Bills trade Stefon Diggs to Texans

[chris98251]

Far from washed, imo. With him, it's clearly more his attitude than anything.

Agreed more Percy Harvin type just not quite as extreme.

 

[Rat]

Far from washed, imo. With him, it's clearly more his attitude than anything.

Did you watch him in the KC playoff game? He was so bad it had people wondering if he was actively sabatoging them. It's not like this was some week 12 game against the Jets, this was a home playoff game. Excellent player when he has dialed in, but this is two teams now that couldn't tolerate him any longer. I don't think I'd want to be the team gambling on that.

Fortunately though, this is like the Bucs with Antonio Brown that one year. Awesome if he keeps his head in it, but the organization is stable enough to not sink if he reverts to Dr. Hyde or whichever the bad one is. Not necessarily a BAD move for the Texans, but I think they could have found a comparable receiver who isn't such a headache.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No, I didn't watch the game at all

He's a hell of a player, but absolutely a selfish player. He sucked a** in that game. Dropped what likely would have been a game winning catch. And I absolutely wouldn't want him on the Hawks. But you said he's washed, that's just plain not accurate. I couldn't give two sh*** about Diggs or players on other teams. Still a hell of an addition for the Texans, imo.

As usual, we can agree to disagree. I'm trying to chill out on this page, so I'll gladly bow out of this.

 

[Rat]

"Washed" is subjective, and I could very well be being hyperbolic; wouldn't be the first time. I mean, it sounds like we're basically on the same page, I just harbor more doubt that he'll regain All-Pro status. Maybe it'll turn out he was hiding an injury or something.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

True

Side note, the thing about him that has always been annoying to me is the fact that he has always complained about how many targets he gets. He's almost always the leading target WR on his teams. He pouts.........but then when he gets the ball, he's happy all the sudden. That sh** would drive me nuts.
WR's have been divas for decades, but when you're complaining about not getting enough targets, when you're the one on the team that DOES get the most targets? That reeks of a very selfish player.

 

[CPHawk]

Speaking of WR, Bills need one. Lockett to Bills for picks???

We’d be lucky to get a 3 for him.

 

[bileever]

After losing Gabe Davis to Jacksonville, the Bills are really hurting at WR. The market for OBJ, Tyler Boyd and Marquez Valdez-Scantling just went up. Also Jauan Jennings and Mecole Hardman, to some degree.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No doubt ^^

Actually, it's a good time to be a Free Agent WR right now. And in April. Doesn't always work that way.

 

[flv2]

Diggs must be a pain in the ass. Because the compensation is pretty light.

It's the player contract and it's the market. Diggs is a $19M player on a $19M contract. Quality players become available as FAs on lesser contracts because they didn't perform to their higher contracts. Sometimes you have to trade for a player rather than spend your money on FAs, but to give up large amounts of Draft capital above the contract is a bit of a waste, and the NFL is adapting to this. Looks like a fair trade.

 

[toffee]

Speaking of WR, Bills need one. Lockett to Bills for picks???

We need picks

 

[jammerhawk]

This is what happens to cap strapped teams, they lose parts.

Diggs simply wore out his welcome as he did in Minnie and will eventually in Houston. Very good WR with a suspect personality.

 

[toffee]

Texan made the wrong move, instead of Diggs, they should have called Schneider for Lockett. Equally productive but not a locker room cancer.

 

[WmHBonney]

I haven't liked Diggs since his days at U Maryland. His bad attitude is nothing new.

 

[ivotuk]

This years draft is deep at WR. Nobody is going to give anything for Lockett. Other teams know nothing about him, and only see him as too old, too many miles on his body, a metal rod in his leg, and he'd have to learn a new system/QB/team.

Why give up draft capitol when you can get a young talented WR on the cheap?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

It only takes ONE GM to make it happen. Nothing is impossible.

 

[chris98251]

Probably should just have Jody sell to Mexico City, this way we won't have to worry about good players staying and their contracts that people want to unload and not even know what the compensation market is.

 

[Chuckwow]

I could see the Bills using that 2nd on Ja'Lynn Polk.

 

[Lagartixa]

This years draft is deep at WR. Nobody is going to give anything for Lockett. Other teams know nothing about him, and only see him as too old, too many miles on his body, a metal rod in his leg, and he'd have to learn a new system/QB/team.

Why give up draft capitol when you can get a young talented WR on the cheap?

Nonsense! NFL front offices are not as ignorant as fans. There is not an NFL front office - NOT EVEN ONE - that doesn't know a lot more about Lockett than you, I, and everyone else on this forum. Please, don't confuse NFL front offices with sports fans who call in to talk-radio shows or with mediots on TV or radio or in print.

There are decent reasons to believe Lockett will be on the Seahawks' roster for the 2024 season, but other teams "know[ing] nothing about him" is definitely not one of them.

 

[MyrtleHawk]

This years draft is deep at WR. Nobody is going to give anything for Lockett. Other teams know nothing about him, and only see him as too old, too many miles on his body, a metal rod in his leg, and he'd have to learn a new system/QB/team.

Why give up draft capitol when you can get a young talented WR on the cheap?

Go back 4 years ago to the 2020 draft, which was also stacked with good WR prospects. In fact, it was a record that 13 WR's were selected in the first 2 rounds. Let's look at the results and see how they're currently doing vs a vested veteran who still makes clutch plays.

1st Round:
Henry Ruggs *Out of NFL
Jerry Juedy *Wasn't worth the draft pick, absolutely not worth contract Browns gave him
Ceedee Lamb *Took him until year 4 to become one of the best receivers
Jalen Reagor *Lol, you already know
Justin Jefferson *Absolutely a stud, Vikings got lucky
Brandon Aiyuk *Decent WR, not worth a 1st rounder imo

2nd Round:
Tee Higgins *Bengals definitely got value here in the 2nd round
Michael Pittman *Solid contributor
Laviska Shenault *I guess we'll see if Seattle can resurrect his career, but he's under-performed his draft pick imo
KJ Hamler *Not worth the 2nd rounder imo
Chase Claypool *He had 1 great game in his rookie season against the Eagles, never matched that performance
Van Jefferson *Decent WR, not worth the 2nd rounder imo
Denzel Mims *Not worth the 2nd rounder

Bottom Line: The draft is a huge gamble, and Lockett is a safe pick compared to a "maybe".

 

[evergreen]

gives us an idea of what DK is worth.