In hindsight, should we have traded for Diontae Johnson?

[stuvian]

Beane has forgotten more football than David Tepper will ever know

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/7/2024 at 2:13 AM, stuvian said:

Beane has forgotten more football than David Tepper will ever know

Expand  

Agree 100%

[Eastport bills]

Johnson has Diggs’s attitude without the talent. If he doesn’t get targets he sulks and becomes a distraction. If he had any redeeming professional qualities, they wouldn’t have given him away.

[FireChans]

  On 4/6/2024 at 12:24 AM, FireChans said:

DJ is $10M on the books for the Panthers.

 

He was traded to Carolina (CAR) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with 2024 7th round pick (#240) for Donte Jackson and 2024 6th round pick (#178). Now, Donte may have had some value for the Stillers but he was likely going to be cut in Carolina, and he signed a restructured $6M deal with them after the trade, so he didn't have a TON of value.

 

So maybe without Jackson to dangle, could we have gotten him for a 4th or a 5th and 6th?

 

In hindsight, is that a move you wished we pulled the trigger on, knowing what we know about Diggs now?

Expand  

Bump

[GunnerBill]

  On 4/28/2024 at 3:14 PM, FireChans said:

Bump

Expand  

 

I was a firm no when you asked before. I'm still a no. But a softer one. I just am not a big Diontae Johnson guy and never have been. Sloppy route runner with bad hands and a questionable attitude.

[Heels20X6]

Still a no, dude. 

[billsbackto81]

  On 4/6/2024 at 12:24 AM, FireChans said:

DJ is $10M on the books for the Panthers.

 

He was traded to Carolina (CAR) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with 2024 7th round pick (#240) for Donte Jackson and 2024 6th round pick (#178). Now, Donte may have had some value for the Stillers but he was likely going to be cut in Carolina, and he signed a restructured $6M deal with them after the trade, so he didn't have a TON of value.

 

So maybe without Jackson to dangle, could we have gotten him for a 4th or a 5th and 6th?

 

In hindsight, is that a move you wished we pulled the trigger on, knowing what we know about Diggs now?

Expand  

 

[FireChans]

  On 4/28/2024 at 3:17 PM, GunnerBill said:

 

I was a firm no when you asked before. I'm still a no. But a softer one. I just am not a big Diontae Johnson guy and never have been. Sloppy route runner with bad hands and a questionable attitude.

Expand  

The late round picks clearly had zero value based on the trades being made.

 

I think it would’ve been a steal

[Chaos]

  On 4/6/2024 at 12:24 AM, FireChans said:

DJ is $10M on the books for the Panthers.

 

He was traded to Carolina (CAR) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with 2024 7th round pick (#240) for Donte Jackson and 2024 6th round pick (#178). Now, Donte may have had some value for the Stillers but he was likely going to be cut in Carolina, and he signed a restructured $6M deal with them after the trade, so he didn't have a TON of value.

 

So maybe without Jackson to dangle, could we have gotten him for a 4th or a 5th and 6th?

 

In hindsight, is that a move you wished we pulled the trigger on, knowing what we know about Diggs now?

Expand  

The real question is "Have the Bills done enough at WR?"

[strive_for_five_guy]

Still a no here lol

[NickelCity]

No.

[FireChans]

I get it. Lots of folks would rather have a soon to be 25 year old rookie running back over a 27 year old WR with more career receiving yards than our entire group put together.

 

I am eager to see how Ray Davis is used when it’s do or die in the playoffs. My guess? He won’t be out there while Josh runs in circles begging for Mack Hollins to get open.

 

Chalk me up in the, “yes we should’ve” camp.

Edited May 10, 2024 by FireChans

[dma0034]

Bills do need a WR to drop catches now that Gabe is gone....

I also think Dionte Johnson is a good WR. His problem is catches

[GunnerBill]

  On 5/10/2024 at 3:00 AM, FireChans said:

I get it. Lots of folks would rather have a soon to be 25 year old rookie running back over a 27 year old WR with more career receiving yards than our entire group put together.

 

I am eager to see how Ray Davis is used when it’s do or die in the playoffs. My guess? He won’t be out there while Josh runs in circles begging for Mack Hollins to get open.

 

Chalk me up in the, “yes we should’ve” camp.

Expand  

 

It isn't that for me. It is just I don't rate Diontae Johnson. 

[4merper4mer]

  On 5/10/2024 at 3:00 AM, FireChans said:

I get it. Lots of folks would rather have a soon to be 25 year old rookie running back over a 27 year old WR with more career receiving yards than our entire group put together.

 

I am eager to see how Ray Davis is used when it’s do or die in the playoffs. My guess? He won’t be out there while Josh runs in circles begging for Mack Hollins to get open.

 

Chalk me up in the, “yes we should’ve” camp.

Expand  

Dude it’s mid-May already.  Get off this Dionte thing and start naming other trades/free against we should have gotten.  That way if any one of them remotely hits for their team you can “see I told you so” until the cows come home.  Tyler Boyd? Robbie Chosen Meta World B Free Peace Anderson?  OBJ? 
 

Hurry.

Edited May 12, 2024 by 4merper4mer

[Sweats]

Yeah, that's a "hard" no for me.

 

Sorry.....not sorry.

[Matt_In_NH]

From what I see he has a $10M salary plus roster bonus in Caroliina and a $6M dead cap for the Steelers this year.  Maybe but I think they are better off getting younger and trying to find a real difference maker on a smaller deal.

[machine gun kelly]

  On 4/7/2024 at 3:04 AM, Eastport bills said:

Johnson has Diggs’s attitude without the talent. If he doesn’t get targets he sulks and becomes a distraction. If he had any redeeming professional qualities, they wouldn’t have given him away.

Expand  

Exactly, hard pass.

[GolfandBills]

He’s a good WR.  Has some drop issues but he’s one of the better route runners in the league and can run.  This just wasn’t the year they could take that money on 

[2003Contenders]

Even if you like him, the first sentence in the OP's post precludes the Bills from ever having been able to trade for him even if they wanted to: "DJ is $10M on the books..."