When the Buffalo Bills traded star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans last week, the NFL community was taken aback.
Thus, the query is: Which Diggs will the Texans be receiving? The guy who, during his four seasons in Buffalo, topped the NFL in catches and opened 2023 with five or six games with 100 receiving yards? Or the one who, as the season went on, appeared to be a shell of the person he once was?
might be nearing the end of his career. In November of last year, he reached thirty years old, when most elite wide receivers experience a decline in their output.
It might have been a wound. Although Diggs didn’t miss any games in the previous season, before his performance really declined in Week 10, he was listed as out with a back injury. It might possibly be related to his tense relationship with the Buffalo Bills.
The most plausible explanation, however, is that Joe Brady’s elevation to offensive coordinator following Ken Dorsey’s dismissal.After Brady took over as the offensive coordinator in Week 11, which included the final nine games of the regular season and the playoffs, Diggs’ output was halved.
Nor was he the center of attention for the offense as he had been in previous years.His snap rate fell from 87% to 77%, meaning he spent less time on the field. Diggs’ target share decreased from 31% to 27% as the Buffalo Bills passed less often (dropback rate reduced from 63% to 53%) and particularly in crucial circumstances where you would expect your best receiver to catch the ball.
Irrespective of Diggs’ performance in Houston, the Bills are currently in dire need of an explosive wide receiver. Now that Diggs and Gabe Davis are no longer around, Josh Allen’s success has been largely attributed to having a genuine No. 1 superstar who can dominate a game.
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