Do you think Allen feels relief after the Diggs trade?

[Augie]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I think it got beyond annoying and to the level of "sick of his s***".

 

This is just stuff that's made public.  Who knows how Diggs has been communicating with everyone behind the scenes.

 

Maddy Glab thinks she knows.   😋

 

 

“There’s no control over Stefon Diggs. Dude’s gonna do what he wants to do. He’ll look in my face and say, ‘F you.’ How he treats everybody.”

[BBFL]

Definitely didn’t split any more pants over it. 

1 minute ago, Augie said:

 

“There’s no control over Stefon Diggs. Dude’s gonna do what he wants to do. He’ll look in my face and say, ‘F you.’ How he treats everybody.”

Is that a direct quote from Ms. Glab?

[BMWR100RT]

Can you imagine running over, through and around defenses, throwing on the run, extending drives, showing true leadership, and then watching Diggs run out of bounds, duck to not get hit, and generally protect himself instead of trying for YAC? Good riddance Steph. 

[Alphadawg7]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I honestly don't think that the Bills do this without Allen give it a thumbs up.  

 

I think James Jones on one of those talk shows said the Bills figured out they can with without him.

 

Allen spreads the ball out well, maybe better than any QB in the league.  With Diggs getting up there in age, slowing down and Allen not having to worry about getting Diggs his targets....Allen could actually be better.  You can't force the balls to Diggs like it's 2020 or 2021 anymore.  Diggs will want his targets regardless if he's slowing down.

 

Allen can now just walk up to the line and can just throw it where he thinks its the best place to go rather than satisfying Diggs ego.  It has to be a relief IMO.

 

WR are diva's and probably will have to deal with something like this again but a more mature way.  I appreciate what Diggs did for us for 4 seasons but these, what Tim Graham said "micro aggressions" do get annoying, especially for Allen.

 

I believe 2 things:

 

100% there is relief in the building.  I don't doubt for a second that team top to bottom appreciates Diggs and what he brought to the team for 4 years, but I am sure they are also now feeling relief that they don't have to face the same repetitive questions and attempts by the media to get click bait stuff on Diggs every time they step to a mic.  Honestly, the main reason the Bills have been in the media as much as they have the past couple years is the constant attempts to sew discontent between Allen and Diggs relationship and Diggs and Bills overall relationship.  They won't have nearly as much coverage this year, there is no drama narrative to force constantly.  

 

I also think Allen fully appreciates everything him and Diggs accomplished, but realizes this team plays better when we spread the ball around.  So I think Allen is going to enjoy going into each game not having to worry about how Diggs feels.  We all know Diggs is CONTENT when winning and not getting the ball, but never truly happy.  So if this season has some ups and downs and Diggs isn't getting the ball enough in those downs then he was going to be an issue.  Now Allen doesn't have to think about it at all...just go out and make the right decisions.

 

Calling it now:  Josh Allen will put up another MVP candidate season and we will see him having more fun again like he used to.

[The Firebaugh Kid]

12 minutes ago, BBFL said:

Definitely didn’t split any more pants over it. 

Is that a direct quote from Ms. Glab?

It's funny I had forgotten about that, but wow. It says alot about what a dick he was all the time. 

[SectionC3]

17 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

The bad energy he brought to the huddle wears on everyone. It gets in the qbs head. 

Players like Stef are wonderful when you're winning, but they tear a team down just as fast when things aren't going well. 

Well said.  

[JerseyBills]

Beane confirmed in his presser that he spoke to Allen sometime prior, that it was a possibility and Allen must have said he's fine with it 

[BarleyNY]

2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I honestly don't think that the Bills do this without Allen give it a thumbs up.  

 

I think James Jones on one of those talk shows said the Bills figured out they can with without him.

 

Allen spreads the ball out well, maybe better than any QB in the league.  With Diggs getting up there in age, slowing down and Allen not having to worry about getting Diggs his targets....Allen could actually be better.  You can't force the balls to Diggs like it's 2020 or 2021 anymore.  Diggs will want his targets regardless if he's slowing down.

 

Allen can now just walk up to the line and can just throw it where he thinks its the best place to go rather than satisfying Diggs ego.  It has to be a relief IMO.

 

WR are diva's and probably will have to deal with something like this again but a more mature way.  I appreciate what Diggs did for us for 4 seasons but these, what Tim Graham said "micro aggressions" do get annoying, especially for Allen.

 

I don't think it was a coincidence that Allen was unreachable when this went down. He was either on board or maybe even driving the bus on this one.

[Beck Water]

3 minutes ago, boyst said:

Kelce yelling at his coaches several times last season. 

Mclaurin seeming to give up

Brown forcing his tradedue to money 

Jefferson is about to show out. He's already made statements about his demands for money. 

 

Kelce, fair point.

McLaurin "seeming to give up"???

 

Money, yeah, it's business, players will be about the money, that's their side of the business.  But going for money, and going "Antonio Brown", are different beasts.

[Royale with Cheese]

42 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

 

I don't think it was a coincidence that Allen was unreachable when this went down. He was either on board or maybe even driving the bus on this one.

 

Bills vs Texans MNF Opener?

[Avisan]

1 hour ago, BBFL said:

Definitely didn’t split any more pants over it. 

Is that a direct quote from Ms. Glab?

It might be missing a word or two, but yeah, she got caught on a hot mic and said this essentially verbatim.

[PrimeTime101]

There is a difference between choosing open targets and the feel of having to give more targets away to one player. Because of this.. Josh can just throw to who he sees open more then worrying about a specific player to get targets.. Relief? I would say so... How many INT's was forced towards Diggs and he simply was not open compared to other receivers....  

 

JA will never publicly say its a relief... but personal level? Hmm.. makes you think,....

[Augie]

1 hour ago, BBFL said:

Definitely didn’t split any more pants over it. 

Is that a direct quote from Ms. Glab?

 

I had heard about it back then and this was the first thing I found when I looked for it today. 

 

https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/stefon-diggs-responds-to-bills-reporter-caught-on-hot-mic/

 

 

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Edited April 4 by Augie

[BarleyNY]

10 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

Bills vs Texans MNF Opener?

Dude. That would be nuts. And I can totally see it happening. 

[boyst]

57 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Kelce, fair point.

McLaurin "seeming to give up"???

 

Money, yeah, it's business, players will be about the money, that's their side of the business.  But going for money, and going "Antonio Brown", are different beasts.

McClaurin has said some comments in the past where he seems to be saying he is going through the motions playing when it doesn't matter. i am too lazy to look but he has never cried about it but also the team stinks and he isn't pressed on it. i remember a few times where he has just seemed content to be on a crap team without the whole drive to be extra.

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, BBFL said:

Is that a direct quote from Ms. Glab?

 

Pretty much.  She was forced to walk it back and grovel, but at the time she said it no one was caught on a hot mic saying "oh, Hey now, that's not how I see it".

[jlgarsh]

2 hours ago, Ballhawk said:

All I kept thinking was how the "You sure" comment on twitter would feel if I were his quarterback. Contrast that against the famous T. Owens interview where he teared up and said "that's my quarterback!"Online comments are always open to interpretation, but how could Josh not see that "You sure" comment and not feel somewhat salty.

 

QB/WR relationships are delicate, even Diva WR's usually know they have to maintain them. Once a WR starts thinking he is the cause of the success and is carrying the QB you have a serious problem. The good news is that any WR Diva's that join the Bills moving forward will be joining a team with a mature established elite QB. These types of QB's set the tone (even with Diva WR's), moreover they win with only average to good one's (see most Tom Brady's NE years and Patrick Mahones in 2023).

 

I think we'll see a fired up Josh Allen next year. The league should be afraid of JA out to prove he didn't need Diggs.

 

T.O. waited years to shred McNabb for being hungover and blowing the NE superbowl. WRs can be high maintenance or divas as long as they put in the work and communicate. The passive aggressive tweets were annoying

[teef]

a lot of these fans are very relieved...https://finheaven.com/threads/bills-trading-diggs-to-texans.383194/

 

 

i cant' wait to see them cry after september again.

[RoyBatty is alive]

3 hours ago, SCBills said:

Allen 100% gave his blessing.

 

Diggs doesn't force his way out if he and Allen are on good terms and Beane doesn't trade Diggs in this way if Allen is against it. 

 

I look forward to seeing Allen make a jump this year being free of what has clearly become a tense relationship over the past year or so.  And Beane knows he better make it so Allen is able to make that jump.  

Didnt we already use the " Allen will make a jump this year"  last year when he dumped his girlfriend?  I hope you are right.

[Chaos]

1 hour ago, Ballhawk said:

Maybe in 1982, in 2024 modern professional organizations often consult superstars in personnel decisions. As for the role of professional athletes...that is changing in a lot of ways, hell top athletes are more powerful than ever. Josh might have wanted to be at arm's length of the process to protect his position, but I'm sure he was involved.

 

Unless you were in the room, you are only speculating