Stef Diggs signs with the Pats!

[YoloinOhio]

I’m not sure when he will even be on the field … he tore his acl in October. Then it’s getting back to playing, and then playing at a high level, then establishing the chemistry with a new QB who is pretty inexperienced. It might essentially be a one year 26 mill deal but unless they are in a WC race this year and they are playing meaningful games the second part of the season I don’t see him making a huge difference for them. He’s not only going to be 32 but he’s coming back from an injury that really impacts the ability of a “more quick than fast” crafty type WR like him. 

Edited Thursday at 12:06 PM by YoloinOhio

[BillsShredder83]

On 3/25/2025 at 7:17 PM, Coach Tuesday said:

Oh he’ll be a great mentor for Hunter…..

He'll be fine the short time hes there.  He starts to become unruly after 3 years.  Dude built quick chemistry w/ teammates year 1, and i think he'll be model citizen.  The flip side, Diggs is a route technician and exactly the guy i want Hunter learning from if im the Pats..... now am i intentionally choosing that contract to have him mentor Hunter?  No.  But he'll be fine this year, next too, and they'll move on.  Bet him and Hunter hit it off and exchange some crucial knowledge.

 

... but that doesnt fit the (understandably) salty jilted ex-lover theme here.  Dude gave us his best years, was awesome to watch 2.5 years at minimu, gave it his all.... but hes a mentally ill person.  Strikes me as a guy you can never spend too much time with or things will go sour.  Ive been around people like that, the thing that makes them so fun at first is, unfortunately, the opposite knives edge that makes him unable to maintain relationships.  Try not to take it so personally

[Einstein's Dog]

11 hours ago, QLBillsFan said:

Seems an odd place for the diva! Who freaked about the Bills because they couldn’t win the big one.. as if he was separate from it. Texans made sense. Pats in a rebuild is a $$$ grab. But who other than them were going to offer those $$$. If he really wanted to win he signs a one year deal for $ 8m-10m ..nope it’s fooling the weak. 

Can we please stop with the fictitious Diggs wanted to go to a winner storyline.  Everything Diggs did can be explained by a desire to get more money. This is not some change of heart, this is consistent with his motives at every turn.

 

Going from the Bills to Houston was not some decrease in pay situation.  Diggs got more money - he got all his guarantee in the one year.  Amazing to me how many Bills fans fell for his story.

[JP51]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

I’m not sure when he will even be on the field … he tore his acl in October. Then it’s getting back to playing, and then playing at a high level, then establishing the chemistry with a new QB who is pretty inexperienced. It might essentially be a one year 26 mill deal but unless they are in a WC race this year and they are playing meaningful games the second part of the season I don’t see him making a huge difference for them. He’s not only going to be 32 but he’s coming back from an injury that really impacts the ability of a “more quick than fast” crafty type WR like him. 

I mean clearly every one is different, I think if you look at Von, it was pretty much 1 year and then the rest of the year was limited and not really productive, The following was average ... OBJ took off 2022 and was really pretty average the following year and really under utilized in Miami the following...  I am not saying Diggs follows this path... but I think he probably ends up being no more than average this year and maybe a bit above average next in the best case... So, I think this is a major over pay by the pats... 

[Chandler#81]

Uh oh.. Diggs hates Buffalo! 🫨🤣

 

[Bullfrog]

What a joke. Pats fans are sugarcoating this signing. Very good wr that relies on cuts and quick feet to get open. Acl tear. Not ready to play yet. Getting older. 

Superbowl!

Honestly this is von Miller story all over again.

[Jauronimo]

On 3/27/2025 at 8:50 AM, Einstein's Dog said:

Can we please stop with the fictitious Diggs wanted to go to a winner storyline.  Everything Diggs did can be explained by a desire to get more money. This is not some change of heart, this is consistent with his motives at every turn.

 

Going from the Bills to Houston was not some decrease in pay situation.  Diggs got more money - he got all his guarantee in the one year.  Amazing to me how many Bills fans fell for his story.

He was traded.  He had no way of knowing how a trading partner would honor his contract.

[Low Positive]

On 3/27/2025 at 10:11 AM, Chandler#81 said:

Uh oh.. Diggs hates Buffalo! 🫨🤣

 

Diggs has created a version of the world in which he is simultaneously the hero and the victim. 

[YoloinOhio]

[Rocky Landing]

On 3/27/2025 at 7:11 AM, Chandler#81 said:

Uh oh.. Diggs hates Buffalo! 🫨🤣

 

I don't know why, but I never really realized what an idiot Edelman is.

[BillMafia716ix]

Diggs wont do squat for them. He’s was already on the decline and now he’s coming off an ACL injury? And Drake Maye isn’t Josh Allen. Pats got fleeced. 

[Low Positive]

15 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

I don't know why, but I never really realized what an idiot Edelman is.

Not so much an idiot as a massive Pats homer. He never played for another team and his show is basically reminiscing about the Brady team. Gronk does actually hate the Bills. Thanks a more interesting topic of discussion. 

[DrDawkinstein]

***** the Pats. ***** Gronk. And ***** Edelman.

 

We'll be laughing as Diggs steals their money the same way Poyer played the Dolphins last year.

 

It's still Josh's division.

[Don Otreply]

On 3/27/2025 at 9:50 AM, Einstein's Dog said:

Can we please stop with the fictitious Diggs wanted to go to a winner storyline.  Everything Diggs did can be explained by a desire to get more money. This is not some change of heart, this is consistent with his motives at every turn.

 

Going from the Bills to Houston was not some decrease in pay situation.  Diggs got more money - he got all his guarantee in the one year.  Amazing to me how many Bills fans fell for his story.

The real truth with all players is that a championship is nice, but money is better, is what it is, 

 

I guess there could be the exception to prove the rule, but it’s rare, 

[Einstein's Dog]

6 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

The real truth with all players is that a championship is nice, but money is better, is what it is, 

 

I guess there could be the exception to prove the rule, but it’s rare, 

I think they can use it as a tie-breaker, when the price is close.  Like DK saying he doesn't want to play in the cold really means "he doesn't want to play for the New England losers unless they offer a couple million more than anyone else."  We've been there.

[Mango]

On 3/27/2025 at 8:06 AM, YoloinOhio said:

I’m not sure when he will even be on the field … he tore his acl in October. Then it’s getting back to playing, and then playing at a high level, then establishing the chemistry with a new QB who is pretty inexperienced. It might essentially be a one year 26 mill deal but unless they are in a WC race this year and they are playing meaningful games the second part of the season I don’t see him making a huge difference for them. He’s not only going to be 32 but he’s coming back from an injury that really impacts the ability of a “more quick than fast” crafty type WR like him. 

 

I think he can find some productivity. But that depends on how willing he is to be a role player. I imagine that at some point he'll command attention from the offense that he can't fulfill on.

 

If he were a more Larry Fitzgerald type human (and talent), he could likely be a very productive WR for a few more years 

 

But alas, he'll go the ODB route and try and team hop and catch fire as "the guy" only to flame out of that role.

Edited Saturday at 02:34 PM by Mango

[Ghost_002!]

The Diggs deal is 16 mill a year he could make 22 mill if he hits all his incentives...so no, the Pats didn't get fleeced.

[HappyDays]

It's 1 year and then we'll see:

 

No way he's seeing that $26.5M cap hit in 2026. They could cut him next year and leave a $9.7M dead cap hit.

[GunnerBill]

On 3/29/2025 at 5:15 PM, HappyDays said:

It's 1 year and then we'll see:

 

No way he's seeing that $26.5M cap hit in 2026. They could cut him next year and leave a $9.7M dead cap hit.

 

Yea it's 1 year $20m. An overpay but a low risk one for a cap rich team like New England in a weak FA class.

[ColoradoBills]

33 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yea it's 1 year $20m. An overpay but a low risk one for a cap rich team like New England in a weak FA class.

 

It will be interesting to see if he can still do that herkie jerky stuff to get open with his knee.