The “norm” is no more, and Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane changed things up on Thursday during his post-free agency press conference.
Beane discussed all the latest Bills news via video conference with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That was one of the many topics Beane discussed in his hour-long chat.
In an effort to break all that down, here are 15 takeaways from Beane’s interview following free agency:
Stefon Diggs, because of course
It didn’t take long for Beane to get to one of the hottest topics of the entire NFL offseason. While many suspected the Bills were in the market for a top wide receiver, they confirmed that when trading for wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
In regard to the trade, Beane discussed trading for Diggs and its counterpoint. Why not just draft one? Beane said instead of doing so, he wanted a player that can impact things immediately. Diggs is not a prospect who will have a learning curve. He’ll come in and execute, once he learns the Bills offense.
And in an effort to quell any other negative feelings about the draft side of things, Beane explained that he considers Diggs his first-round pick this year, and said that the trade they settled for was more profitable for Buffalo.
“It is one of those things where I view it, ‘That’s our first-round pick,’” Beane said. “The way I’m viewing it with the draft capital that we moved to acquire him is that we moved up, let’s just say, four spots. We traded up there and we got him and we know the player. It’s just a more proven thing right now.”