What can the addition of Stefon Diggs do for Josh Allen and the Bills offense?
Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson and Terez Paylor discuss what Stefon Diggs can bring to the Bills offense and how he helps QB Josh Allen. Subscribe to the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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TEREZ PAYLOR: The Buffalo Bills, they have got their number one receiver. They have acquired Stefon Diggs for a small army of picks--
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah.
TEREZ PAYLOR: --that made Houston fans pass out when they saw it. [LAUGHS]
They have acquired Stefon Diggs to get Josh Allen a number one target. And I really like this for Buffalo, man. Like, I love it for Buffalo.
Remember, you and I talked to Stefon Diggs last summer, and he had a bit of an edge to him.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah.
TEREZ PAYLOR: And I know you really liked that about him. And I liked that about him.
He's a really competitive guy. And I think he's going to really thrive being the undisputed, clear cut number one guy in Buffalo.
Expect him and Josh Allen to work very early on their chemistry. And they're going to have to, you know. This is good for Josh Allen. This is what he needs.
CHARLES ROBINSON: This is the result of the thing that you tried to do, that would have been absolutely atrocious and awful, and get Antonio Brown a year ago. And it didn't work.
TEREZ PAYLOR: They got a break.
CHARLES ROBINSON: And--
TEREZ PAYLOR: They got a break.
CHARLES ROBINSON: You did. You caught a little bit of a break not getting Antonio Brown. Stefon Diggs, young. I mean, man, you did give up a boatload of picks for this.
But I am very big on investment in young quarterbacks, particularly guys that you really feel like, you know, can be the difference makers in your quarterback developing to his full potential. And I believe Diggs is one of those guys.
Now he'll challenge Josh Allen, OK. So we need--
TEREZ PAYLOR: That's good.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah.
TEREZ PAYLOR: I think Josh can handle it, though.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah.
TEREZ PAYLOR: He's got a good mentality. I think he can handle it. He's tough.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah. I think Buffalo-- look, I feel like they operate from a standpoint of, we may not be the first choice for free agents, particularly like, wide receivers.
TEREZ PAYLOR: Absolutely.
CHARLES ROBINSON: And we may have to pay a lot to get guys to come here.
So be aggressive. Select who you want. Select who you think fits, and go and get that guy. And I think that's what they did with Diggs.
So I like that he brings a little attitude there. I'm with you. I like that he challenges Josh Allen.
TEREZ PAYLOR: He needs that. You need that guy. Like, you need a guy that'll challenge it, that'll be out there a little. You need some of that.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yep.
TEREZ PAYLOR: And Stefon Diggs cares about winning. For Minnesota, I think this is interesting, though, right.
Don't love the effect of this on their offense. I'm going to be honest. I did like some things Olabisi Johnson did in that offense, but they lost Kevin Stefanski, their offensive coordinator.
Now they've got Gary Kubiak and Clint Kubiak. They're still there. Those guys are fantastic.
But you're losing some of the cohesion, you know, some of the-- you want to run it back when you have a good offense like that.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah.
TEREZ PAYLOR: And they're losing some of that. They also just lost Stefon Diggs, who was part of what made it special.
I kind of don't like the pieces that they're losing a little bit in Minnesota. The way they can compensate is for the offensive line to get better. And I expect that they will, because Garrett Bradbury will be a better player in 2020 than he was in 2019, guaranteed.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Yeah. And look, I would expect, given the depth at receiver in this draft, that they will, you know, attempt to address it, you know, go and get a guy that they think is a good, solid replacement.
Yeah, I mean, it's-- I guess it's just hard to give up. The one big negative for me for Minnesota, you give up a quality wide receiver at a quality number.
Give it up to the, Bills. You know, they continue to make their strides forward in the off-season. I like the program.
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