Blockbuster: Bills are finalizing a trade to send four-time Pro-Bowl WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for draft-pick compensation, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/5tIJGkve6t
Originally Posted by O.city:
The fact that the Bills were willing to eat the kind of money on this they did, and take what they got says alot about Diggs.
The fact that they felt the need to make it now rather than after June 1 (when the bonus hits would've been spread out) also says a bit about A) Diggs value and B) how serious they are about the 2024 season.
If they were that worried that the deal wouldn't be there for them in mid-June, they couldn't have had many offers for him. And hell, in some ways, they may have been better served cutting him outright in June 1 to spread that dead money. They definitely would've been for 2024.
This just tells me they're writing off the 2024 season and looking to 2025 with cleaner books and a little extra draft capital. That or they're going to be aggressive with their 2025 1st rounder (since they'll have the extra 2nd) to try to move up in this draft and get to Odunze or Nabers. [Reply]
Fun watching TBD trying to rationalize this trade , some are ignoring the picks going the other trying to make it sound like they got a 2 straight up for Diggs this was a salary /attitude dump. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jerm:
I can't believe Buffalo traded him to a direct competitor in the AFC...hilarious lol.
BTW great offseason in Buffalo...gut your team, make some moves in FA, and then trade your best weapon. WTF. Can't even rebuild right.
The Texans overhype will be in the stratosphere now...let's see how they do with a 1st place schedule and a year of film on Stroud.
Say what you want about McDermott but he’s a damn good defensive coach. Despite losing Tremaine Edmunds in FA and getting next to nothing from Tre’Daviois White, Von Miller and Micah Hyde, they still had a top defense that was 9th in yards allowed and 4th in points allowed.
Their offense still has Josh Allen. James Cook is really good. Kincaid looked like a very good young TE for them. Also have Knox there and Curtis Samuel is a nice complimentary piece.
They’re gonna use that 2025 2nd to trade up for a WR. Probably Bryan Thomas Jr.
I don’t like their run first approach with Josh Allen but they will be a playoff team. Rookie contract moves didn’t work out so now they’re building youth. [Reply]
Texans went 10-7 and then beat Joe Flacco in the playoffs before getting wrecked by Baltimore. People are taking way too much for granted with this team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Basileus777:
With what assets? They'd have to mortgage their future. There is no chance Beane and McDermott sell the house for a rookie wr.
The Chiefs got from 28 to 11 for their 2018 1st and 2017 3rd, right?
The Bills could do something similar. They'd give up some future assets, sure, but I don't know that it qualifies as 'mortgaging their future'.
If their 2024 1st, 2025 1st and 2024 2nd could get them moved up to take Nabers, I think that's a deal worth making. Not sure that it can - but that's a worthwhile possibility to consider. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
They can get into the top 10. It'll likely cost them next years 1st and this year's 2nd, but they can get that done.
Oh I know they can, but with so many holes all over the roster, I don't know that it would be wise.
They have to basically rebuild that entire defense too. [Reply]
