(04-03-2024, 12:20 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-03-2024, 12:09 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Most WR1's are. For every Fitzgerald, Megatron and Julio Jones you get a Diggs, Owens, Antonio or Odell.

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You said "most" and then described "half"

Personally, it seems to me the trend these days is just under half of them start out with some diva [BLEEP] going on and then a few more of them develop it as they get paid. 


So about half sounds right. 

 (a lot more of these kids are coming out of school these days with a better head on their shoulders about treating the next level professionally and setting themselves up for a successful post-NFL experience)

I'm glad the tinhorns ended up with one who is 31 and cancerous, LOL. 
Short window of benefit IMO.

There's more. Was going to list Randy Moss who had his brief moment in the sun of being a diva when he was sent out west to Oakland. Meshawn Johnson in Tampa, even AJ Brown was starting to show a few chinks in his armor with the Eagles last year on the sideline. 

I think it's more along the same lines of customer service. Most people will not go out of their way to tell you how good the service was with a review, but, the disgruntled one's will bring fire and brimstone to your business for bad service or a bad experience. The diva receivers eat up most of the reviews, attention and media space while the quiet, humble ones just do their jobs and quietly get recognized years later. 

Even the "good" ones have some dark moments. Marvin Harrison Sr. comes to mind with his shady past in Philadelphia outside of football. Then you get into Andre Johnson throwing hands once and getting ejected, A.J Green throwing hands here with Jalen and getting ejected and I think Mike Evans has had his moments. 

It'll be interesting to see how Jefferson's mentality shifts with the Vikings minus Cousins now as well.

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(04-03-2024, 12:23 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-03-2024, 12:20 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: You said "most" and then described "half"

Personally, it seems to me the trend these days is just under half of them start out with some diva [BLEEP] going on and then a few more of them develop it as they get paid. 


So about half sounds right. 

 (a lot more of these kids are coming out of school these days with a better head on their shoulders about treating the next level professionally and setting themselves up for a successful post-NFL experience)

I'm glad the tinhorns ended up with one who is 31 and cancerous, LOL. 
Short window of benefit IMO.

That's kind of the point though. They have this small window before they have to pay Stroud so they need to maximize it.

They drafted well at WR (weird...) with Nico and Tank Dell so they can let Diggs walk whenever they want.

We did the same gamble with Ridley and we lost. Baalke didn't expect Josh Allen to have a career year during his contract year and it left him with no choice but to franchise tag him instead of Ridley. 

The tinhorns are gambling here as well though, as it's been cited, Diggs is a bit of a diva and he could ultimately prove a headache and putting an annoying bug in a young man's ear in year two at the most important position in sports. 

All in all. It's not like Buffalo ever rocked our world with Diggs and Allen so we'll see if it's different with Stroud and Diggs. To be fair. I agree though, it is concerning with this offense now and the fact that they have a very promising offensive coordinator in Bobby Slowik more than likely getting creative right now as we speak on this trade with how he wants to use Diggs offensively.

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