The Bills decision to trade Stefon Diggs to the Texans was one of the more shocking moves of the offseason. There were reports of friction between Diggs and quarterback Josh Allen, especially during the second half of last year. But it’s one thing to deal with ongoing friction between a quarterback and a receiver, which is relatively common, and another for Buffalo to trade its star receiver to Houston and leave Allen without high-level targets.
Except it’s working, at least so far. The idea that the Bills offense might be better off without Diggs sounds like the ultimate inflammatory hot take, but it’s hard to deny what we’ve seen in the first two games. A lot of this is about Allen’s superhuman talent level and his ability to make plays on his own, but most of the parts and pieces of Buffalo’s new look offense have fallen into place nicely so far in their two wins.
The concern about high-level targets for Allen seems overblown so far
Going into the season, the concerns about trading Diggs were very real. Even during what was perceived as a bit of a down year, Diggs still caught 107 balls for almost 1200 yards. His yards per catch dropped to 11.1 and he only had eight TDs, but he was still a focal point of the Buffalo offense, along with Gabe Davis, who signed a three-year deal with Jacksonville in the offseason.