Late on Monday night, the Vikings traded wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Bills in exchange for a first-round pick, fifth-round pick, sixth-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick. The Vikings also gave up their 2020 seventh-round draft pick.
So, you’re a Vikings fan. How should you feel?
There’s no doubting Diggs’ talent. Despite not making a Pro Bowl, Diggs was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. But, like many other receivers before him, he wasn’t particularly happy. Why? Do you know any crime detectives who could help us decifer his tweets?
But at least we don’t have to see the tweets again. My goodness. The tweets.
The Vikings went to having maybe the best one-two punch at receiver in the league to perhaps the worst receiving group in the league. Rick Spielman will have to add probably two more receivers for this deal to look decent, especially considering it looks like the Vikings are still in win-now mode. The free-agency group is thin at receiver, but the draft looks incredibly deep. Adam Thielen could use some help right now.
It seems weird to say the Vikings are in win-now mode, but here they are trading their best wide receiver. How does that make sense?
It seemed like Diggs was gone no matter what. If he wasn’t happy in Minnesota (and he wasn’t shy about it), that would be bad for the locker room and a distraction, much like it was last season. While the Vikings don’t have his replacement, Spielman got an absolutely haul for him — especially when you consider what the Texans got back for DeAndre Hopkins earlier in the day.
It’s not an ideal move, certainly, to trade your best receiver and the man who gave us the Minneapolis Miracle. But the Vikings did about as good as they could have in getting a solid return for a disgruntled star. Now it’s about to Spielman to find receivers to fill his place.
We can’t wait for the tweet when Diggs finds out about Josh Allen’s accuracy.