote
Alphadawg7 Posted April 3 Posted April 3 1 minute ago, SectionC3 said: He became a supreme a-hole and they were tired of his act. I’m not the least bit surprised by the trade based on what I’ve heard about this guy. Its not the trade that is a surprise, I fully expected him to be traded next offseason. The surprise was to do it now instead of after June 1st to reduce the cap hits given we didn't get back a draft pick in this draft. Quote
Iverwig Posted April 3 Posted April 3 1 minute ago, HappyDays said: You know what, now is a good time to spill the beans on what I was told last year - In the home Patriots game, Diggs chose to sit out the first drive of the 2nd half because he was upset with Allen's play in the 1st half. It wasn't an injury or part of the game plan. He decided to screw over his team and sit out a drive because he couldn't get over himself. I suspect other stories like this will come out in the coming days. A couple aren't mine to tell. Guy was a total headcase and a major distraction in more ways than one. If that’s the case then good riddance. There has to be more since Beane and Josh have been giving him votes of confidence in the media. Diggs will have a good year with Houston but then fall off the map. I don’t think he will pull that with Ryan as his coach but who knows because once a diva always a diva. 1 Quote
Jerry Jabber Posted April 3 Posted April 3 I’m sure there’s a reason why Beane got a second round draft pick. I wouldn’t doubt the Bills have a deal in place with a team to move up in the draft and a second round pick is part of the deal. 1 Quote
MikePJ76 Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just now, Mat68 said: I agree. Allen is/was not the get in your face and lead type. Maybe that was because he was sort of speak Diggs little big brother. That relationship was not one where Allen was an authority. Maybe by removing the older vets it pushes Allen to being a leader. By not having history with those around him it wont feel forced or out of place. Again this was not a 21 Sundays of the year move. This was the other 344 days of the year move. Very Well said. Quote
Mango Posted April 3 Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, davefan66 said: Question. We eat only 4 million this year, not the 31 million? How does the 31 million dead money on 2024 play out? Using round numbers it is $28M on the roster $31M off the roster. Effectively trading Diggs only costs us an additional $3M compared to keeping him. Quote
Bills aPHILLYate Posted April 3 Posted April 3 I actually thought this would receive more positive reaction. I will always be appreciative of Diggs contribution to our turnaround and helping Josh assert himself as a top 2 qb. I enjoyed the run. I absolutely believe that there is a plan in place. Trade up is very likely or assuredly double dipping in whats projected as one of the most talented WR drafts. I don't think it will be a cataclysmic drop-off. We're getting younger during Josh's prime and it will help sustain it for the foreseeable future. Quote
appoo Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just now, Augie said: Maddy Glab and I are relieved that we no longer have him around forcing us to “like him.” It felt kinda dirty after a while. All great NFL WRs are completely bonkers and head cases. Love Diggs he was tremendous for this franchise 1 Quote
first_and_ten Posted April 3 Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, buffblue said: If all we're eating is an additional 4 million cap hit this year to get free next year, I'm not horribly upset by this. Need to see what comes next WGR is saying we're eating 31 million. Who's right?? Quote
BBFL Posted April 3 Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, HappyDays said: You know what, now is a good time to spill the beans on what I was told last year - In the home Patriots game, Diggs chose to sit out the first drive of the 2nd half because he was upset with Allen's play in the 1st half. It wasn't an injury or part of the game plan. He decided to screw over his team and sit out a drive because he couldn't get over himself. I suspect other stories like this will come out in the coming days. A couple aren't mine to tell. Guy was a total headcase and a major distraction in more ways than one. If that’s the case then obviously a lot of the times he stood on the sidelines at key moments is telling. Thank you for sharing but thank you more for not tainting and throwing shade to a player who is on our team. Respect to you! 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just now, Alphadawg7 said: Its not the trade that is a surprise, I fully expected him to be traded next offseason. The surprise was to do it now instead of after June 1st to reduce the cap hits given we didn't get back a draft pick in this draft. The draft is before June 1. Thats why. Quote
TheWeatherMan Posted April 3 Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, BigDingus said: Not impressed by this trade at all. You don't have a legit number 1, your number 2 left in FA, and don't have an early 1st round draft pick to grab one of the best WRs. Oh, and plenty of dead cap to go with it, unless I missed something (which I may have, didn't read the whole thread). If they can't get a top WR, I hope they go OL so Josh will have more time to find these underwhelming receivers & for them to get open. We didn’t have a #1 last year either and our #3 was a #4 at best. I’m honestly surprised we got anything for Diggs looking at his last 10 games. Quote
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